What is it like to live with hearing loss? Many older people go years before they do anything about their hearing. Today we talk with audiologist Marguerite and her client Rosalie.
In a country as vast as Australia, finding ways to provide access to specialist health care to our rural and remote communities can be a major challenge, but recently, dedicated professionals like Rohan Corpus have made massive inroads in this difficult area. Rohan’s work sees him supporting 52% of the state of Queensland and finding...
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The 27th of February 2017 saw the implementation of probably what is the most significant change to hit the community aged care sector since the Home and Community Care Act was first introduced in 1986. Back in 1986, the majority of community aged care was offered by service providers auspiced by frequently church based, not-for-profit organisations...
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With my interest in ageing issues, I couldn’t resist a book with the title The Secret Diary Of Hendrik Groen, 83¼ Years Old. And, having now read it, I’m so glad I didn’t (resist it, that is). I have to admit that it did take me a little way in to be totally captivated by...
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