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.
After a close to a decade worth of innovation and collaboration in the ageing space, Singapore has the honour of hosting the 2019 edition of the Ageing Asia Innovation Forum, 10 years after the event initially captivated the hearts and minds of those with a passion for improving the lives of elderly people. This year,...
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Incontinence is, in fact, one of the main reasons people decide to make the transition into residential care, according to research.
It is often not until care workers begin working in the field that they can truly appreciate what’s involved with continence care and management.
Effective continence care and management requires staff to understand how the urinary and gastrointestinal systems work and the different types of incontinence and their triggers.
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As the government and aged providers grapple over the way forward on visitor access in aged care homes, we’ve heard from families but have we really heard from the voice of residents? Over the past three weeks, we have conducted public polls and private surveys with over 5,000 aged care residents, relatives, frontline workers and...
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