Aug 11, 2017

What is it Like to Live with Hearing Loss?

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.

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What I’d Like To See When I Move Into Aged Care

I recently returned from a holiday on Hamilton Island in the Whitsundays (lucky me).  It was a pleasant, relaxing time spent with loved ones. As an inner city dweller I enjoyed the beautiful scenery, the bush and the daily visits from the local cockatoos, lorikeets and a wallaby family. Hamilton Island is a resort. The... Read More

The Issue of Staff Turnover In Aged Care

There have been a number of strategies employed to attract and retain younger workers to the aged care sector with varying degrees of success. “Everybody complains about the weather, but no one does anything about it!” Mark Twain repeated this witticism and is often (incorrectly) attributed its original authorship. I was reflecting on it recently... Read More

Zero-COVID is no longer an effective strategy: We need to learn from other countries how to adapt

With lockdown fatigue well and truly set in, is it time that the Australian Government pivoted its strategy to living with COVID as many other countries have? Read More
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