What do older people want in quality aged care services? Lauren Todorovic, CEO HelloCare Interviews Judy Gregurke, National Manager Aged Care Reform, COTA Australia about the Quality Indicators in Aged Care. #agedcarequality18
Yesterday my friend rang me asking if I knew of any subsidised dental service her father could access. He had difficulty eating his meals and didn’t want people seeing his condition so was feeling isolated. He could not afford to pay for private dental treatment and feared he would lose his independence. Coincidentally, this month’s The...
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It’s started – aged care consumers are speaking out. It is great to see stronger advocacy by consumers of aged care services but I want to explore what is driving this and whether it is shining the light on the right issues in the development of consumer directed care and wellness. Transparency in costing Consumers...
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Early COVID-19 images of swabbing from Wuhan, China, looked more like an Ebola news story — health-care workers fully encased in personal protective equipment (PPE), inserting swabs so deeply that brain injury seemed imminent. As COVID-19 (and testing) spread around the world, there were reports of “brain scraping”, “brain stabbing” or “brain tickling” swabs. Perhaps...
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