With more and more wound care taking place in a community setting, we sit down with Jan Rice, a wound care expert, to find out more about effective wound management in the real world of aged care.
After decades of heartbreak, 86-year-old sex expert/influencer Hattie Retroage turned her battle scars into body armour. Equipped with unwavering self-confidence and a devil-may-care attitude, Hattie is now inspiring other mature-aged women to embrace their own sexuality.
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The HelloCare team was recently contacted by a carer from Vanuatu, Felma Katawa Leitarisong. Ms Leitarisong told us of her role caring for older people on the tiny island where she lives, Tanna. Though Ms Leitarisong cares for older people in much the same way we do here in Australia, there are essential differences –...
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Maree grew up watching her mum Alice lead a very busy social life with daily lunches, the phone constantly ringing and a household of visitors. But when Alice developed dementia several years ago her friends drifted away, unable to cope with or understand her changing behaviour. Maree then took over, becoming her mum’s full-time carer...
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