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Nanango residents petition for NDIS change due to age discrimination policies after a disabled senior citizen raised concern about not being covered for support. Sam Cristaldi, 65, was diagnosed with Motor Neuron Disease (MND) in ...
Budgeting is difficult for everyone, particularly those with a fixed income. Senior citizens are increasingly suffering financially after retirement, as they depend solely on the benefits of social security and low investments to achieve ends. ...
Perhaps you need a private elderly care provider or want to use them. You can do this by getting an assessment of your care needs through My Aged Care and: is not considered suitable for ...
With less than four months of data — the outbreak only emerged in late 2019 — questions about immunity, especially in the long term, are difficult to answer. However, ABC health reporters had a stab ...
Families longing the emotional stress of placing a spouse or relative into care, often tell us that they find a number of the terminology surrounding the different forms of care home quite confusing. In response ...
The aged care system caters for Australians aged 65 and over (and Indigenous Australians aged 50 and over) who can no longer live without support in their own home. Care is provided in people’s homes, ...
Abuse doesn’t discriminate. People of all ages, ethnicity, environment, and gender may be vulnerable or at risk. The purpose of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day is to raise awareness, support and prevention of elder abuse, ...
Nursing is as much of a personal mission as it is a career path. More so than any other reason, many become interested in this line of work because they feel called to it and ...
“𝗕𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗗𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗿𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝗺𝗲, 𝗜 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝗮 𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲. 𝗜𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗯𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗸. 𝗡𝗼 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁. 𝗜 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗱 – 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗗𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗿𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝘂𝗽 𝗺𝘆 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱!” Pioneering volunteering ‘buddy scheme’ that brings together students ...
“The uncertainty is the hardest part of it all. Most healthcare administrators are used to uncertainty given we never know what patient will walk through the door. ”, Paul Eleftheriou from Western Health. What ...
As Australia continues to monitor the COVID-19 virus challenge, precautions such as social distancing and the rules around gatherings and travel have made our annual ANZAC Day Commemoration plans change significantly in 2020. However, Director ...
A leading medical epidemiologist has today warned of the public health risks if the Australian government does not extend its COVID-19 response measures to include vulnerable groups that are currently excluded. “In crowded settings where physical ...
Healthcare Channel acknowledges the traditional custodians of the lands where we live, learn and work. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging.