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   • · Caring & Carers

   Free webinars this month are expected to help older Aussies better understand the aged care system

   One aged care provider is launching a mini-series of free webinars to help older Aussies
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   • · Health and Wellbeing

   PresCare Alexandra Gardens residents connect with young Aussies through a pen pal program

   Aged care residents and students in this Queensland town forged friendships by exchanging handwritten letters
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   • Industry
   • Caring & Carers

   Top tips: celebrating Christmas with loved ones with dementia

   Feeling overwhelmed this festive season? Free helplines are available for people with and without dementia in Australia
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   • Industry
   • Advice

   A call to clinicians to improve screening and intervention of post-polio conditions in older Australians

   Are you experiencing unexplained symptoms such as tiredness? Polio Australia urges health professionals to screen older...
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   • Consumers
   • Advice
   • · End of Life

   How to check if a charity is real

   Do you know how to reduce your risk of being scammed?
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   • Industry
   • Caring & Carers

   Barossa Park Lodge celebrates 10th anniversary with residents

   How did residents celebrate their aged care precinct’s 10-year anniversary?
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   • Industry
   • Caring & Carers

   Australian Government passes new Aged Care Act in Parliament

   Why is the passing of the Aged Care Act Bill so important for older Australians and aged care providers?
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   • Industry
   • Caring & Carers

   Huge changes to the Support at Home program spark praise from older Aussies and advocates

   What is the expected impact of the changes to the upcoming Support at Home program?
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   • Industry
   • Health and Wellbeing

   NSW Uniting residents become published authors in a retirement community

   Recently published retirees prove that it’s never too late to try something new
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    • Advice
    • · Education & Training

    Could seniors be the next batch of driving students?

    In the last decade, people aged 65 years or older were involved in a quarter of car accidents on Aussie roads
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    • Industry

    More Australians are calling advocacy services for help with aged care concerns

    What caused an increase in the number of calls to advocacy services from Australians with concerns about aged care?
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    • Industry
    • Advice

    What are my medication management options in Australia?

    Managing your medications may seem difficult but it doesn’t have to be
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    • Caring & Carers

    Accessing free dementia information just got easier for Queenslanders of all ages

    Dementia Australia’s free information sessions can help increase Australians’ understanding of what...
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    • Consumers
    • Advice
    • · End of Life

    Invalid wills could remove aged care residents’ autonomy

    Waiting to update your will and other legal documents could negatively affect you after moving into an aged care home
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    • Industry
    • Allied Health

    How carers tackle a controversial decision and why they do it

    Palliative care allows Australians at the end of their lives to be more comfortable, but some may chose another option