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   • Consumers
   • Caring & Carers

   What are my options while waiting for a Home Care Package?

   A Home Care Package can offer a variety of supports at home to assist you to live as independently as possible. From...
2. 

   • End of Life

   What is a death rattle?

   When a person begins to pass away, the process can take some time and it may disturb some carers or witnesses to hear a...
3. 

   • Consumers
   • Culture Awareness

   Why do some aged care homes smell funny?

   Aged care homes may carry a stigma that there’s a certain ‘smell,’ but is this a given or is there...
4. 

   • Consumers
   • Providers

   Five cultural differences to be mindful of when caring for seniors

   People have different needs and expect different things, but why is that the case and how can I help?
5. 

   • Culture Awareness

   Pension age increase may lead to lower birth rate

   Without grandmothers on the Age Pension, their daughters are choosing to postpone childbirth according to a new study.
6. 

   • Consumers
   • Advice
   • · Dementia

   Can your doctor force you into a nursing home in Australia?

   Many Australians worry about whether a doctor can force them or a loved one into aged care, particularly when cognitive...
7. 

   • Consumers
   • Advice
   • · End of Life

   How long can a person live on palliative care?

   Contrary to common misconceptions, initiating palliative care does not necessarily indicate that death is imminent.
8. 

   • Consumers
   • Advice
   • · Dementia

   Worried well or growing signs of dementia?
9. 

   • Consumers
   • Providers

   What love looks like in aged care

   Valentine’s Day may have come and gone, but after six or seven decades of loving relationships, these residents...
10. 

    • Consumers
    • Industry
    • Advice

    One in three Australians say their partner’s hearing loss makes communication difficult

    What is a lesser known impact of hearing loss for older Australians?
11. 

    • Consumers
    • Industry
    • Advice

    Valentine’s Day: keeping the love alive in aged care

    Are there options for older Australians to live in the same aged care homes as their partners?
12. 

    • Consumers
    • Housing

    OneCare residents bike across the world from the comfort of their home

    The new initiative brings older Aussies together to see the world and compete with other nations in a healthy bit of...
13. 

    • Consumers
    • Industry
    • Advice

    The importance of connection for people with dementia

    A collaboration between Dementia Australia and VistaPrint Australia could improve awareness of dementia in Australia
14. 

    • Consumers
    • Industry
    • Advice

    Heatwave warning issued across Australia: when to worry

    How can you look after yourself during the expected heatwaves across Australia?
15. 

    • Consumers
    • Industry
    • Allied Health

    An Australian app for older people is an international digital health award finalist

    How is an interactive app being used in aged care settings to improve health outcomes?