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A nation for communication

By Alice B on Monday, September 1, 2014

Communication is the key to self-expression and healthy relationships, but more than 1.1 million Australians suffer with some kind of communication disorder.

Saturday marked the end of National Speech Pathology Week, an Australia-wide campaign to help raise awareness of the challenges associated with communication disorders and the methods available to overcome them.

Seniors say “hands off” to Hockey and his pension changes

By Alice B on Thursday, August 28, 2014

Senior Australians are prepared to fight for their right to the age pension.

Seniors lobby group COTA Australia has just launched a campaign, Hands off the Pension, in response to an unprecedented amount of feedback from older people worried about Treasurer Hockey’s budget promises.

Someone to listen in the final stages

By Alice B on Wednesday, August 27, 2014

After witnessing the lonely death of one of their palliative care residents, a residential facility in Beerwah, Queensland has identified the need for more volunteers to assist people at the end of their lives.

Embracia in Glasshouse Country offer palliative care as part of a comprehensive ageing-in-place program. Each of their five households offer the full suite of care, meaning residents can avoid upheaval and maintain the special relationships they forged at the beginning of their stay.

Melbourne Cup great visits Geelong facility

By Alice B on Monday, August 25, 2014

Australia’s biggest racing event of the year is still two months away, but Melbourne Cup buzz is riding high at one lucky home in Geelong.

Residents of TLC’s The Belmont were more than a little star struck when 1992 Melbourne Cup winner, Subzero, waltzed into their lounge room earlier this month to join them for afternoon tea.