Archive for November 2018
What being an aged care pioneer taught me about the joys of growing older
When they imagine getting older most young and middle-aged people do so with dread and apprehension. Growing old is synonymous with disease, decay, aches, pains and loneliness. Certainly, there are some downsides to aging but there are also very many upsides. Spending more than 20 years innovating in the aged care sector while being the…
Read MoreIs it OK to segregate someone because they are living with dementia?
All talk, no action! I don’t know about you, but 2018 seems to be an annus horribilis for Residential Aged Care (RAC). With the recent announcement of a Royal Commission on Aged Care, not a week goes by without the media focussing on something negative in our industry. This isn’t helped by the fact that…
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