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Gifts for the Hearing Impaired
One in six Australians suffers from hearing loss. This number is expected to rise to one in four by 2050 because of an ageing population and an increasing number of people being exposed to dangerously loud noise. Half of Australians with hearing loss are younger...
Managing your Medications
For people taking multiple medications, side effects can sometimes be explained away as signs of aging and to be “put up with”. This is not always the case, and it could be a matter of how the medications are being taken or the combination of medications prescribed....
Five ways to avoid going into a nursing home
Nursing homes provide an important service for those who are not able to care for themselves. Ensuring you don’t end up there too soon can be achieved through taking an active role in your well-being and implementing strategies to stay healthy and active. Here are...
Sensory & Comfort Items
Sensory processing disorders occur when a child has difficulty receiving and appropriately responding to information from their senses. This may result in an aversion to sensory triggers like light, sound, touch, taste, or smell. Symptoms may include feeling...
Accessible Holiday Planning
With domestic and international borders now open and COVID restrictions around travel easing, now is a great time to start planning a holiday. Finding suitable accommodation and experiences for people with disabilities or special needs is becoming easier as operators...
Best Apps to Help Manage Caregiving
What are the best apps to help manage caregiving? Harnessing the technology in your smartphone to make caregiving easier is a great way to take some of the mental load away from the role of the caregiver. With 9 out of 10 Australians now owning a smartphone, it is...
Dealing with Dementia
Many of the early signs of dementia like memory loss and misplacing items can be written off as signs of aging. However, layering over other symptoms like social withdrawal, language problems, mood changes, poor judgment, disorientation, and difficulties performing...
Care for Caregivers
The decision to be a caregiver for a family member is often made from both love and necessity. Once you have accepted the diagnosis and processed the realities of your new situation, the day-to-day of being a caregiver can be relentless and, at times, lonely....
All About Aphasia
What is Aphasia? The recent announcement by actor Bruce Willis’ family has put aphasia into the news cycle and with it brought heightened awareness and interest in this condition. Bruce Willis is not the first celebrity to present with aphasia, this Everyday Health...
Top Tips to Communicate with Nonverbal Children
We communicate without words each day without thinking about it. A raised eyebrow when a question could be asked, the fall in your shoulders when something disappointing happens, a look of surprise when caught off guard…. the list goes on. We can show the full range...
