aged care

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Improving the diet of those in aged care

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382259) • Rockingham, Australia 10 Jul 24

There is a new series on Australian national TV that I haven’t watched yet but it’s getting a lot of publicity. A renowned Australian chef is endeavouring to lift the standard of meals in aged care facilities. It seems 68% of...

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A House Built for Oldies

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382259) • Rockingham, Australia 6 Aug 21

When we inspected a display home in the lifestyle village, I was a bit bemused by the size of the bathrooms. They were big and it seemed a waste of space when the house itself and the block it was on were quite small. However,...

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Walk a mile in others' shoes

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382259) • Rockingham, Australia 5 Feb 19

I once worked for a small department within a church organisation that ran a number of aged care facilities. Our group ran courses for aged care workers, in particular those dealing with people with dementia. The course ran over...

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Thinking about the next step

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382259) • Rockingham, Australia 18 Feb 17

Yesterday we visited a retirement village in our nearby city. At the moment we live on eighteen acres in a lovely secluded location in south-west Western Australia. We have native bush on two sides of us and can only just see our...

retirement village

western australia

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Working for love or money

Chuwarbill @Chuwarbill (48) • Australia 21 Jul 10

I have recently been employed in the Aged Care industry as an assistant nurse (no, I dont look good in a skirt) and I am over the moon. Although I am not making millions $ I am dealing with a wide range of people who each have...

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Anyone qualified or studying to be an assistant nurse?

cokyjazz @cokyjazz (429) • Australia 18 Feb 08

I am currently doing a course to be an AIN or "assistant in nursing".Just hoping to build a bit of a network with people who from time to time wouldnt mind if i posted a question or advice to do with my work experience or my...

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