More than one side to a story: a mental health facility is not an aged care home
Watching the sad saga of South Australia’s Oakden Older Person Mental Health facility being played…More
Author: Jill Donaldson
Jill Donaldson
A practising aged care physiotherapist for the past 13 years, Jill has worked in more than 50 metropolitan and regional aged care homes. She has also toured care facilities across the US and Africa. She is a passionate advocate for both the residents in aged care and the staff that serve them.
Guess what? Men are competitive – in exercise
If you’ve ever thought your partner only hits the treadmill because his friends do, you’d…More
New Zealand cuts world-first equal pay deal for aged care workers
The country’s 55,000 predominantly female aged care, disability and home support workers will receive pay…More
Make your voice heard: stop more cuts to aged care funding
The Aged Care Guild is urging Australians to sign a new petition asking the Federal…More
50 and over? You can still have laser eye surgery
All of us will experience some degree of age-related farsightedness (Presbyopia) or trouble focusing on…More
The Cyclone Debbie story you won’t see in the media: aged care workers go above and beyond
Following our story here on aged care workers in the wake of Cyclone Debbie last week,…More
New RV’s offer five-star style for life on the road
Espresso coffee, hot showers and movies on the big-screen – all while exploring our beautiful…More
Cyclone Debbie – do you protect your own home and family or your frail residents?
Aged care workers face a tough choice – do they go to their jobs and…More
Over 50? You could have osteoporosis (weakening bones) and not know it
Last year, 155,000 Australians suffered a fracture – that’s one broken bone every 3.4 minutes.…More
More women than men die from heart disease every year
23,455 women die from CVD in Australia every year, compared with 21,937 men. That’s around…More