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Feb 2023

Choosing Your Hospital Stay: A Simple Guideline

Published in General on February 01, 2023

Choosing the right hospital can be a difficult task and involves various factors such as location, quality of care provided by doctors and nurses, accreditation, reputation and cost. We will provide you with a simple guideline to help make your decision easier. We will discuss how to research the available hospitals in your area, compare their services and amenities, a...

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Jan 2023

CPAP Masks: Cleaning and Maintenance Tips

Published in Tips on January 29, 2023

When you start to wear a CPAP mask for the first time, there is a lot of information to take in, not least about what benefits it will have for you and how you should go about using it. However, one thing that often gets lost in the overload is the importance of cleaning your mask. You must be aware of this, as a failure to do so could result in the mask doing more harm...

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Nov 2022

10 Dietary Supplements Seniors need to consider

Published in Tips on November 25, 2022

Remember the days when you were fit and healthy? When you went years without so much as getting a common cold and could dance all night and not suffer from aching joints the following morning? If those days are nothing but a fading memory now that you are moving toward senior status, then perhaps it is time to consider dietary supplements. For some older...

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Nov 2022

6 Cognitive Activities for Your Elderly Loved Ones

Published in Tips on November 01, 2022

Do you notice any mental decline in your elderly parents or loved ones? Do you want to assist them in regaining their mental faculties? If so, encouraging a few cognitive activities can be a great way to help them enrich their minds. Cognitive activities are important for seniors to maintain their mental sharpness and prevent cognitive decline. There are many di...

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Apr 2022

5 Apartment Modifications For Disabled People

Published in General on April 11, 2022

Daily tasks such as climbing stairs or taking a shower are some activities that non-disabled people don’t usually have problems with. However, for persons with specific disabilities, these actions can be perceived as daunting. Older people are more susceptible to sustaining injuries from a poorly structured home environment. In addition, other vulnerable individu...

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Feb 2022

$30 million Victorian Travel Voucher Scheme announced to encourage more people to holiday in the state.

Published in News on February 22, 2022

The Victorian government has announced a $200 million stimulus package to support the state’s economic recovery as the Omicron COVID-19 wave eases. Minister for Industry Support and Recovery Martin Pakula on Monday announced the funding, which includes voucher schemes to entice people to spend on dining, entertainment and travel within the state. “We think thi...

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Feb 2022

'The wait is over': Australia welcomes international tourists as borders reopen

Published in News on February 21, 2022

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has declared that the "wait is over" ahead of tomorrow's reopening of Australia's international borders. Speaking at Melbourne Airport on Sunday morning, Morrison defended the country's very tight border restrictions over the past two years and said that because Australians "have done the hard yards" the country c...

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May 2021

How Hospitals Approach Care For the Elderly

Published in General on May 17, 2021

Caring for the elderly is a sophisticated and precise science that requires medical knowledge, immaculate clinical skills, and an empathetic, humble attitude. With increasing age, people are more likely to get hospitalized for a whole gamut of conditions and because of their age, hospitalization becomes a very stressful experience. This is especially true when they’re...

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Jan 2021

Things You Should Know When You Get Hospitalized Due to COVID-19

Published in General on January 28, 2021

There are almost 97 million cases of COVID-19 globally, with over two million deaths. Countless hospitals in the world are struggling with managing the ongoing rise of people being hospitalized due to the virus. Countries commended for how they controlled the virus also experienced this problem. When you are positive with coronavirus, regardless if asymptomatic or not, you&r...

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Nov 2020

State Government Budget Announcement: Victorian hospitals and local healthcare services have been the backbone in our response to the pandemic

Published in General on November 26, 2020

Our hospitals and local healthcare services have been the backbone in our State’s response to the pandemic. We want to help keep them strong, investing a further $2 billion to build new hospitals and upgrading existing ones. This includes: Warrnambool Base Hospital redevelopment $384 million to commence the first stage of the Warrnambool Base...