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Open Letter from Former Aged Care Nurse: Why I Fell Out of Love with the Industry |
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There is a side of aged care that many people don’t see because we keep a smile on our faces no matter how we feel. Some people are in aged care because they want to be there, while others see it as just a job. Some staff treat residents like children, which is deeply disrespectful. For instance, I once had a resident crying at the table because she wanted a drink. When I gave her one, a carer yelled across the room that she couldn’t have a drink until she ate her lunch. I responded that she is not a two-year-old but an adult who deserves respect. |
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EDUCATION |
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From Storytelling to Skill-Building: How Different Generations Can Learn from Each Other |
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Life, if you think about it, is made largely of things we learn from others - stories, told down from one generation to the next, the skills our parents and guardians train us to succeed as we age. Generational learning is a major part of the way the world works. Consider the role of nursing, spearheaded by innovators like Florence Nightingale. If we didn’t have teachers, learning from the knowledge of our predecessors to embed this generational learning within students, we’d likely still be stuck in the Stone Age. |
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HUMAN INTEREST |
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When Grandparents' Expectations Clash with Family Healing: A Mother's Dilemma
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Navigating the dynamics of a blended family can be a tricky business, especially when grandparents are heavily involved. A recent post from a 28-year-old mother highlights how the expectations of grandparents can add unfair pressure and strain to an already delicate situation, and she's left wondering if she's in the wrong for telling them not to expect her husband to be as loving towards them as he once was.
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EDUCATION |
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Are young people smarter than older adults?
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We often assume young people are smarter, or at least quicker, than older people. For example, we’ve all heard that scientists, and even more so mathematicians, carry out their most important work when they’re comparatively young. But my new research, published in Developmental Review, suggests that cognitive differences between the old and young are tapering off over time. This is hugely important as stereotypes about the intelligence of people in their sixties or older may be holding them back – in the workplace and beyond.
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HUMAN INTEREST |
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NSW grandma gifts grandson $1 million lotto ticket for his birthday |
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In Australia, receiving a lotto ticket or ’scratchie’ as a gift is not uncommon and they are most commonly found nestled inside a birthday card from a grandparent. These modest slips of paper are fun to receive, but with the prospect of a financial windfall being so small, most people would never consider that kind of gift to be life-changing.But now and then, miracles do happen.
Earlier this week, in a home nestled in the NSW town of Armidale, a young man received the ultimate birthday gift when a lotto ticket purchased for him by his grandmother yielded a return of $1 million as one of two division-one-winning entires. |
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"My goal is to get so old that all my friends in heaven will think I didn't make it. " |
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