OSCAR Care Group1 day agoIce Cream, an unsuspecting choking riskAs the temperature drops and frosty mornings begin, on comes the heaters, hot foods and drinks, and nights rugged up in blankets....
OSCAR Care GroupMay 22Supporting Swallowing and Communication for People with Huntington’s DiseaseHuntington’s disease is a progressive, neurodegenerative disease that causes nerve cells in parts of the brain to die. It is estimated...
OSCAR Care GroupMar 13Dysphagia: To Thicken or not to ThickenThickened fluids play a key role in the management of swallowing difficulties, clinically known as dysphagia, but are they the best...
OSCAR Care GroupFeb 15A message from our Managing Director, Nicole BuettelWe are already halfway through February 2024! What a journey we had in 2023. Still coming out of the COVID fog, we have called 2023 the...
OSCAR Care GroupJan 29Supporting children with their language development in childcareLanguage development not only affects how a child will communicate, but will also support various areas of a child’s development, such as...
OSCAR Care GroupAug 20, 2023Peanut Butter: A Sticky Situation for people with dysphagiaPeanut butter is a first choice for many when it comes to the array of spreads available to us, especially on toast for breakfast or a...
OSCAR Care GroupJun 8, 2023Can swallowing assessments be conducted via telehealth? Telehealth is a rapidly growing space for our allied health professionals, specifically when it comes to our Speech Pathology practice at...
OSCAR Care GroupApr 14, 2023Allied Health support for people with Parkinson’s DiseaseDid you know, each day in Australia, 37 people will hear, ‘you have Parkinson’s.’ for the very first time. That’s more than one person...
OSCAR Care GroupApr 12, 20235 reasons why you need IDDSI training A big part of our role as Speech Pathologists is providing education to others. This is particularly true for our training that we...