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Resi complaints up significantly
Complaints about home care services have risen minimally, while complaints about residential services have increased, the regulator’s annual report shows. Complaints about aged care – Year in review...
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AI conference highlights uses plus challenges to overcome
Researchers at Curtin University are exploring the use of artificial intelligence as a tool to interpret information from older people and other sources to improve the experience of client surveys and...
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Aged care home celebrates festival of light
Residents and staff have celebrated Diwali and Tihar – festivals of lights – at Southern Cross Care NSW & ACT’s aged care home in Daceyville. The event, as shown in the video below, incorporated...
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Falls QI stubbornly steady
There has been a statistically significant decrease in the proportion of aged care residents experiencing almost all clinical indicators measured in the national mandatory program over the last three...
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Funding is not the issue
A Monash University study has been widely quoted as finding that government subsidised exercise participation could be the solution to getting and keeping more older adults active. If you follow me on...
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FPIP demonstrates local impact to global standard
Not-for-profit social impact and aged care sector investment fund manager For Purpose Investment Partners has released its Impact Report 2024, outlining its approach to impact measurement and the...
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A bundle of continence support
Government statistics show that in 2022-23, a little over 20,000 aged care residents (8 per cent) needed support for a catheter of some type – most likely a long-term indwelling urinary catheter, or...
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AAG celebrates 60 years
The Australian Association of Gerontology has officially achieved senior status with 2024 marking the 60th anniversary of the professional association that brings together researchers, practitioners...
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Quality guidance must boost evidence-based practice
I commend the Australian Government and the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission on the revision of the Aged Care Quality Standards. An increased focus on guiding older consumers into better health...
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World Watch
Brits fear move into care homes A study has shown that many members of the British public fear the mental health impact of leaving their homes and moving into an aged care facility, reports Caring...
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Diverse views on restoring function
Claire’s perspective As the need for aged care services increase, policies and government recommendations look to embed rehabilitation and reablement into aged care. We know that these approaches can...
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Webinar this week tackles trauma-aware care
A one-hour online event on for aged care, allied health and health professionals aims to help improve aged care services for Forgotten Australians and Care Leavers by sharing information, training and...
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Maggie Beer Foundation appoints GG patron
The Maggie Beer Foundation has announced Governor General Sam Mostyn as the aged care charity’s inaugural patron. The charity has been working with the aged care sector to elevate the food and dining...
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All about prescribing cascades in long-term care
What is a prescribing cascade? A prescribing cascade begins when a medicine causes an adverse drug reaction that is mistaken for a new medical condition, leading to the prescription of another, often...
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Redress payments removed as asset
The government has announced that redress payments will be exempt from the residential aged care means test and no longer considered an asset for the residential aged care subsidy from next year. The...
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Aged care providers need at least four months to implement any increase to nurses’ wages from the final determination, the provider peak body has told the Fair Work Commission. In a provisional...
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Charlestown Caring Group join ADSSI
ADSSI Limited and Charlestown Caring Group have announced an alliance to improve and grow high-quality aged and disability home care services across the Hunter region of New South Wales. The merger,...
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Forming dementia-friendly first responses
Lindsay Bent has been an intensive care paramedic for 34 years. He led the introduction of motorcycle paramedics in Victoria and was the operational lead for the development of Australia’s first...
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New arthritis advocacy body announced
A new alliance advocating for people with arthritis has its sights set on stronger engagement with the aged care sector. Earlier this month, Arthritis Queensland and Arthritis NSW announced it would...
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Student wins $5k for resident’s portrait
A year 11 student has won first place in the Lifeview’s Reilly Art Prize for her portrait of Emerald Glades resident Doug on his much-loved drumkit. In the program, secondary students from four...
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