Through education: reducing stigma and building more inclusive care environments
ACT to receive its first dementia village
A Day in the Life of Brooke Edwards
The missing link in aged care: how untreated hearing loss impacts mental health and mobility
Claiming and payments solution launches ahead of Support at Home
Through education: reducing stigma and building more inclusive care environments
The way we educate our workforce determines not only the quality of clinical outcomes, but also the dignity with which those outcomes are achieved.
ACT to receive its first dementia village
The site of a former primary school in the Canberra suburb of Curtin will be transformed into the ACT's first dementia care village.
A Day in the Life of Brooke Edwards
Brooke Edwards is an aged care Wellness & Active Ageing Manager and OT with over 13 years' experience in acute, sub-acute, community and residential care.
The missing link in aged care: how untreated hearing loss impacts mental health and mobility
A principal audiologist explains the link between untreated hearing loss and mental health and mobility in aged care.
Claiming and payments solution launches ahead of Support at Home
An integration-ready solution designed to deliver certified Support at Home claiming and payments has launched ahead of the program's 1 November commencement.
SSG (Static Systems Group) Acelo nurse call system
The SSG (Static Systems Group) Acelo 'plug and play' nurse call system is designed to...
Galvin Bathroom Solutions
Galvin's simple and smart bathroom solutions for safety and water and temperature monitoring...
Could a 'zap' from these appliances curb respiratory infections?
As part of a recent trial, germicidal ultraviolet appliances have been used to 'zap' airborne viruses in four South Australian residential...
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Victorian public sector residents to receive free RSV vaccine
In what it calls an Australian first, Victoria has announced that residents in public sector...
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Could slow water flow be risky when handwashing?
The speed at which water flows from hand basin taps can influence infection spread in aged care...
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What are the benefits of an RSV vaccine for older adults?
Research suggests that vaccination against respiratory syncytial virus for adults over 60 has a...
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The missing link in aged care: how untreated hearing loss impacts mental health and mobility
A principal audiologist explains the link between untreated hearing loss and mental health and mobility in aged care.
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Recommendations aim to ensure dementia care meets needs
Recommendations designed to ensure care provided to people living with dementia meets their needs...
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Report: Dementia is Australia's leading cause of death
An Australian Institute of Health and Welfare report updated in the lead-up to Dementia Action...
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Use of psychotics twice as high in aged care residents with dementia
Despite positive signs in reducing overuse of psychotropic medication in aged care, according to...
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Greenslopes hospital nurse charged with two counts of rape
During the course of duties as a nurse at a Greenslopes hospital, it is alleged that a 41-year-old man committed offences against two women aged in...
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Through education: reducing stigma and building more inclusive care environments
The way we educate our workforce determines not only the quality of clinical outcomes, but also...
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Aged care worker charged with 40 counts of stealing
In Queensland, police will allege a 32-year-old woman stole a debit card from a 104-year-old man...
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In Conversation with Cameron McPherson: putting ESG into practice
How can providers begin to embed ESG in a meaningful and practical way?
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Design Matters: care, community and heritage
Designs have been revealed for the transformative renewal of Waverley's War Memorial Hospital site — to offer integrated seniors living...
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St Bart's receives $30m investment for new 80-bed aged care home
The Australian Government is investing $30 million to help St Bart's build an 80-bed East...
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Victoria's largest new public sector residential aged care facility completed
The $139.6 million Boollam Boollam Aged Care Centre in Heatherton — Victoria's largest...
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Stage one of $100m Resthaven Marion redevelopment underway
Stage one of a $100 million Resthaven Marion site redevelopment is now underway, which will see...
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Rising to the reforms: the value of source-to-contract solutions
A procurement specialist at a software provider makes the case for the value of source-to-contract solutions in rising to reform requirements.
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VR headset and a treadmill — could this combo curb falls?
A VR system and treadmill have been combined in an effort to build 'obstacle avoidance...
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Aged care innovation at the Digital Health Festival
On 13–14 May, DHF25 will bring together 8000 attendees, 400 speakers and 200 exhibitors,...
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Deprescribing aged care AI tool gains $4.4m in funding
A five-year project to use AI to reduce the unnecessary use of medication in residential care has...
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AdPha partners with Aged Care Onsite Pharmacist provider
Advanced Pharmacy Australia has partnered with an ACOP provider and launched a Credentialed Pharmacists Specialty Practice Group.
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1 November changes will 'gut' regional WA services, Shadow Minister warns
Western Australia's Shadow Minister for Aged Care Bevan Eatts has warned that the coming aged...
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Are GPs less likely to refer people with dementia to allied health services?
Researchers have examined the allied health referral patterns of GPs from 537 practices —...
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Peak body welcomes aged care service delivery recommendations
Ageing Australia has welcomed the release of the 'Aged care service delivery' report and...
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A Day in the Life of Brooke Edwards
Brooke Edwards is an aged care Wellness & Active Ageing Manager and OT with over 13 years' experience in acute, sub-acute, community and...
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Gentle, seated movement — for health and quality of life in aged care
October is Musculoskeletal Health Awareness Month — Ambassador Gerald Quigley sets out the...
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Noodles, pita bread, rice? How more diverse hospital menus can improve care — and reduce costs
Australian researchers interviewed 30 older patients from Anglo and other cultural backgrounds...
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104 clinical trials reveal best ways to prevent aged care falls
A Flinders University-led review published in August has analysed data from 104 aged care...
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