Articles
Improving wound care outcomes
Chronic wounds affect more than 420,000 Australians, with each chronic wounds patient spending over $4000 on out-of-pocket costs. [ + ]
Creating change through lived experience
We need to do better for older Australians. That was the statement that sat at the heart of many Australians during the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety. [ + ]
Fifty years of service
Jill Dexter, a Canberra-based nurse and a mum-of-four, started her nursing career around five decades ago with a three-year hospital-based training program. [ + ]
A disruptive influence
Tamar Krebs, Founder, Group Homes Australia, shares her leadership journey and lessons learned, including her steep learning curve and facing down discrimination. [ + ]
Industry maintains COVID-19 vigilance
The appearance of a third wave of COVID-19 over the past month has once again set the aged care sector, particularly residential aged care providers, on edge. [ + ]
A holistic approach to care spaces
A modern environment that is inspiring and engaging — supporting independent living with professional care, while fostering a sense of home and community.
[ + ]Design to promote dignity, privacy and independence
A new $57.11 million project will see Victoria's Glenview Community Care Nursing Home relocated to Rutherglen. [ + ]
Workforce crisis in residential aged care: an insight from a rural provider
For Graeme Sloane, leading a residential aged care organisation in the current climate has proven to be the most challenging period of his 40-year career. [ + ]
Food safety and the importance of training
FSANZ P1053 Food Safety Management Tools proposes mandatory food safety training for food handlers working in foodservices and food retail businesses. [ + ]
Reinventing the system
As the industry struggles to find certified staff to support more than one million Australians who need care, it is clear we must rethink aged care as a profession. [ + ]
Policy recommendations from older Australians
The Council on the Ageing (COTA) Australia has released the key public policy areas that need to be addressed to improve the lives of older people. [ + ]
Why I chose to work in aged care: Natalie Nobes
Natalie Nobes, a 52-year-old mother of three adult children, has never let her hearing impairment get in the way of achieving her goals. [ + ]
Solving the workforce crisis
Staffing has been a perennial problem for the aged-care sector for too long. [ + ]
Redefining residential aged care
Victorian aged-care provider Luson recently opened its state-of-the-art aged-care residence, Bloom, in Clyde North. [ + ]
New research centre to strengthen aged-care delivery
A new $34 million research centre to open next year at Flinders University in Adelaide hopes to strengthen the future of aged-care delivery in Australia. [ + ]
