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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. [ + ]
Aged-care providers welcome new National Aged Care Advisory Council
Seventeen Australians have been appointed to the NACAC to provide expert advice on aged-care issues and the implementation of the $17.7 billion reform agenda. [ + ]
Telehealth in aged care: does it have a promising future?
During lockdowns, senior Australians used fewer in-person visits with their GPs and telehealth visits became a core service for non-urgent care. [ + ]
Dementia: rates set to double, leading cause of death in women
Dementia, an umbrella term for several conditions that gradually impair brain function, was the leading cause of death among women — around 9200 deaths in 2019. [ + ]
Updated national care standard for delirium
The updated national delirium care standard recognises the value of family and carer support. [ + ]
How aged-care homes can demonstrate quality care to secure funding
Using innovative digital clinical documentation systems under the new model, funding for residential aged care will be fairer and more stable. [ + ]
How technology is boosting aged-care outcomes at ARP
Adventist Retirement Plus CEO Eric Anderson explains how digitalisation has transformed core elements of the organisation's business. [ + ]
Staffing Australia's aged-care future
There is an opportunity for higher education providers to step in and upskill Australia's registered aged-care workforce. [ + ]
Collaboration revolutionises healthcare delivery in aged care
An innovative collaboration is set to give aged-care providers the tools they need to optimise healthcare delivery and outcomes in the aged-care setting. [ + ]
How dehydration influences cognitive status in aged-care residents
Through digital technology, aged-care homes can immediately see which residents have not had sufficient fluids, enabling appropriate action to be taken. [ + ]
Reshaping Australia's aged-care system
How do we turn our aged-care system from a national disgrace to something to be proud of? [ + ]
