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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. [ + ]
Sepsis care standard to improve recognition
Sepsis, a condition — triggered by an infection — that can turn into a deadly disease if undetected, leads to more than 8700 deaths a year. [ + ]
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.
[ + ]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. [ + ]
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. [ + ]
