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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 facility clinical trials to reveal the best ways to prevent falls. [ + ]
Design Matters: continuum of care
Rendu Towers and Villa Rosalie, Ozcare's dual tower development, offers retirement living and residential aged care within one inner-city Brisbane location. [ + ]
Healing without borders: wound care for home and residential aged care
2025 Nursing Trailblazers award winner Professor Michelle Barakat-Johnson takes Aged Health on a tour of the RPA Virtual Hospital Wound Care Command Centre. [ + ]
Interim report calls for cohesion in quality and safety across care economy
A Productivity Commission interim report recommends that the Australian Government should better align quality and safety regulation across the care economy. [ + ]
Skin tear conversation starters — for Support at Home teams
These Wounds Australia conversation starters are designed to support anyone caring for aging Australians in any setting, but particularly Support at Home teams. [ + ]
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 aged care facilities. [ + ]
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. [ + ]
What aged care nurses say they need for end-of-life care
Interviews with 64 residential aged care (RAC) nurses from 14 RAC services offer insights into what aged care nurses providing end-of-life care need. [ + ]
A shift in care: embedding restorative practice for independent aging
The Support at Home program rollout provides a timely opportunity to embed restorative care into the everyday lives of older Australians, Dr Claire Gough explains. [ + ]
Researchers map key Alzheimer's protein in 196 patient scans
In a study published this week in Brain, US researchers have created a model they describe as "Google Maps" for tau — a key protein in Alzheimer's. [ + ]
In Conversation: why mobile podiatry matters more than ever
With healthy, pain-free feet playing an important role in independence, mobile podiatry is becoming an increasingly common and necessary part of home care. [ + ]
Are we on the cusp of life-changing diabetic wound treatments?
Building on past discoveries, SAHMRI researchers believe they have zeroed in on the mechanism driving diabetic wound healing. [ + ]
Falls Guidelines (2025) — first revision in 16 years
To help prevent harm from falls, the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care has released the first revision of the Falls Guidelines since 2009. [ + ]
Direct care staffing is growing, but is quality on the rise as well?
Direct care staffing levels in residential aged care are increasing; a team of Australian researchers set out to discover whether quality has risen as well. [ + ]
Incontinence management innovations for healthcare facilities
This World Continence Week, 16–22 June, a national clinical and training manager charts some incontinence management innovations available to healthcare facilities. [ + ]
