Industry News
Ian Yates appointed as Interim Inspector-General of Aged Care
Ian Yates, former Chief Executive of the Council of the Ageing (COTA), has been appointed as the Interim Inspector-General of Aged Care. [ + ]
Machine learning tool to predict pre-frailty
Machine learning could be the key component in developing effective early screening systems identifying frailty in middle-aged and older Australians. [ + ]
From the emergency room to aged care: the potential of HIRAID
To many in health care, 'ABC' in emergency care (Airways, Breathing, Circulation) is as familiar as the alphabet itself, but registered nurse Professor Kate Curtis discovered there needed to be a more comprehensive way to assess patients. [ + ]
Meera Agar re-elected as Chair of Palliative Care Australia
Professor Meera Agar has been re-elected as Chair of the Palliative Care Australia (PCA) Board following the Annual General Meeting. [ + ]
Care home nurses need support to recover from COVID-19 trauma
Frontline workers need a mental health and wellbeing strategy to help promote recovery from the symptoms of trauma and moral distress. [ + ]
Study explores the prevalence of dementia in centenarians
The research project brought together studies of centenarians and near-centenarians to look at global prevalence of dementia in the exceptionally old. [ + ]
Food, nutrition report 2022: spending rises, innovation improves
The Department of Health and Aged Care has released a new report outlining the trends associated with the Basic Daily Fee Supplement in residential aged care. [ + ]
Renewed focus on medication management
The Department of Health and Aged Care has updated the national guiding principles for medication management for residential aged care facilities. [ + ]
Industry welcomes commencement of new Code of Conduct
A new Code of Conduct for Aged Care sets out how approved providers and their staff must behave and treat consumers when providing services. [ + ]
Contactless tool to treat chronic wounds
A thermal-imaging tool to screen for chronic wounds could enable nurses to identify these hard-to-heal sores during the first assessment at a person's home. [ + ]
Aged care excellence recognised in 2022 HESTA awards
An aged care provider and a nursing employer were recognised in the 2022 HESTA Excellence Awards, and will share in a $60,000 prize money pool. [ + ]
ANZFPS proposes plan to reduce falls by 30%
A report by the Australian and New Zealand Falls Prevention Society offers a plan that could reduce falls by 30% and lessen the $2.3 billion healthcare burden. [ + ]
New aged care home in western Sydney
Mercy Health has announced it will join with Our Lady Aged Care Centre (OLACC) to open and operate a brand new aged care home. [ + ]
International tech trial to detect falls
Fujitsu and Wakayama Medical University have started trials of technology to support caregivers in visually monitoring patients in privacy-sensitive contexts. [ + ]
2022 innovAGEING National Awards — winners announced
Winners of the 2022 innovAGEING National Awards have been announced with Aidan O’Flaherty from Tulich and Asset Journey receiving the Age Services Innovator of the Year award. [ + ]
