Industry News
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. [ + ]
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. [ + ]
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. [ + ]
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. [ + ]
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. [ + ]
Free aged care workforce planning tool
The Aged Care Workforce Industry Council (ACWIC) has developed a Workforce Planning Tool that captures and presents workforce insights. [ + ]
Medi-Map achieves transitional eNRMC conformance in Tas
Medication management solution Medi-Map can now be used as an e-prescribing platform for Tasmanian aged care facilities. [ + ]
Assessing food quality in aged care with a family survey
A recent report by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare determined 1 in 10 aged care residents have experienced unplanned weight loss. [ + ]
Provider proposes new aged care funding model
Blue Care has recommended sweeping reform of the Australian National Aged Care Classification system, calling for a flexible, individualised model of choice. [ + ]
Home care pricing caps welcomed
The federal government's announcement that it will cap administrative and management fees in the Home Care Packages Program is a win for older Australians. [ + ]
Concern over EN redundancies in aged care
The ANMF has expressed concerns that enrolled nurses are being replaced with personal care workers in nursing homes — in a potential cost-cutting exercise. [ + ]
Study explores the impact of pets in aged care
Research driven by the National Centre for Healthy Ageing (NCHA) will investigate whether bonding with animals can reduce loneliness in at-risk groups. [ + ]
