http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/ This feed displays the lastest stories from Aged Care INsite. Copyright 2006-2010 APN Educational Media Mon, 6 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT Aged Care INsite Mon, 6 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT 1440 http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23034 http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23034 The third National Aged Care Workforce Census and Survey is underway and organisers are requesting participants complete the questionnaires online... Sun, 5 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23033 http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23033 Successive recent reviews have made the case that Australia's aged care system has reached its 'use by' date. The reviews collectively point out that... Sun, 5 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23032 http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23032 Nurses can get confused between health promotion and just one of its aspects, health education, according to new research. Dr Janet Roden, nurse... Sun, 5 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23031 http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23031 Australian men are becoming obese faster than women even though they generally do more exercise, according to a new report which shows the incidence... Sun, 5 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23030 http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23030 The aged care industry has pointed to a new report as further evidence that the current system is not sustainable, with the cost of providing modern... Sun, 5 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23029 http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23029 Victorian aged care facilities have reduced the number of registered nurses employed in the sector following revised legislation which has allowed... Sun, 5 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22985 http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22985 The recipient of Australia Day honours for service to nursing and aged care says the substitution of skilled nurses is the biggest issue the industry... Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22984 http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22984 Australia will play host to the prestigious International Dementia Excellence Awards this year when they are presented in Sydney in June to coincide... Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22983 http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22983 The latest statistics indicate that in the next 40 years, the number of people aged over 85 is expected to quadruple. Unless they are tackled... Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22982 http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22982 An aged care provider's efforts to incorporate innovative affordable housing in a key area of regeneration have been recognised. Harmony Village... Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22981 http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22981 The inspired growth of the Eden Alternative philosophy of care in Australia continues. Wesley Mission Brisbane's aged care community, Anam Cara in... Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22980 http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22980 How we best design and deliver culturally inclusive services in the future is one of the key questions to be tackled by industry professionals and... Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22979 http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22979 An overhaul of the aged care system is needed to avoid an imminent crisis, the federal government has been warned. A coalition of 28 groups,... Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22978 http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22978 Older employees are being made redundant, denied training and even verbally abused, according to a study showing almost one in three have encountered... Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22857 http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22857 Feros Care CEO Jennene Buckley says that telecare technology is the way of the future when it comes to supporting the independent and safety of... Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22824 http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22824 Almost half of the respondents to a recent INsite news survey said they were not confident that the government would implement the reforms to aged... Sun, 11 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22827 http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22827 From January, the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) will scrutinise registered training organisations (RTOs) when they apply to register,... Sun, 11 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Building+%26+Refurbishment&idArticle=22834 http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Building+%26+Refurbishment&idArticle=22834 It has long been understood that contact with nature provides an opportunity to calm the senses. Nature has the capacity to capture our attention and... Sun, 11 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Technology&idArticle=22842 http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Technology&idArticle=22842 At this stage they are like old friends. We are all intimately familiar with the gadgets and gismos promising us independence in our old age; a... Sun, 11 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Dementia&idArticle=22838 http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Dementia&idArticle=22838 It's "like night and day" is an expression we use when we want to emphasise how different things are. We are all aware that in our everyday lives the... Sun, 11 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22849 http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22849 Societal and institutional ageism has led to a focus on care and chronic disease rather than on supporting positive ageing, despite international... Sun, 11 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=22848 http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=22848 There are many reasons why a resident of an aged care facility might choose to follow a vegetarian diet, including religious, ethical, health and... Sun, 11 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Lifestyle&idArticle=22847 http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Lifestyle&idArticle=22847 "The best part about working with older people is the amazing wealth of stories they have to tell," says renowned author Patrick Allington. For the... Sun, 11 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Opinion&idArticle=22846 http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Opinion&idArticle=22846 Having just spent nearly 20 hours on a long-haul flight home, I've had considerable time to pull together my thoughts after my recent trip to the... Sun, 11 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Opinion&idArticle=22845 http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Opinion&idArticle=22845 While in Turkey recently, I woke to the news of an Australian nurse being charged with the murder of several aged care residents in Sydney. I was in... Sun, 11 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Community+Care&idArticle=22844 http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Community+Care&idArticle=22844 A phone has been launched which is hoped to improve community-based care and case management, enhance the skills of direct care workers and improve... Sun, 11 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Community+Care&idArticle=22843 http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Community+Care&idArticle=22843 Here is some good news for a change. Recent figures from the UN show that in the second half of the 20th century, the proportion of people aged 60... Sun, 11 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Technology&idArticle=22841 http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Technology&idArticle=22841 We have been encouraging older people for some years to use the internet and digital media for personal communication, entertainment and for all... Sun, 11 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Technology&idArticle=22840 http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Technology&idArticle=22840 A 12-month trial of an in-home monitoring system achieved a 28 per cent reduction in the hospitalisation rate among a group of NSW people battling a... Sun, 11 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Dementia&idArticle=22839 http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Dementia&idArticle=22839 Although there is general agreement, and evidence, for the benefits of providing homelike environments in residential aged care for people with... Sun, 11 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Dementia&idArticle=22837 http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Dementia&idArticle=22837 Most residential aged care staff and families are unaware that dementia is a terminal condition and do not recognise its symptoms leading to death.... Sun, 11 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Dementia&idArticle=22836 http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Dementia&idArticle=22836 Small group homes for people with dementia provide good quality care and a domestic environment where people can live as individuals and families can... Sun, 11 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Building+%26+Refurbishment&idArticle=22835 http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Building+%26+Refurbishment&idArticle=22835 As Australia's aged care sector continues to expand, providers are more conscious of the need to create attractive yet functional environments that... Sun, 11 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Management+%26+Finance&idArticle=22833 http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Management+%26+Finance&idArticle=22833 As the federal government mulls over the Productivity Commission report into aged care, uncertainty remains about how changes to accommodation bonds,... Sun, 11 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Management+%26+Finance&idArticle=22832 http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Management+%26+Finance&idArticle=22832 A South Australian aged care provider is piloting a casual pool of staff to improve service delivery for use across 14 residential care facilities.... Sun, 11 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Management+%26+Finance&idArticle=22831 http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Management+%26+Finance&idArticle=22831 Half the directors of not-for-profit organisations surveyed in 2011 by the Australian Institute of Company Directors think the quality of governance... Sun, 11 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Management+%26+Finance&idArticle=22830 http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Management+%26+Finance&idArticle=22830 A recurring topic at the ACAA congress in November was on surviving the intergenerational workforce. Beyond the Baby Boomer, Gen X and Y stereotypes... Sun, 11 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education+%26+Training&idArticle=22829 http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education+%26+Training&idArticle=22829 The majority of the teaching nursing homes currently operating in Australia are located in metropolitan areas, are large in size and serve a diverse... Sun, 11 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education+%26+Training&idArticle=22828 http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education+%26+Training&idArticle=22828 All residential aged care facilities provide 24-hour service, yet until recently most research into the care of residents, and particularly those... Sun, 11 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22826 http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22826 With funding from the NSW government, Catholic Community Services (CCS) is providing case management and brokerage support in the Sydney, Hunter,... Sun, 11 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT