http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/ This feed displays the lastest stories from Aged Care INsite. Copyright 2006-2010 APN Educational Media Thu, 9 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT Aged Care INsite Thu, 9 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT 1440 http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18220 http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18220 Baptist Community Services - NSW & ACT (BCS) has announced the appointment of Ross Low as its new CEO. Low succeeds Dr June Heinrich, who retired on... Mon, 6 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18219 http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18219 What are the early warning signs of dementia and the benefits of early diagnosis are among the topics to be discussed by an internationally... Mon, 6 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18218 http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18218 National accounting firm Bentleys will join with legal firm Carne Reidy Herd and governance consultants Community Business Australia to present a... Mon, 6 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18112 http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18112 Aged care facilities in Katoomba, Killara and Hamlyn Terrace in NSW have been recognised for their achievements in improving the mental health and... Mon, 30 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18111 http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18111 The internship shortage for medical students has reached crisis point, says the Australian Medical Association (AMA). Faced with a growing ageing... Mon, 30 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18110 http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18110 Takeover target Aevum Ltd has returned to profit and wants to expand further in the eastern states, which it says illustrates the "inadequacy" of... Mon, 30 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18109 http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18109 Neglected by her family and failed by "dangerously strained" health services, an intellectually handicapped young indigenous woman spent her dying... Mon, 30 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18108 http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18108 Transmission of the H1N1 virus has been elevated in New Zealand for several weeks, the Influenza Specialist Group (ISG) reports, and a jump in new... Mon, 30 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18107 http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18107 A new approach to diagnosing and managing common and clinically important health conditions in remote Australia has been outlined in the latest... Mon, 30 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18043 http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18043 A pensioner group wants the three independents set to decide the next federal government to bargain for dental care to be placed under Medicare, no... Mon, 23 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18042 http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18042 The Council on the Ageing (COTA) has welcomed the 'Ageing in Victoria' framework released last week by the Victorian Government. It has congratulated... Mon, 23 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18041 http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18041 An intergenerational mosaic program at Villa Maria in Bundoora is enabling older people and students to work together to create new skills,... Mon, 23 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18040 http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18040 Eating more spinach and other green leafy vegetables can reduce the risk of Type 2 diabetes, a study published by the British Medical Journal (BMJ)... Mon, 23 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18039 http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18039 New research has found the overwhelming majority of people value those who work with older people. Two out of three people have personally... Mon, 23 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17904 http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17904 Hundreds of international nursing students caught in the transition to national registration are no longer facing deportation following the decision... Mon, 16 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17903 http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17903 Labor has pledged $5 million to improve translation services for older Australians in aged care if it wins the election. The promise includes more... Mon, 16 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17902 http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17902 The recent health debate between health minister Nicola Roxon and Opposition health minister Peter Dutton failed to address one of the biggest... Mon, 16 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17901 http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17901 The recognition by the major parties of the importance of providing meaningful ways in which older people can continue working has been applauded by... Mon, 16 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17900 http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17900 Alzheimer's Australia Victoria has announced the appointment of Maree McCabe as its new Chief Executive Officer. McCabe has a professional background... Mon, 16 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17784 http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17784 The ALP, Coalition and the Greens are all pinning their hopes for a great big aged care solution for the incoming Government on the Productivity... Thu, 12 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17616 http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17616 A partnership between a local Institute of Technology and a supported living neighbourhood for seniors is resulting in significant benefits for... Mon, 9 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17615 http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17615 Couples where one member has dementia and the other is the primary care-giver are being sought for a new research study. Entitled "As Time Goes By",... Mon, 9 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17614 http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17614 Aged care providers from Victoria's rural regions have rallied together in an effort to get aged care issues on the election agenda. Rural members of... Mon, 9 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17613 http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17613 An expert in elder law from the University of Western Sydney has launched a series of brochures, designed to protect the financial security of older... Mon, 9 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17612 http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17612 The Green Party's aged care policy represents a strategic approach to caring for older Australians now and in the future. That's according to the... Mon, 9 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17611 http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17611 A major Queensland aged care provider is teaming up with a range of agencies to combat the low life expectancy of Aboriginal and Torres Strait... Mon, 9 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17166 http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17166 Victorian doctors and nurses could be equipped with iPads while undertaking their hospital rounds in future, if a trial of wireless technology is... Mon, 2 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17165 http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17165 Industry peak bodies have reapplied the pressure on Prime Minister Julia Gillard to act on the urgent need for reform. ACAA has just delivered its... Mon, 2 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17164 http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17164 Australia's major political parties should commit to a having a minister for older Australians in the next government, the Council on the Ageing... Mon, 2 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17163 http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17163 A new tablet for people with type 2 diabetes promises to lower blood glucose levels without the side effects of other medications. Around 1.5 million... Mon, 2 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17162 http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17162 Nurses and doctors have criticised Abbott's aged care announcements as simplistic and short- sighted. The Australian Nursing Federation (ANF) says a... Mon, 2 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=17078 http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=17078 Eighty per cent of providers want one body to represent all aged care facilities in Australia on a national level, a new survey found. And, despite... Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=17074 http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=17074 Low care is suffering a slow and significant death. As a proportion of aged care services, low-level residential care is in distinct and continued... Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=17079 http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=17079 Moves towards truly person centred models of care got a major boost this month with the government's release of 500 consumer directed care packages.... Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Lifestyle&idArticle=17098 http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Lifestyle&idArticle=17098 What goes up must come ...? It takes two to ...? Two's company but three's a ...? Combining general knowledge with reminiscence, Memory Magic is a... Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Management+%26+Finance&idArticle=17085 http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Management+%26+Finance&idArticle=17085 Effective collaboration between staff and families is underutilised in aged care and greater clarity is needed when defining the role of families in... Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=17099 http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=17099 When a person is unwell the obvious treatment option is curative. However, in the situation of life threatening illness, there can come a time when... Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Lifestyle&idArticle=17097 http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Lifestyle&idArticle=17097 Research into popular recreational pastimes, fishing tops the list. However, entry into residential care can often spell the end to all of that.... Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Community+Care&idArticle=17096 http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Community+Care&idArticle=17096 As the Australian population continues to age at an alarming rate, the importance of high quality community care services has never been more... Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Community+Care&idArticle=17095 http://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Community+Care&idArticle=17095 I've just returned from Copenhagen, via Jogjakarta, to once again face the daily realities involved in living my own life. I was in Copenhagen as an... Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT