The government's handling of the vaccination rollout in aged care came under scrutiny again in the last sitting week of parliament before the winter break. Aged care services Minister Richard Colbeck revealed that only 4 per cent of home care ...
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Retirement Village: what do you buy if you don’t want the retirement or the village? opinion
Housing is always a place to live with whomever you want to, a place to conduct your daily life, a roof over your head, a place to store your stuff, a place to call home and an investment. But after ...
More »Blood transfusions at home and in aged care are ‘safe and effective’
The trend from hospital to home-based care, accelerated during the coronavirus pandemic, looks set to continue with the first evidence in Australia that regular blood transfusions can be safely performed by nurses in residential homes and aged care facilities. The ...
More »Vulnerable Australians should not rely on the 3G network
Providers using assistive devices such as medical alarms that are reliant on the 3G network now have just under 36 months to upgrade to 4G. Covering a total of 99.4 per cent of the Australian population, Telstra has the largest ...
More »Just ‘Ask Annie’: new app developed to support home care workers
Dementia Australia has developed a new smartphone app which provides training and support for at-home and community care workers. Ask Annie, which was released last week, offers 10-15 minute ‘micro-lessons’ based on the real-life scenarios of those caring for people ...
More »Aged care faces workforce ‘exodus’ if jabs become mandatory
One third of West Australian aged care workers would quit if the government mandates the COVID-19 vaccination, according to a survey conducted by the nursing union in the state. The Australian Nursing Federation (ANF) state secretary Mark Olson said that ...
More »Ageing is irreversible: new landmark research
A landmark study has found that slowing or reversing the ageing process is unlikely to be possible for humans. Researchers from 14 different countries set out to test the ‘invariant rate of ageing’ hypothesis, which says that a species has ...
More »The Budget is missing one vital ingredient – care
There is something truly significant missing from the Federal Government’s $17.7 billion aged care reform package: people. While I support the intention of the reforms, I believe that its proposed investment in staffing – primarily focused on nursing, and ...
More »Bookworm clocks up 69 years as Liverpool Library member and 14,000 books
Dorothy Joyce McGillivray has been a Liverpool Library member for a long time. Since 1952 Dorothy has amassed a huge 14,000 books borrowed and the 96-year old holds the title as the library's longest-serving member. Pretty much the minute she ...
More »A vaccinated nurse one of three new positive cases in Victoria, worked with Arcare patients
A vaccinated nurse has tested positive to Covid-19 in Victoria as the state recorded three new locally acquired infections on Wednesday. The state’s health department announced five new local cases about 8.30am, but two of those were previously revealed on ...
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