2024 is shaping up to be a year of mega reform for the Aged Care Sector with the Aged Care Act, new (“strengthened”) Aged Care Quality Standards and a new model for regulating aged care, all set to become law ...

Could IT maturity be the answer to today’s opportunities and tomorrow’s challenges in the aged care sector? Aging. It comes to us all. But as Australia’s population continues to boom – recently hitting 27 million, 18 years earlier than predicted1 ...

With Australia’s aging population set to rapidly accelerate over the next ten years, the demand for and pressure on aged care services both aged care residences and within home-based support programs is expected to increase exponentially.  In 2020 it was ...

In the rapidly evolving landscape of healthcare, technological advancements have become pivotal in ensuring the well-being and safety of our elderly loved ones. With a deep commitment to providing cutting-edge solutions, we introduce a revolutionary Aged Care technology that goes ...

Judi Dyer is an experienced ED Nurse from New Zealand who shared some information about her nurse placement experience with the Rural Locum Assistance Program (Rural LAP). Judi initially started working with an Australian nursing agency, in a bid to ...

With the current shortage of aged care workers, it is crucial that we strengthen the current workforce’s capability and develop meaningful learning pathways to help attract more people to the sector and increase quality of care. For this reason, Dementia ...

From supporting the front-line delivery of care to easing the administrative burden on support staff behind the scenes, there are myriad opportunities for the aged and disability care industry to embrace technology. With the right strategy and application, digital solutions ...

As reported by the media, cases of dementia patients going missing from Aged Care facilities happens on a regular basis and is on the rise.   These incidents result in a lot of emergency service and aged care staff being ...

As Australia's aged care industry grapples with perennial issues such as staffing shortages, care quality, financial insecurity and inflationary pressures, now is a great opportunity for decision makers to optimise the processes and technologies they use to manage external expenditure. ...

What is the Gut Microbiota? The human body is inhabited by trillions of microbes, mostly bacteria but also viruses and fungi (1). The majority of these microbes inhabit the human intestinal system, which is called the gut microbiota (Figure 1). ...