The harms of polypharmacy in residential aged care are well known, but how can they be managed? Polypharmacy is a hot topic, as it is highly prevalent and well known to contribute to a range of harms, including adverse drug ...

The needs of aged care residents are changing, and this is presenting challenges for the traditional food service system. Australia’s population is getting older. About 14 per cent of us are over 65 and 1.9 per cent are over 85, ...

Australian women are willing to tell others about their bladder leakage but the majority simply laugh off the health issue, a new survey has found. The Continence Foundation of Australia survey of 1000 women aged 30-years-and-older found that while women ...

Telling someone that their loved one is gone or has passed might seem like a gentle way to break news of a death but sometimes using such euphemisms can lead to misunderstanding and confusion, a palliative care expert has cautioned. ...

Nurses and allied health staff across 13 aged care sites have turned to an online network to help reduce the incidence of falls. Twenty aged care staff with an interest in falls prevention took part in a web-based Community of ...

Aged and palliative care bodies have united to release a set of principles to help services in their approach to death and dying. The principles were developed by Palliative Care Australia (PCA), COTA Australia, Alzheimer’s Australia, Aged & Community Services ...

The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care (the Commission) has lent its voice to a World Health Organisation (WHO) campaign to fight antibiotic resistance through good hand hygiene practices. Dr Mahmoud Fikri, WHO regional director for the ...

A vital part of the overall care of the aged is providing the correct food and drink. Enter the Accredited Practising Dietitian. Optimal care of patients in aged care settings requires a cohesive and collaborative multidisciplinary team. Medical, nursing and ...