A study into injury-related or premature deaths of aged-care residents has found that 80 per cent were from falls. Choking, at 7 per cent, was another common cause. The research also found that 1.3 per cent were suicides, 0.6 ...

A trial of individualised education that engages older patients in falls prevention has shown falls and resulting injuries reduced by 40 per cent. The study involved more than 3500 people across eight Western Australian aged-care rehabilitation units. It encouraged patients to develop strategies ...

A project aiming to improve the care of nursing home residents who develop acute illnesses has received $1.15 million from the Department of Social Services. The project is called CEDRiC (Care Co-ordination through Emergency Department, Residential Aged Care and Primary ...

A focus on palliative care across residents, family and aged-care organisations is fast becoming a necessity. By Kevin Rocks For many people, discussing the possibility of placing a family member in aged care can be difficult and even distressing. And ...

Research shows governments must make it easier for patient organisations to provide effective consultation on new devices and systems. By Amie Larter and Dallas Bastian Shortfalls in the consultation between patient advocates and government on healthcare tech funding must be ...

Without further thinking about how to address the mental health needs of people in residential care, these individuals are going to be forgotten, an academic has said. Professor Sunil Bhar of Swinburne University of Technology said many older people face ...

A team of researchers has visited 14 islands in the Torres Strait to give advice on how to improve health there later in life. University of Queensland School of Psychology researcher professor Nancy Pachana, who joined a team from James ...

Diagnostic tools for acute pain are often difficult for health professionals to interpret and apply, and managing chronic pain holds its own challenges. This was the focus of the presentation from the University of Queensland’s PainLang at the Australian Pain ...