Fewer nursing home residents are needing to return to hospital after discharge under a program that involves regular specialist follow up. The intervention, called Regular Early Assessment Post-Discharge (REAP), was developed by a team from St George Hospital, Calvary Health ...

Training up community care workers in falls prevention may help curb the declining number of clients taking part in preventive exercise programs, new research suggests. Study lead Dr Elissa Burton, from the School of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science at Curtin ...

A humble vitamin B3 supplement could be the key to treating glaucoma, new research has found. Melbourne’s Centre for Eye Research Australia is in the midst of conducting a world-first human trial that uses vitamin B3 to treat the disease of ...

Nursing students aren’t aware of some strategies to prevent pressure injuries but feel it falls on them to help out, a survey has found. Researchers from the University of New England (UNE) quizzed undergraduate nursing students across seven Australian universities ...

New guidelines released this week will reduce the number of unnecessary prescriptions for senior Australians with dementia. Developed by the University of Sydney in conjunction with Canada’s Bruyère Research Institute, the document was approved by the National Health and Medical ...

As muscle, bone and joint conditions continue to become more common, new research has found those suffering from musculoskeletal problems could benefit from a different approach to treatment. The national report released today was commissioned by MOVE and conducted by ...

Are you an early bird or a night owl? Unpacking that question is a good starting point for shiftworkers to ensure a person-centred approach to caring for people with dementia at night, says Belinda Goodenough, knowledge translation manager at Dementia Training ...

Malnutrition is common in aged care settings and is associated with an increased risk of ill health and a decline in the physical health, function and wellbeing of residents. Studies consistently identify that more than half the people living in ...