The peak nursing union for NSW has warned aged care providers, policymakers and the broader community that current medication management practices allow for an unacceptable margin of error and risk to residents. The call stems come from a NSW Nurses ...

Eight residents of a Floridian aged care home died after the site lost air conditioning in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, leading many people, including the state’s Governor to question why residents were not evacuated. The Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood ...

A study comparing the effectiveness of surgical masks with respirators has challenged long-held beliefs about infection control. A UNSW research team drew from the data of two randomised controlled trials involving 3591 Chinese participants to test the efficacy of hospital ...

Mary is an 85-year-old woman with dementia, living in residential aged care. She used to be very happy but in recent months has become sad, crying a lot and disengaging from her usual activities. Her carers believe that her sadness is ...

Malnutrition is a major public health issue in Australia, with 40–70 per cent of residents in aged care facilities malnourished. It is a silent epidemic that affects the sickest and most vulnerable in our communities, and those confined to institutional ...

Wound prevention for at-risk residents should be front of mind for aged care professionals. But if a resident does develop a wound, knowing the basics, including how to correctly use dressings, is crucial. Jan Rice, a wound management clinician, shared ...

To Sweden where researchers have been looking at occupations with a possible elevated risk of rheumatoid arthritis… The findings published in Arthritis Care & Research show certain work-related factors, such as airborne agents may contribute to an increased risk of ...

UK researchers at the UCL Institute of Neurology have identified a possible new treatment for Parkinson’s. The research, published in The Lancet, shows that from a small safety trial of 62 people with Parkinson’s, the 32 participants injected with exenatide ...