Deaths in residential aged care settings occur frequently enough to be core business. It is sometimes difficult to assess when an individual might be dying, and sometimes an acute event means that they may be transferred to hospital and die ...
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Tech’s bright future in the gloom of the aged care staffing crisis – opinion
Caring for our ageing population has been nothing short of a challenge in recent years – from the issues which urged the Australian Government to hand down the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety, to the COVID-19 pandemic that ...
More »How digital care technology can reduce falls and UTIs by monitoring fluids
The World Health Organization defines a fall as ‘an event that results in a person coming to rest inadvertently on the ground, floor, or other lower level’. Understandably, falls throughout aged care are a major concern worldwide, with an estimated ...
More »Why it is vital we properly recognise the care economy – opinion
Fixing aged care is set to be a key priority of the new government under Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. So is a more affordable and improved system of child care, reform of the NDIS, and strengthening Medicare and the health ...
More »Prioritising a learning culture for nurses of the future is key to improving patient care: opinion
Nurses are indispensable to the proper functioning of healthcare systems. Beyond their medical and administrative duties, they are an important pillar of emotional and mental support to patients and their loved ones. Today, nurses are increasingly playing a greater role ...
More »Workforce shortage solution is staring right at us: opinion
With Australia’s unemployment rate at its lowest level for more than 40 years, bringing the prospect of rising wages, higher inflation and climbing interest rates with it, the solution to the workforce shortage problem is staring right at all of ...
More »Quality dementia care must be prioritised in the 47th parliament: opinion
With an imminent federal election, all candidates must pledge that providing quality dementia care will be placed at the top of the agenda for the ongoing systemic aged care reforms in the 47th parliament. Dementia Australia has reinforced these messages ...
More »How AI and data science is helping aged care when politicians are not: opinion
The Federal Opposition has put the future funding of the nation’s aged care system at the centre of its pitch to voters in the upcoming election. In his budget reply speech, Anthony Albanese pledged to spend an extra $2.5bn fixing the ...
More »Easing admin challenges in aged care with digital visitor management systems – opinion
Australia’s experience with the coronavirus has demonstrated how rapidly viruses can spread within the community and the devastating impact it can have in vulnerable settings, such as aged care homes. As case numbers fluctuate and some restrictions continue, Australia’s already-pressured ...
More »What the budget means for our health and aged care sectors – five ideas to start reform: opinion
After the challenges of funding significant spending on COVID-19, 2021’s $17.7bn aged care reform package and the additional $2.1bn for mental health, it was not unreasonable to expect that 2022’s pre-election budget would be less exciting for health than previous ...
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