Keeping residents’ spirits up and engaging them with complementary therapies were at the heart of work by nominees for the MOA Benchmarking Community Service in Aged Care Award, which recognises medical and health professionals or volunteers who are supporting the health and ...

Too little attention is paid to malnutrition in people living with dementia in the home, a new discussion paper has shown. Dementia and Nutrition in the Home, released today by Alzheimer’s Australia NSW, called on the federal government to address the issue ...

Delving deeper into the relationship between staff and clients can give businesses a competitive advantage. It’s not as simple as ‘engaged staff means happy client’. That’s according to Dr John Fleming, chief scientist for Gallup Marketplace Consulting and Human Sigma Practices, who ...

Retired teacher Trish Underhill decided right when she was first diagnosed with dementia that she was going to be proactive. “I thought if I’ve got this disease, then I am going to be proactive about it and help in any ...

A new call device that allows people with physical disabilities to call for assistance in a way that wasn’t possible before, has won a series of awards. The device, developed by researchers from Flinders University and the University of South ...

Australian plants may soon play a role in the way healthcare professionals combat golden staph infections, heal wounds, and even treat diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. Queensland University of Technology research into the use of plants in treating these ...

New Australian research has explored the role and needs of family carers of people with dementia across acute-care settings. The study, funded by the Dementia Collaborative Research Centre: Carers and Consumers, found a need for an increased focus on the family ...

Australian lawn bowlers will learn about skin care, nutrition and positive ageing in between games as part of a new partnership between RDNS and Bowls Australia. As part of the team up, RDNS nurses and educators will provide health and ...