Each week the residents at Sydney’s Twilight Aged Care home in Glades Bay look forward to singing and dancing like no one is watching when Moove & Groove silent discos hustle into town. The brainchild of founder and CEO Alison ...
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Royal commission extended six months, new commissioner named
Governor-General David Hurley has signed off on a request from the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety for an extension of six months, Aged Care Minister Richard Colbeck has announced. Colbeck also named an additional commissioner – retired ...
More »Queensland government targets rogue aged care providers with new Bill
The Palaszszuk-led Queensland government made good on its promise to improve transparency among the private aged care facilities in the state, with the introduction of The Health Transparency Bill to state parliament. If passed, the bill will enable the collection ...
More »Floridian aged care nurses arrested over hurricane deaths
Four aged care employees in the US are facing charges for the deaths of aged care residents who fell victim to extreme heat in the aftermath of a hurricane. Fourteen residents of Floridian aged care home Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills died ...
More »Can working in aged care produce better nurses?
Research by academics at Western Sydney University has found that nursing undergrads who work in aged care while completing their studies are learning valuable skills and enter the profession ahead of their graduate peers. The research surveyed new graduate nurses ...
More »Do we still need unpaid carers in a competitive aged care market?
Is the unpaid assistance provided in the main by family caregivers or other close relatives, friends or associates still necessary, or have carers become a problem? Do they require a new specialised management approach to ensure they don’t get in ...
More »Aged care closure: Earle Haven faces royal commission
Last week, the royal commission heard evidence from the players involved in the closing of the Earle Haven facility in Queensland. The sudden closure left 68 residents temporarily homeless, and during testimony there was confusion – due to the complicated nature ...
More »Saving money on aged care food a ‘false economy’
While keeping food spend low in aged care might seem like a cost-saving measure, it’s actually a false economy. That’s one of the messages Dr Sandra Iuliano, who provided evidence at the aged care royal commission, sent to the sector via ...
More »Queensland promises staffing level reports, mandated ratios
Private aged care providers operating in Queensland will be asked to publicly report staffing information. If they don’t, it may be published for them, should legislation proposed by the State Government go ahead. The move by premier Annastacia Palaszczuk is ...
More »Aged care facility shuts with no notice, leaves 70 homeless
Seventy aged care residents have been left homeless after the operator closed the private facility abruptly and without warning on Thursday afternoon. Police were called to Earle Haven Retirement Village on Queensland’s Gold Coast amid reports of a disturbance. The 70 ...
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