Residents and staff at Bolton Clarke have welcomed a group of Fijian aged care workers at its Rowes Bay and Glendale homes in Townsville, Queensland. Under the Australian Government's Aged Care Expansion Program (ACE), and as part of the PALM ...
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‘Heart of how we connect’: storytelling connects residents and future health workforce
Aged-care facility Bolton Clarke has partnered with Australian universities to launch a new program to inspire the future aged-care workforce through an innovative storytelling program. Storytelling in Health and Aged Care, Research and Education – known as SHARE – uses ...
More »87-year-old residents’ unexpected rise to fame
Dennis Gleeson's love for rugby gave him an unexpected claim to fame after scoring an entry into the Guinness World Records in 2006. The 87-year-old is a resident at Bolton Clarke Cabrini and holds the record for the oldest Rugby ...
More »Connect Local: empowering older people through social connections
A Victorian initiative is improving the wellbeing of isolated older people through a new social prescribing model. Connect Local, launched by Bolton Clarke Research Institute, is a community-based social connection model that was first introduced in Melbourne's Glen Eira earlier ...
More »Bolton Clarke announces new Bundoora retirement village
Aged care provider Bolton Clarke officially launched its second retirement and aged care community in Melbourne last week. The planned retirement village, ‘Callisto Place’, will feature 90 one, two- and three-bedroom apartments in the Bundoora suburb. Next to Callisto place, ...
More »Australia’s largest not-for-profit provider makes another sale
Aged care provider Bolton Clarke Group has struck a deal to buy McKenzie Aged Care after a two-year negotiation. The sale marks Bolton Clarke's third merger in three consecutive years, where it acquired Allity in 2022 and Acacia Living Group ...
More »Reversing frailty to curtail ‘alarming’ falls increase
A new program introduced by an aged care provider is helping prevent falls of community-dwelling older people transitioning from hospital to home. The project, 'Being your Best', by aged care provider Bolton Clarke aims to reduce or reverse frailty by ...
More »New thermal imaging technique may help provide better wound care
New research by RMIT and Bolton Clarke has found a way of predicting whether a wound needs extra management, offering an early alert system for the most chronic wounds. Published in the Nature journal Scientific Reports, the study shows that ...
More »Brooch to track conversations, warn of social isolation
How many conversations do you have in a day? A wearable device might soon be able to tell you. RMIT researchers have partnered with Bolton Clarke to develop the CaT Pin. It tracks the wearer’s conversation and sends alerts to ...
More »Visiting pharmacists improve medication safety: Bolton Clarke
Community nurses have been referring clients to a pharmacist to improve medication safety under an Australian pilot. The Visiting Pharmacist study saw Bolton Clarke employ two part‐time clinical pharmacists to review and reconcile clients' medications. Pharmacists also educated clients and ...
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