More than half of older people living in residential aged care facilities experience dementia. Those people with advanced dementia who can no longer participate in the traditional engagement programs offered within facilities are often socially isolated and without any meaningful ...

Whiddon is a large not-for-profit organisation that operates residential aged care, community care and retirement living, with 19 facilities scattered throughout NSW and parts of Queensland. Whiddon has been a proponent of the person-centred care model since 2015, its chief executive ...

Person-centred care was at the heart of the recent Perth hearing of the royal commission. Derived from the ideas of Carl Rodgers and Thomas Kitwood, person-centred care can be defined as care which is unique to the patient – their preferences ...

Much has been said about person-centred care for people with dementia, but it’s time for change to make sure the good intentions of person-centred care don’t get lost in busy day-to-day routines. The crucial component needed to make this approach ...

Many people working in aged care see resident-to-resident aggression (RAA) happen daily but don’t have access to much evidence surrounding its prevention, a new study has said. Led by Dr Briony Jain from Monash University, Victorian researchers interviewed 15 people working ...