There has been a strong push towards smaller-scale, home-like accommodation in aged care in recent years. Many consumer bodies promoted the idea, highlighted by the Royal Commission into Aged Care, and it has been widely discussed in the industry. We ...
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Residents scored three in four facilities higher than final 2022 star rating
Aged care residents who were happy with their homes tended to rate them higher than the final star ratings published on my aged care, according to federal data published yesterday. The findings from last year's resident experience survey that contributed ...
More »On-site pharmacists halved medicine harm in aged care: report
On-site pharmacists conducting regular reviews in aged care could lower medication-related harm by 50 per cent, a new study has found. It’s estimated that one in five older people living in aged care homes has an adverse response to medication each ...
More »‘Never go to bed angry’: aged care residents share love story
South Australian aged care residents Ray and Marj were just teenagers when they met on a train speeding towards a party in the beachside town of Semaphore. "He made the first move by asking me to go out with him ...
More »‘Unfair, heavy weight’ on staff’s shoulders to reduce sexual assault: podcast
The government must introduce significant reforms to deal with the high rates of sexual assault in residential care homes, experts have said. Recent revelations that 50 sexual assaults occur in an aged care home each week have drawn attention to ...
More »Boosting life quality through intergenerational programs
An aged care home is bringing together older people and children to increase social connectivity and reduce loneliness. Chief executive officer of Rural Care Australia, Darren Midgley, currently operates Chaffey Aged Care, a 100-bed residential facility in northwest Victoria. He ...
More »‘Akin to a hotel’ – one resident’s experience of life in an aged care home: podcast
Alwyn Gordon has found that she doesn't mind living in residential aged care. After a stroke, Alwyn was told she needed to move into a home and, at first, didn't like the idea of leaving her house behind. Now, she ...
More »An age-old problem
Incontinence is a major reason why people move into residential care, and most aged residents suffer from it – which is why access to workforce training, education and support on the issue is a top priority for the sector. No ...
More »Who will be caring for our elderly
A new report paints a bleak picture of aged care, particularly when it comes to nurse numbers, write Annie May. The ratio of aged care residents per nurse will double in the next decade if the current rate of decline in ...
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