Wound management focus needed in aged care
A wound management clinician has advised aged care professionals to place more emphasis on wound care, such as padding the limbs of residents who take anti-coagulants.
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Accreditation trial looks at resident feedback
Aged care residents were asked 12 questions on their experience with their aged care provider during a recent accreditation pilot program.
Read more >Community care providers waiving client fees
The Aged Care Financing Authority has found that less than 50% of community care providers charge their clients the maximum basic daily fee amount.
Read more >Majority of complaints resolved within month
The Aged Care Complaints Commissioner has released their quarterly complaints findings, which revealed that 89% of complaints were resolved within 30 days.
Read more >Mobile short courses to improve dementia care
Dementia Training Australia has released a series of short online courses specifically for residential and community care workers.
Read more >Montessori helping residents relearn habits
The Montessori method is being used in residential aged care to assist people with dementia to re-learn useful habits and remain independent.
Read more >App to support LGBTI clinical needs
An online training module and app are being created to help aged care providers and staff better meet the needs of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex (LGBTI) community.
Read more >$34 million in grants to spark innovation
The Federal Government has released $34 million in innovation funding grants to find new ways to support aged and dementia care.
Read more >CALD dementia care app launched
An app has been launched to help aged and community care workers deliver culturally appropriate care to people with dementia from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) backgrounds.
Read more >Medical outreach program to reduce hospitalisations
An on-call medical outreach trial will see expert hospital staff provide treatment of acute conditions, such as pneumonia and cellulitis, to residents within their aged care facility.
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