Food and nutrition webinar available
Leading Age Services Australia (LASA) will be hosting an online webinar on best practice in food and nutrition in residential aged care.
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Surveillance devices bring challenges in aged care
Families of aged care residents are increasingly installing surveillance devices in their loved one’s bedrooms, however their may be legal implications.
Read more >Virtual reality provides welcome distraction
Virtual reality is being used to help minimise the pain and discomfort experienced by aged care recipients during painful procedures, such as wound dressing.
Read more >Guidelines shine light on polypharmacy risks
A new set of guidelines have been developed to help reduce the number of medications older people with dementia are prescribed.
Read more >Offline service information essential for seniors
A National Seniors report has revealed that the majority of older people make decisions about retirement and care services based on information from trusted advisers, rather than looking online.
Read more >Program to drive innovation in aged care
The Federal Government will contribute $400,000 to the innovAGEING program, which is aimed at driving innovation to meet growing aged care demands.
Read more >Funding boost to grow sector workforce
The $33 million Boosting the Local Care Workforce Program has been designed to increase the amount of jobs available to meet the growing disability and aged care sector.
Read more >Reducing hazards for people with dementia
Dementia Australia has published a set of recommendations to help ensure people with dementia remain safe in their home.
Read more >Long-range sensors to help monitor people with dementia
Antennas and long-range sensors have been installed around Launceston, with the hope to assist wearable devices to track the movements and locations of people with dementia.
Read more >Dementia friendly grants available
Dementia Australia is awarding grants to community or not-for-profit organisations to implement dementia friendly initiatives, such as an accessible garden.
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