Safeguarding medication administration was a key priority for Amana Living when they implemented Telstra Health’s MedMobile application. By using the app, their organisation has not only reduced medication errors, they have also experienced a significant reduction in medication round times.
Read more >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 >Dementia Australia has published a set of recommendations to help ensure people with dementia remain safe in their home.
Read more >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 Australia is awarding grants to community or not-for-profit organisations to implement dementia friendly initiatives, such as an accessible garden.
Read more >A university research team has released a series of recommendations to help reduce preventable deaths in residential aged care.
Read more >The Federal Government has announced an additional $3 million annual increase to rural and remote aged care services.
Read more >Over 100,000 older people are currently in the national queue for the Home Care Packages Program, the Department of Health has revealed.
Read more >Telstra Health – Aged, Disability & Community Care (ADCC) will be taking a break over the holiday period, with our offices closing from Monday 25 December 2017 and reopening on Monday 8 January 2018.
Read more >The Aged Care Diversity Framework has been launched to assist aged care providers to deliver services that are inclusive, respectful and personalised to all individuals.
Read more >A one-page questionnaire has been developed to measure residents’ opinions of the quality of care provided by their aged care facility.
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