Number of approved aged care providers revealed
The Australian Aged Care Quality Agency has released statistics on the number of approved aged care providers across each Australian state and territory.
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Moving residents to palliative care settings could be detrimental
The Australian Medical Association (AMA) has released a Position Statement around the best palliative approach for the care management of aged care facility residents.
Read more >How providers are reducing medication errors and improving resident safety
Avoiding medication errors and missed medications is a priority for all aged care facilities. On the iCareHealth blog we look at how electronic medication management can help reduce medication errors and ensure the health and safety of residents.
Read more >Technology key to healthy ageing
Technology and self monitoring can be used to promote healthy ageing in older people, a technology expert has told the TEDx conference.
Read more >Not-for-profit and for-profit equal in passing accreditation
The Australian Aged Care Quality Agency has stated that there are no links between whether an aged care organisation is not-for-profit or for-profit and whether they meet accreditation.
Read more >Big data needed for dementia research
Researchers from the Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing at the University of New South Wales have revealed big data sets are needed to pool together knowledge from international dementia studies.
Read more >Expert renews call for rural telehealth strategy
A rural doctor and telehealth expert has renewed the call for a national telehealth strategy to improve the health outcomes of rural and remote Australians, particular vulnerable older people.
Read more >Intuitive navigation is the standout of Version 4 Clinical and Care Management for Scalabrini Village
Since implementing Clinical and Care Management software in 2008, Scalabrini Village has become one of iCareHealth’s most dedicated clients. It was this dedication that led iCareHealth to approach Scalabrini Village to become one of our few chosen beta and User Acceptance Testing (UAT) product testers for Version 4 of our Clinical and Care Management software. Thorough beta and UAT is essential for any software company, as it helps ensure the new product or upgrade is working effectively before it is rolled out across the client base. We spoke to Scalabrini Village’s Clinical Information Systems Manager, Tershia Bunsee, to find out why they decided to take part in the software testing, what it involved, and what outcomes they were able to achieve.
Read more >Providers encouraged to join Quality Indicator pilot
A set of voluntary Quality Indicators (QI) for the Australian aged care sector are being developed by the Department of Social Services.
Read more >Aged care statistics revealed
The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare report has revealed that 60% of Australians aged 65 and over access aged care services before they die.
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