GP study reveals facility visit blockers
A study has revealed that only 40 per cent of early career GP’s visit residential aged care facilities, sighting lower remuneration and lack of education as the main barriers to entry.
Read more >A study has revealed that only 40 per cent of early career GP’s visit residential aged care facilities, sighting lower remuneration and lack of education as the main barriers to entry.
Read more >Leading Age Services Australia (LASA) has called on the government to provide an urgent funding injection to the residential aged care sector.
Read more >The Federal Court of Australia has declared that residential aged care providers cannot charge additional service fees that are known as ‘asset replacement charges’ or ‘capital refurbishment fees’.
Read more >A study has revealed that regular antipsychotic use in residential aged care has decreased, however medications to treat agitation and sleeping problems have increased.
Read more >The Aged Care Financing Authority (ACFA) has begun a review into respite services in the community care and residential aged care sectors.
Read more >The new Industry Reference Committee (IRC) has been launched to address the aged care workforce issues identified by the Aged Care Workforce Strategy Taskforce.
Read more >Leading Age Services Australia (LASA) will be hosting an online webinar on best practice in food and nutrition in residential aged care.
Read more >Families of aged care residents are increasingly installing surveillance devices in their loved one’s bedrooms, however their may be legal implications.
Read more >A new set of guidelines have been developed to help reduce the number of medications older people with dementia are prescribed.
Read more >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.
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