The royal commission has heard “significant” concerns about respite care and the effect of the “try before you buy” approach on the availability of residential respite.
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Wellness activities key to resident engagement
Aged care providers need to work with their residents to provide meaningful wellness activities, two occupational therapists tell Australian Ageing Agenda ahead of their appearance at an industry conference.
Royal commission told sector experiences ‘power imbalance’
A “significant” imbalance of power has made residents and home care recipients fearful of making complaints, the royal commission into aged care heard this week.
Commission hears of inappropriate use of pyschotropics for dementia
Psychotropic drugs are being inappropriately used to manage dementia, the aged care royal commission has been told.
Calls for wider screening of disability workers
Disability service providers have welcomed moves to introduce national screening for NDIS workers but say the scheme needs to cast a wider net across the disability support sector, including those holding key decision-making roles.
Royal commission gives pause to reflect on reform
The Royal Commission into Aged Care is a welcome development for many reasons including the opportunities it provides to reflect on the achievements as well as the oversights of the reforms in home care, Dr Beatriz Cardona writes.
QLD providers told to act on combustible cladding checklist
Queensland-based residential aged care and retirement living providers have until the end of March to complete the first stage of a three-step process ensuring their buildings are not affected by combustible cladding.
Measuring quality of life in aged care
The paramount importance of quality of life to aged care consumers and their families was highlighted on the first day of the royal commission into aged care. But how do we measure this, writes Professor Julie Ratcliffe.
Home care wait forces move to residential care, inquiry hears
The long wait for home care packages is forcing some older people to enter residential care prematurely because of carer burn-out and lack of reablement support, the aged care royal commission has heard.
Palliative Care Australia launches roadmap for the future
A new policy proposal has been launched provide an insight into what needs to be done to meet the increasingly complex palliative care needs of older Australians.
Study finds end of life care being left to chance
More than two thirds of older Australians have not left any formal instructions about their end of life care for when they are unable to make their own medical decisions, and half have left no directions at all, new research has found.
First witnesses appear at aged care royal commission
The aged care royal commission has heard evidence from its first witnesses, with calls by whistleblowers for a national database identifying rogue workers and concerns raised over an “unintentionally complex” aged care system.
