A wide-ranging new textbook on palliative care is a valuable resource for the aged care sector, an expert says.
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Latest News
Providers call on re-elected government to take action
Aged care stakeholders have congratulated the re-elected Morrison government but reiterated calls for a Cabinet position for the sector’s minister and urgent action on key issues.
‘Brain in a dish’ offers hope for dementia treatment
Researchers are developing ‘artificial brains’ that can test early versions of dementia drugs and hope to begin clinical trials begin within five years.
Free tablets program puts seniors in touch
Mobile tablets will be handed out to 650 seniors to help them chat with volunteers, friends and family in a new program designed to combat loneliness in the community.
Bringing death and dying to the table
It is time we were all a lot more ageing and death literate, writes Rosie Bonnin.
The rising role of cleaners in aged care
An elevated aged care cleaning profession can better serve residents and other facility staff, writes Errol Goldberg.
Prescribing of psychotropics a shared responsibility, inquiry told
Residential aged care providers and the family of residents should also be accountable for any psychotropic medications prescribed, a leading dementia expert tells the royal commission.
Noticeboard: Helping Hand unveils new facility
Also in this wrap: Catholic Healthcare completes Forbes relocation; Uniting AgeWell opens extension; and Anglican Care commences Gloucester development.
Aged care leader wins top national business award
Aged care innovator Natasha Chadwick has been named Telstra Australian Business Woman of the Year and is using the platform to call for change to the industry.
Use of physical restraints unjustified, royal commission hears
Physical restraints do not improve quality of life and they should be banned from use in residential aged care, a medical expert has told the aged care inquiry.
Inquiry hears about heavy workloads and inadequate training
Residential aged care staff often have heavy workloads and work unpaid overtime to finish all their duties on a shift, the aged care royal commission has heard.
Election silence on home care wait list ‘inexplicable’
The home care waiting list has been the elephant in the room during the election campaign.
