An elevated aged care cleaning profession can better serve residents and other facility staff, writes Errol Goldberg.
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Meaningful Ageing Workshops
Feb 26 – May 31 all-day
Home Care Package Design Seminar Stage 2
May 16 – Jun 6 all-day
Webinar: Managing Pressure Injuries: The Pressure is On!
May 21 all-day
COTA + ACSA Governance in Aged Care Conference
May 29 – May 30 all-day
COTA + ACSA | Aged Care Workforce Conference
Jun 4 – Jun 5 all-day
Health Metrics World Conference 2019
Aug 29 – Aug 30 all-day
8th International Conference on Ageing and Spirituality
Oct 27 – Oct 30 all-day
Latest News
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.
New carers website aims to change ‘culture of dementia despair’
A new website is being launched specifically for carers of people with dementia to find information and share their stories.
Local councils commit to disability-friendly neighbourhoods
Local councils in Sydney and Brisbane have launched plans to make their neighbourhoods more accessible for the elderly and people with disability.
Providers showcase quality dementia care
An individualised approach to care is key to understanding the needs of residents with dementia and delivering best-practice care, providers tell the aged care royal commission.
Call for real action on use of restraints in aged care
There needs to be more focus on aged care organisations providing best-practice dementia care, international dementia advocate Glenn Rees has told the aged care royal commission.
New funding to roll out spiritual care campaign
The national spiritual care and ageing peak body has received $544,000 to help aged care staff meet their obligations for spiritual care under the new standards and empower consumers about their rights.
