Hip fracture patients who have a home visit with an occupational therapist prior to leaving hospital have fewer readmissions and more functional independence after three months than those who don’t.
Conferences & Events
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Aged Care & Elder Law Conference
Jul 16 – Jul 18 all-day
Silver Rainbow: LGBTI Aged Care Awareness In-Person Training
Jul 30 2019 – Jun 1 2020 all-day
2nd Retirement Living Forum
Aug 26 – Aug 28 all-day
COTA + ACSA | Quality in Aged Care Conference
Aug 26 – Aug 29 all-day
ATSA Independent Living Expo (part of i-CREATe)
Aug 27 – Aug 28 all-day
Health Metrics World Conference 2019
Aug 29 – Aug 30 all-day
Aged Care Strategy Leaders Surviving, sustaining and thriving in times of change
Sep 25 – Sep 27 all-day
8th International Conference on Ageing and Spirituality
Oct 27 – Oct 30 all-day
Latest News
Commission hears of resident’s decline after failing to get home care
The royal commission has heard how an elderly woman who had to enter residential care after being told she would have a 12 month wait for home care died of infected ulcers three months later.
Investigation of People Care facility underway
The aged care regulator is taking steps to ensure the wellbeing and safety of all former residents of a Gold Coast facility that closed unexpectedly and has commenced an audit of the provider’s regulatory compliance.
Chair tells royal commission board was responsible for resident’s care failures
A provider has been questioned about its failure to adequately monitor, treat and document a resident throughout her stay and communicate appropriately with relatives including about maggots found in a wound.
Older people want to be understood, survey finds
Almost half of Australian seniors feel their identity is poorly understood or not heard well by their loved ones, a new survey shows.
Provider begins roll out of dementia cafes
Victorian provider Lifeview Residential Care has launched its first dementia café in a bid to improve support and education to people affected by dementia in the communities they provide services.
Quest to reduce falls in people with dementia continues
Preliminary results of a study into reducing falls in people with dementia have left researchers disappointed.
Tasmanian council scoops award for dementia initiative
A Tasmanian council has received a local government award for making its community more dementia-friendly.
Consumer-directed expectations challenge providers
In an aged care system ruled by consumers, choice will still be limited by resources, writes Mark Sheldon-Stemm.
Noticeboard: Aged Care Guild welcomes new member
Also in this wrap: Bethanie partners with the Australian Medical Association; and Eastern Health partners with legal centre.
Stopping preventive medicines linked to increased frailty
Older people who stop taking preventive medicine experience increased frailty compared to those who keep taking the medication.
Financial performance of aged care declining, ACFA report shows
The number of residential aged care providers making a profit has decreased by 12 percentage points to just over half, the seventh Aged Care Financing Authority report shows.
