Journalist Ellen Fanning has collaborated with the Seniors Rights Service to produce 18 videos featuring experts including former High Court judge Justice Michael Kirby sharing their knowledge on a wide range of issues around elder abuse.
Resources
New book celebrates history of Aussie nurses
The unique history of nursing in Australia is celebrated in a new book by researcher and medical historian Deborah Burrows.
End of life planning resources for CALD communities
Advance Care planning Australia has released a range of translated resources for non-Egnlish speaking communities to help start the end-of-life planning discussion.
Guide helps minimise stress of moving into care
A new book on the often stressful and difficult process of moving into a care home provides a practical guide to help those involved navigate their way through the process.
New resource to assist roll out of supported decision-making
The Cognitive Decline Partnership Centre has launched a series of webinars to help aged care providers understand and implement supported decision-making with their clients.
New resource aims to avoid unnecessary hospitalisations at end of life
A new website provides aged care workers with information, guidance and practical resources to support palliative care and advance planning for older people and their families.
Updated palliative care framework launched
Two lots of palliative care resources, including new standards, guidelines and support materials, have been released this week to support aged care providers.
New guideline to reduce medications in seniors
Clinicians now have a new tool to help reduce the prescribing of unnecessary medications in older people living with dementia.
New dementia e-learning for night time carers
Dementia Training Australia has launched a new, free online training course for aged care staff who care for people with dementia overnight.
Mobile services fill oral health gap in aged care
Mobile dental clinics are bringing oral health services to residents’ rooms, writes Ann Deslandes.
Spiritual training opportunity for regional aged care workers
The peak body for spiritual care and ageing takes its training program on the road to deliver professional development to aged care staff and volunteers in 17 regional centres.
Government launches frailty resource for seniors
New research conducted by a provider on community-dwelling seniors shows frailty is not an inevitable result of ageing and can be prevented or treated, as screening and online resource launched.
New resource to evaluate quality of residential care
A new evidenced-based tool allows aged care providers to gain insights into their residents’ experiences of aged care through a six-question survey.
New training on homelessness and dementia
Dementia among the homeless or those at risk of becoming homeless is one of six diverse groups featured in a series of national workshops getting underway this month.
