In the forthcoming September-October edition of Australian Ageing Agenda magazine we examine how to improve environments for seniors in residential aged care as well education for the full range of facility staff.
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Women and care workers urged to seek continence support
A new health campaign targeting women who laugh off bladder leakage as a natural part of ageing is urging seniors and those who care for them to seek help.
Continence resources give carers knowledge, support
Community care workers and family carers are being encouraged to access a suite of free resources providing latest information on prevention and treatment of incontinence.
New approach to continence care focuses on dignity
A new framework puts a stronger focus on psychosocial needs when providing continence support.
New understandings about continence care
A competing duty of care to protect residents and promote their autonomy is among the factors influencing continence management in Australian residential aged care, writes Dr Joan Ostaszkiewicz.
Clinical care tops the list of complaints to aged care commissioner
Concerns about core clinical standards in residential aged care were the most common complaints to the new Aged Care Complaints Commissioner in the first half of 2016, new figures show.
Tackling a taboo: speaking up about incontinence
New materials will support community care workers in overcoming communication and cultural barriers when discussing continence issues with ethnic communities.
Tailoring the tools for Indigenous assessment
Australia is at the forefront of an international research effort to develop validated assessment tools for use with older Indigenous Australians.
$1.6 billion cost of incontinence
Incontinence cost the aged and health systems $1.6 billion in 2008/09, according to a new AIHW report, which shows residential aged care accounts for the vast majority of the expenditure.
Medicare-funded physio for continence
The Australian Physiotherapy Association is calling on the commonwealth government to introduce a specific Medicare item for continence physiotherapy.
Incontinence prevalence figures are in
A new report from AIHW show that more than 315,000 Australians live with severe incontinence and require help managing their bladder or bowel.
New continence management tools
The Continence Foundation of Australia has developed a new online exchange for medical professionals about best practice in continence management along with a new support forum for Australians living with continence issues.
Research backs continence solution
Research backs Australia’s high tech invention, which aims to vastly improve continence care.
National action to restore dignity
Minister Butler has just announced a new National Continence Program will be established to improve the quality of life of the four million Australians who live with condition.
