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.
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Plea to not let regulation get in the way of innovation
Aged care in Australia appears to be heading toward the same risk-averse culture that exists in England, warns a visiting aged care executive.
Applications open for specialist dementia units
The federal government has announced the locations and funding round for 12 new specialist dementia care units and the allocation of a further two units to HammondCare.
Consultation underway to support specialist dementia program
A series of national forums has begun this week to inform the eligibility and assessment pathway for residents of the national network of dementia care units for people with symptoms too severe for mainstream services.
Dementia resource wins book award
A book on dementia which was co-authored by a person who has been living with the condition for ten years has been named the Australasian Journal on Ageing book of the year.
Trial for carers in rural communities underway
La Trobe University is calling for participants for an innovative project trialling three types of technology-based support for carers in rural communities.
Committee told more detail required in proposal to publish staffing ratios
Publishing staffing ratios with relevant data and context is required so people seeking aged care can make informed decisions, submissions into the recent staffing ratio inquiry shows.
Study underway focuses on simplifying medication regimens
Pharmacist researcher Dr Janet Sluggett says she is motivated by seeing the impact her research has on aged care residents.
Next stage of national drug trial underway
Dementia specialist aged care provider HammondCare is leading the Australian component of an international trial testing a drug that aims to slow down cognitive decline in people with Alzheimer’s disease.
Resource shares tips for living independently with dementia at home
From lighting and noise to creating functional spaces, a new book provides tips for people with dementia and their carers living at home.
Reablement and dementia: handbook translates evidence into practice
A series of new resources has been launched to advance reablement approaches for people with dementia.
Household model of care found to achieve better resident outcomes at no extra cost
Aged care residents living in smaller home-like clusters have a better quality of life and experience fewer hospital admissions, according to new research.
Dementia prevention now within sight, says expert
The key to understanding how to prevent dementia is less than 15 years away, according to a leading authority on dementia clinical trials.
Aged care CEOs react to the budget
Australian Ageing Agenda asks aged care CEOs how measures announced in the budget will likely help or hinder their organisations and the sector.
