Embedding pharmacists, tackling ageist practices, removing inequities and doing more to welcome pets in residential aged care are among recommendations in recent submissions to the royal commission.
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Eye disease peak evaluating aged care tools
The Macular Disease Foundation Australia is surveying people working in residential aged care about educational resources it launched last year to improve residents’ eye health.
Aged care companies among most innovative
Aged care and retirement living provider RFBI and sector peak Leading Age Services Australia have made the top five in their category at the 2019 AFR BOSS Most Innovative Companies awards.
New initiative aims to inspire people to work in aged care
An aged care provider has launched a mentoring program for tertiary students to challenge their preconceptions about working in the sector.
Signs indicate knee-jerk policy reactions could be new norm: opinion
The restraint debate is a window into the future challenges of the aged care sector, writes Patricia Sparrow.
‘No sense of urgency’ for regulatory reforms, inquiry hears
The government has been slow in implementing recommended reforms and regulatory officials lack inquisitiveness, the royal commission has heard.
Group begins workforce transformation
Work has commenced to progress the strategic actions of the aged care workforce strategy and disrupt the status quo, the workforce industry council has announced.
Inquiry highlights siloed approach to regulation
The royal commission has questioned aged care regulators how an approved provider with a history of poor compliance and several “red flags” could continue to operate.
Disused aged care facility to provide community housing
A repurposed aged care facility is providing a model for safe community housing for older women.
Report shows almost all facilities failed review audit
Medication management remains the top reason behind complaints in residential aged care but human resource management is the most frequently unmet outcome during audits, new data from the sector’s regulator shows.
Experts share evidence on how to care and lead with empathy, compassion
A compassionate approach provides physical and emotional benefits for aged care residents, staff and management alike, an expert tells Australian Ageing Agenda.
We can have the aged care we need: opinion
More than 16,000 elderly people died waiting for home care in 2017-18. We can and must do better, writes Dr Olivia Ball.
Resource supports CALD seniors to engage with inquiry
A new toolkit has been launched today to help culturally and linguistically diverse aged care recipients tell their stories in any language to the aged care royal commission.
AAA puts the spotlight on assistive tech
In the forthcoming edition of Australian Ageing Agenda magazine we are putting the focus on assistive technology for aged care residents, staff education, continence and wound care.
