Medical outreach program to reduce hospitalisations
An on-call medical outreach trial will see expert hospital staff provide treatment of acute conditions, such as pneumonia and cellulitis, to residents within their aged care facility.
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‘Mystery shoppers’ reveal customer service gaps
A customer service study found that up to 80% of aged and community care providers were unable to answer questions from potential care recipients about their services.
Read more >Video technology used to identify pain indicators
A university designed app is helping aged care workers identify signs of pain in people with moderate to severe dementia.
Read more >Telstra Health – ADCC reveals vision for disability and community care software
Chris Gray, Managing Director of the Aged, Disability & Community Care (ADCC) team at Telstra Health, shares the company’s strategy for the disability and community care sector and the vision for creating a next generation software solution.
Read more >Quality standards under the spotlight
Guidelines are being developed for a new aged care quality framework which will apply to all aged care services.
Read more >Locking in residents may not improve safety
A review has found that the practice of locking in aged care residents to prevent ‘unexplained absences’ may not actually make them safer.
Read more >Residential aged care workers take on CDC
A Consumer Directed Care (CDC) pilot training program has helped residential aged care providers implement CDC strategies to improve the overall wellbeing of residents.
Read more >Government to review elder abuse recommendations
The Australian Law Reform Commission has called on the Federal Government to implement recommendations from their report into elder abuse, including the compulsory reporting by aged care providers of alleged abuse.
Read more >Aged care ‘Technology Roadmap’ revealed
The Aged Care Industry Technology Council (ACIITC) has released their Technology Roadmap for Aged Care in Australia report, which highlights the need for technological interventions to meet the growing demand for aged care services.
Read more >Demand increases for high quality meals
Catering budgets will need to be increased to meet the higher expectations of the baby boomer generation, industry leaders have told.
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