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Encouraging a family caregiver is about expressing support and appreciation for the physical and emotional effort that goes into caring for a loved one. What are the things you should never say to a caregiver? Most ...
The Royal Commission into aged care has put the spotlight on many harrowing examples of older Australian’s subject to malnutrition. At the hearing located in Caines, celebrity chef, Maggie Beer, took to the stand declaring residential ...
Heartbreaking. Family, friends, or caregivers of people with dementia will know just how degenerative the disease is. Dementia is an overall term for diseases and conditions characterised by a decline in memory, language, problem-solving and ...
The new health care practice of ‘hotspotting‘ — in which providers identify very high-cost patients and attempt to reduce their medical spending while improving care — has virtually no impact on patient outcomes, according to ...
Home care, residential care, private nurse? What are the practical options for Australians who need help with everyday living as they age? With some “admirable exceptions”, the aged care royal commission said recently in a damning ...
I cannot think of any aspect of our lives where technology is yet to be applied. Everything from our food, to the workplace and even to the dating scene has been revolutionised by technology. Nursing ...
Facial recognition technology is finally here; phones and computers can now be unlocked with your specific facial structure using this technology, but it can also be used to identify you from security cameras which, are ...
Retirement. It’s everyone’s dream of not having to work and being able to relax and enjoy life. However, this can have its own problems such as boredom, social isolation, and lack of purpose since working ...
The feasibility and benefits of a 24-week targeted progressive supervised resistance and weight-bearing exercise programme (Group Aged Care Exercise + GAIT (GrACE and GAIT)) in the residential aged care (RAC) setting was investigated as very ...
In the 21st Century, the age of big data and artificial intelligence (AI), each healthcare organisation has built its own data infrastructure to support its own needs, typically involving on-premises computing and storage. Data is ...
Exercise is vital, and age should not be a limitation or barrier, especially in the case of older adults living in residential aged care facilities. Specifically, progressive resistance and strength training in aged care is ...
Last November 20, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner June Oscar gave a powerful speech on health inequality. She called for government at all levels in Australia to “flip the system from crisis ...