Aged Care
Stop the world – I want to get off is the title of a musical created in the 1960s. Some 55 years later as we become globally enmeshed in a pandemic the like of which ...
By now, most of us know the worldwide threat of COVID-19, a new strain in the coronavirus family. Information about the virus, new cases and new testing and containment protocols are being released to the public every ...
The residents of Grace Rehabilitation and Health Center decided to have a little fun today and lighten the mood by sending messages to their friends and family. Wesbury seniors share positive messages. Nations around the ...
Family interaction plays an important role in our seniors’ happiness. Whether your loved one is new to Canterbury, or has lived at the residence for years, it is very valuable for family members and friends ...
This guideline was developed by the Communicable Diseases Network Australia (CDNA), in consultation with the Aged Care sector, and noted by the Australian Health Protection Principal Committee (AHPPC). The document is adapted from previous work ...
Geriatric patients are at high risk of Drug Related Problems (DRPs) due to multi- morbidity associated polypharmacy, age related physiologic changes, pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamics alterations. These patients often excluded from premarketing trials that can further ...
Walnuts. Quite coincidental that they look exactly how our brain does. Did you know that adding walnuts to your diet could help protect against age-related cognitive decline? Walnuts contain polyphenols and omega-3 fatty acids, which ...
There’s nothing quite like putting your out-of-office message on and silencing your phone as you get ready to embark on that much-deserved vacation. Of course, to make your trip successful, there’s a certain level of basic ...
People with a diagnosis of dementia can struggle to distinguish items due to the lack of colour contrast – think the white diet on a white plate. It’s everywhere in aged care, and with diminished ...
Previous studies suggest that poor sleep quality or abnormal sleep duration may be associated with frailty. Here we test the associations of sleep disturbances with both frailty and pre-frailty in an elderly population. Methods Participants ...
The Poincaré plot method can be used for both qualitative and quantitative assessment of self-similarity in usually periodic functions, hence the idea of applying it to the study of homeostasis of living organisms. From the ...
A couple of days into my physiotherapy career, I complimented one of my clients for his determination and persistence. He smiled and told me to always remember this – don’t stop living until the day ...