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”,
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
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
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.
Societies attitude to ageing and to dementia have increasingly been shown to affect older people’s sense of confidence, social engagement and positive or negative identity.
When I started working in a nursing home in 2014, I had very little understanding of what was required from me in providing meals in
Bullying in the aged care sector isn’t a new problem in Australia, but it’s a growing one. Just ask anyone who works in the industry.
Should the NHS prioritize patient outcomes above financial performance, access and addressing health inequalities? For this article I have replaced inequalities with inequities. While inequality is a significant, the real
So, why did we start this? Community Cafe Canberra. The Community Cafe was started as a drive for change… Getting a diagnosis of dementia can
An interview with Shannon Fehlman to get a first-look at how it’s like working in aged care After working with software engineering teams for the
Rebecca Hogan, Operations Manager – Virtual Dementia Tour™ at Churches of Christ in Queensland (CofCQ), discusses the need for greater empathy and connection amongst aged care workers and how we can start to achieve
October is the perfect month to get outside, join up with co-workers, friends, and family, and go for a Jwalk – and walking is the
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