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Aged Care
ANMF: Lifestyle staff cuts threaten elderly wellbeing
Ritchelle Drilon Jul 9, 2024

The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) is sounding the alarm on a worrying trend in aged care. According to ANMF, some aged care homes

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paramedics
Healthcare
Paramedics could be key to better end-of-life care
Ritchelle Drilon Jul 9, 2024

Did you know that paramedics could play a big role in helping people who are nearing the end of their lives? Palliative Care Australia (PCA)

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digital
Aged Care
Australia’s aged care set for digital revolution
Ritchelle Drilon Jul 9, 2024

The Australian Government has just released its first digital plan to make aged care better. This plan, called the Aged Care Data and Digital Strategy,

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RSL LifeCare
Aged Care
RSL LifeCare unveils new brand identity
Ritchelle Drilon Jul 9, 2024

RSL LifeCare has unveiled a new bold and modern brand identity and refreshed organisational values to better meet the changing expectations of veterans and seniors

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healthcare
Healthcare, Opinion
AI to ease burdens for Australia’s healthcare sector
Gerard O'Rourke Jul 9, 2024

Australia’s healthcare system is feeling the weight of ever-growing demands. Healthcare professionals have long felt pressure to deliver fast and precise support to the most

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training
Healthcare
Students can now complete entire medical training in rural SA
Ritchelle Drilon Jul 4, 2024

In a state first, medical students can now undertake their entire training in rural South Australia, in a bold new initiative by Flinders University to

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pharmacists
Aged Care
Bringing on-site pharmacists into aged care to improve medication safety
Healthcare Channel Admin Jul 4, 2024

Starting 1 July,  residential aged care homes in Australia can access funding to employ on-site pharmacists to help reduce medicine-related harm in aged care. The

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digital
Digital Health
Australian-first council to boost digital health research collaboration
Ritchelle Drilon Jul 4, 2024

The Digital Health Cooperative Research Centre (DHCRC) has announced the establishment of an Australian first, national, cross-university network to advocate for and advance digital health

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Kingston
Aged Care
Kingston reassures residents amid aged care process shift
Ritchelle Drilon Jul 4, 2024

As of 1 July,  AccessCare is no longer contracted to deliver aged care assessments in Kingston, but the council assures everyone they’re still here to

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disability
Healthcare, Opinion
Disability doesn’t discriminate – the Government shouldn’t either
Mark Townend Jul 4, 2024

As we continue to advocate for disability support, it’s disheartening to see that many older Australians are still being left behind. Despite the well-intentioned framework

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program
Aged Care
New program helps seniors sleep better, move more to stay sharp
Ritchelle Drilon Jul 2, 2024

A new program called ‘Small Steps’ is helping older Australians make easy changes to their daily habits that could lower their risk of dementia. The

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care
Aged Care
Most aged care homes are falling short of minimum care standards – new report
Michael Woods and Nicole Sutton Jul 2, 2024

New analysis has revealed many Australian aged care residents are not receiving the levels of care they need and are entitled to. The UTS Ageing

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