Australia’s residential aged care industry consists of an estimate of 902 companies that provide 200,689 residential places. Many aged care services are government subsidised to assist keep costs manageable and affordable. Today on the Healthcare ...
Watching meaningful movies, those that we find moving and poignant, can make us feel more prepared to deal with life’s challenges and want to be a better person, a new study found. The findings point ...
Back in 2017, Australia was ranked as the second-best in the developed world by New York-based researchers, who placed their own United States system as the worst. Based on the Commonwealth Fund’s report, Mirror, Mirror ...
When a patient with dementia progresses. It becomes a challenge to caregivers, or loved ones to make sure that they are getting enough food and liquids. Especially when they are not in hospice care yet. ...
Australia’s Healthcare System is one of the best in the world. In fact, it is rated as second. Only coming in next to United Kingdom. In a study of 11 different national health care models, researchers ...
Did you know that the first public health initiatives in Australia were initiated in 1788 in the southeastern area of Sydney? Public Health Units were set up throughout NSW from 1990 onwards to deal with ...
I’m an Australian GP. I’m also married to a U.S. military member. So, it’s fair to mention life has taken a dramatic turn over the past few years. My experience as a doctor within the Australian ...
For this week on Healthcare Channel we’ll have a series of fun indoor activities for seniors. First up are easy coloring sheets. You can spend HOURS finishing this while calming your mind. What are ...
This study was done in 2016 and there have been a lot of changes and progress since then. Today in 2020 as we are faced with the biggest challenges of all. The Coronavirus pandemic, how ...
Clinical healthcare experience is one aspect of your school of medicine application that may show an admissions committee that you just are committed to the current field. But what counts as healthcare experience how are ...
Taking stressors from work home with you is no fun, to say the least. That’s why a Going Home Checklist is vital for your well-being! WHY DETACHMENT IS SO IMPORTANT? Before we look at that, ...
Many countries in resource-limited settings have high HIV, malaria, tuberculosis, hepatitis, and/or sexually transmitted infection (STI) burdens. In 2010, WHO first recommended the use of the Xpert MTB/RIF nucleic acid assay. In 2013, the WHO ...
The care coordinator is a guide who is accountable for overseeing the community-level team process and takes the lead on cross-system/agency collaboration, pooled resources, collective mandates, family voice and selection, and consensus-building. This person also ...
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 ...
Like many services, home aged care is an essential step to improving an older adult’s quality of life, especially when mobility starts to become an issue. But it is not something to take lightly. Introducing ...
NSW Health has revised the COVID-19 reinfection period from 12 weeks down to four weeks effective from today. People who have previously had COVID-19 should test for COVID-19 after 28 days since their isolation ended ...
As the elderly population grows and resident acuity levels increase, your long-term care facilities may be experiencing an increased demand for care. With cost constraints and higher resident-to-caregiver ratios, it’s more important than ever to ...
A digital transformation in aged care is underway. With all these technological advancements, it can be easy to overlook the ones who truly need to get in touch with it: the elderly. Teaching our seniors ...
Lenexa Medical has appointed Total Communications as a medical device distributor to offer its LenexaCARE pressure injury prevention technology to the aged care sector throughout Australia and New Zealand. Total Communications, a division of Australia’s ...
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