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 ...
“The uncertainty is the hardest part of it all. Most healthcare administrators are used to uncertainty given we never know what patient will walk through the door. ”, Paul Eleftheriou from Western Health. What ...
A care management system must be evaluated in three areas: comprehensiveness, inclusivity, and analytics focus. Care management programs apply systems, science, incentives, and information to improve medical. practice and assist consumers and their support system to become engaged in a ...
South Australian health officials have praised residents for playing their part in controlling the coronavirus pandemic. With SA now reporting no new infections for a week, Chief Public Health Officer Nicola Spurrier says the state ...
Care management programs have become more widely adopted as health systems try to improve the coordination and integration of services across the continuum of care, especially for frail older adults. Several models of care suggest ...
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 ...
As Australia continues to monitor the COVID-19 virus challenge, precautions such as social distancing and the rules around gatherings and travel have made our annual ANZAC Day Commemoration plans change significantly in 2020. However, Director ...
A leading medical epidemiologist has today warned of the public health risks if the Australian government does not extend its COVID-19 response measures to include vulnerable groups that are currently excluded. “In crowded settings where physical ...
Richard Colbeck says staff can get tested when ‘they suspect they have symptoms or just for peace of mind’ The government has no plans to extend daily Covid-19 testing to any or all aged-care staff ...
As we all do our greatest to follow new social distancing rules and take a look at to search out a “new normal” it’s important to remain on top of taking care of ourselves. This ...
No wonder isolation’s so tiring. All those extra, tiny decisions are taxing our brains Shutterstock Anxiety, depression, loneliness and stress are affecting our sleep patterns and how tired we feel. But we may be getting ...
How can seniors continue to get healthcare on self-isolation? You’re probably worrying about how you can continue getting medical treatments, a scheduled surgery, or routine checkup when almost everything is shut-down. Governments worldwide implemented different ...
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