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On 1 July 2019, the new Aged Care Quality Standards will come into effect, and the current set of four program-specific standards for Residential Care, Home Care, Transition Care and the National Aboriginal & Torres ...
According to an article published online by JAMA Pediatrics, Diet soda during pregnancy may be linked with increased infant body mass index (BMI) and may be associated with an increased risk of being obese in ...
Aged Care Employee Day is a day to thank, honor, recognize and celebrate the hundreds of thousands of people who work in the aged care industry across Australia. Aged Care employees make a huge difference ...
Different needs are addressed by multiple doctors, clinics, hospitals As a citizen, we don’t want them to go through tedious processes and steps just to address their needs. This is why having proper integrated care implementation ...
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 ...
A healthcare worker is one who delivers care and services to the sick and ailing either directly as doctors and nurses or indirectly as aides, helpers, laboratory technicians, or even medical waste handlers. There are ...
From catered meals and yoga classes at work to free health check-ups and virtual doctor consultations, organizations today are raising the bar when it comes to employee benefits. While fancy perks like biweekly chair massages ...
Provisions in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) encourage hospitals to work with their communities to improve population health. Like so many things, these efforts can and should begin at home—in this case, the hospital itself. Health ...
Almost one in five (18%) employees in the healthcare industry worldwide said that they would be willing to give access to confidential medical data about patients to an unauthorized outsider for financial gain, a survey for Accenture ...
All of us hold a story –our own ‘story of self’- within us. Our story of self weaves the identity that we wear in the world. But what happens when age and illness unravel the ...
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 ...
As Australia’s population ages and baby-boomers retire, the demand for reasonable retirement living options is greater than ever. Retirement villages are specially designed to meet the accommodation, social and recreational needs of over 55s ...
A dementia-friendly community is a place where people living with dementia are supported to live a high quality of life with meaning, purpose, and value. – Dementia Australia In Australia there are currently 430,000 people ...
Technology and the elderly may seem like you are trying to couple to water and electricity, but new advantages in the sector are seeing innovation putting the consumer in front of mind. Silver Chain is ...
Resulting from the approval of Australia’s National Digital Health Strategy spanning 2018-2022, the healthcare sector now has an order for movement to digital platforms. Hospitals around Australia are introducing a number of innovative initiatives in line with the agenda which attempts to “put ...
I am sitting here, with my full glass of wine, pondering over the value proposition for retirement living communities as we move forward. We, as developers and village operators, are experiencing significant changes in the ...
The Productivity Commission estimates that the number of people needing aged care services in Australia will jump from 1 million to 3.5 million by 2040. But the numbers are not showcasing the full story. The ...
We recently welcomed the opportunity to provide feedback on the RUCS Consultation and wanted to share some of our thoughts to our wider community. While we support many of the recommendations, we would like to ...
The retirement market is a booming growing industry which has started to slowly cool off over the past twelve months. Fueled by media, public opinion surrounding retirement villages has been adverse, however the view of the actual customers and residents remains ...