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Safety at home with a human touch is the solution to the challenges of an ageing population.
The Australian population continues to age, with one in every six Australians aged over 65 years1. This makes the need for aged care and support services a priority, but the aged care industry is struggling under the weight of post-Royal Commission regulation changes and rampant understaffing. With a shortage of residential aged care beds putting […]
Lifting the burden on our aged care staff
SPONSORED – In the ever-busy aged care industry, organisation is paramount. Strained staff struggle to balance providing intensive resident care, maintaining exceptional hygiene, and running administrative services. With resident care the most important focus, it is understandable how administrative tasks can be seen as a lower priority as they take personnel away from their primary purpose. […]
Small household model of care gains popularity for healthy ageing
Backed by the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety’s support, the small household model of care is becoming more common across Australia’s aged care landscape.
Steps to building a fabulous facility garden space
Every aged care home has some form of garden and these outdoor spaces can add happiness, calm and a sense of purpose to residents’ lives.
Designing for joy – 5 ways to make aged care more dementia friendly
There is an increased focus on specialised dementia care in residential aged care, community living and independent living, including how design elements and the environment is used to support residents with dementia.
Improving residents’ lives through good interior design
Gilmore Interior Design, an award-winning specialist aged care interior design studio in Sydney, is bringing nursing homes into the new decade and ensuring facilities are homes, not institutions.
Why you can’t rely on PPE alone for your infection prevention
Maintaining a high standard of infection prevention and control within your facility will be essential as Australia braces for the next COVID-19 wave.
Creating a safe and stylish common area
Aged care facilities have come a long way in recent years – pulling away from the cold and clinical feel and moving towards emulating a homely environment for residents.
Building sustainable and green aged care facilities
Going green is becoming a bigger and bigger focus in many different industries and some aged care providers are catching on to this new trend when building or refurbishing facilities.
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