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Caring for the carer: why mental health capability is now a workforce imperative
One direct conversation was enough to help a manager know her colleague was in crisis and keep her safe. As burnout rises across aged care, Mental Health First Aid training is giving staff the confidence to notice, ask and act early.
Palliative care isn’t aged care’s job, but the conversation is
Victoria’s first statewide report on palliative care reveals a stark gap between demand and access. As specialist shortages loom, Palliative Care Victoria CEO Violet Platt explores why aged care leaders must help bridge the gap through early conversations.
How aged care leaders can reduce the stigma around incontinence
A resident who avoids the dining room isn’t being difficult — they’re managing shame. Incontinence affects nearly half of aged care residents, yet stigma often outweighs the physical challenge. Here’s how leaders can build a culture of dignity-first continence care.
The six-year risk: the link between frailty and dementia
New research from UQ shows physical frailty can bring forward a dementia diagnosis by up to six years, giving aged care leaders a clear chance to act early.
WHO dementia prevention guidelines: what they mean for aged care leaders
The World Health Organisation has updated its dementia prevention guidelines for the first time since 2019, expanding the recognised risk factors from 12 to 20. Professor Kaarin Anstey, the only Australian on the WHO guideline panel, explains what has changed and what it means for aged care.
Care burnout is a systems problem, not a personal one
Registered nurse Jo Russell spent a decade trapped in a cycle of care burnout. Her experience highlights the trap that many high-performing workers face – and why it’s costing providers.
A tale of two systems: Why where you’re born and when you’re diagnosed determines your MND care
MND Awareness Day: A one-year age gap at diagnosis can mean the difference between $300,000 and $78,000 in support. Australia’s MND care system is failing the people who need it most.
‘It takes a village within the village’: how retirement communities are rethinking dementia
HammondCare’s Marie Alford shares what retirement village operators should be doing now to support residents living with dementia – from wayfinding to wellbeing coordinators to community partnerships.
Simple blood test sets up care insight for provider clinicians – new concussion diagnosis method uncovered
Concussion diagnosis breakthrough could mean significant efficiencies in residential aged care response and improved care response channels.
GP access in aged care: What the AMA’s position statement means for providers
When GPs can’t get into your facility, residents end up in hospital. The AMA’s new position statement names the structural failures – and the fixes providers should be pushing for.
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