Health

Evolution has been critical for South Australian aged care provider Barossa Village with the regional operator embracing new approaches to advance care planning for its residents over the last 15 years. 

This Friday will see health and aged care service leaders, policy makers, peak bodies, consumer groups, academics, and professionals from around Australia converge on Adelaide for Advance Care Planning Australia’s National Symposium.

Researchers at the University of Canberra are attempting to help reduce the risk of falls occurring in residential aged care settings with Electronics engineer and PdD candidate, Abishek Shrestha, undertaking a falls prediction project.

Insights from Palliative Care Australia reveal increasing demand for the palliative care workforce with roughly half experiencing signs of burnout while satisfaction rates for self-care plus physical and financial health are worryingly low.

They say laughter is the best medicine, and for St Luke’s Care in Sydney, this sentiment rings true in their innovative approach to dementia care.

A growing number of older patients occupying hospital beds has resulted in a need for innovative ways to reduce pressure on emergency departments. One Australian doctor believes a designated hospital for older patients could be the answer.

US-based sexologist and psychologist Dr Nathalie Huitema says it’s time to normalise sexuality in older adults, reinforcing that any beliefs over it being a “complex” issue are only that way because society makes it so.

September is a big month for Dementia Australia. It’s arguably the centrepiece of their year as Dementia Action Week brings dementia awareness to the forefront of public conversations.

The Government’s food, nutrition and dining hotline has been up and running for over a year, and with a $7.4 million price tag there are lofty expectations surrounding it and other food and nutrition reforms.

With four in ten aged care residents malnourished, aged care has a problem it cannot sweep under the rug.