Newsletter: 4 September 2024

Australia’s nursing staff shortage is reportedly turning into a “knife fight for staff” in regional areas as aged care and hospitals scrap for qualified staff. 

Creating and sharing life story posters could be a meaningful and impactful way to remind aged care staff of the past trauma Stolen Generations Survivors have experienced, as leading experts search for new ways to improve provider understanding.

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.

Aged care asset management and maintenance provider MFDM has devised a simple and effective app, Log-It, to streamline hazard reporting and maintenance requests in retirement villages.