Nursing homes win $10K mental health prizes
Mosaic-making and a men’s shed won the top honours at the fourth annual Positive Living in Aged Care (PLAC) Awards (http://www.agedservices.asn.au/products-services.. +More.
Chinese community pushes for 500 new nursing home beds
Kwan Pak hopes she’d live long enough to secure a bed at a Chinese-run nursing home in the city — and she has every reason to be worried. Pak, .. +More.
6 Steps to Prevent Pressure Ulcers, and the Medical Supplies to Help
A pressure ulcer (http://medicalsupplies.about.com/od/Hospital-Equipment/a/10-Skin-Care-Products-For-Pressure-Ulcer-Prevention.htm) is an injury to the skin and/or the und.. +More.
Hospital amenities gain value over clinical care
Hospitals are using luxury services--like upscale meals, private rooms, magnificent views and valet parking--to attract patients and gain market share, according to an art.. +More.
In-care age on the rise as more resist moving
RESIDENTIAL aged-care places are increasingly being filled by those aged 85 and over as older people try to stay in their own homes as long as possible. N.. +More.
Report Examines Older Australians’ Pathways Through Aged Care
A new report by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) examines, for the first time, whether older Australians follow recommendations from aged care a.. +More.
South Australian nursing homes urged take the pressure off overflowing hospitals
THE State Government has turned to the aged-care system to reduce pressure on overflowing metropolitan hospitals. The Government is leasing 3.. +More.
Bupa awarded for doing its Personal Best
An aged care provider has won an award for encouraging its staff to put residents at the centre of everything they do. Bupa Care Services won the Diversity Award at the E.. +More.
Balancing the risks
The national depression initiative, beyondblue (http://w.beyondblue.org.au/), has created a new approach to mental health management in residential aged care. The 'r.. +More.
Refusing Facebook has social cost
Facebook, cellphones or other technological tools may pay a hefty social price, says a researcher who studies social software. "In many communities, particularly with peop.. +More.
CQC raps trust over poor wound care
The Care Quality Commission has criticised a south west trust for failing to keep accurate care plans, leaving patients at risk of developing pressure sores. Man.. +More.
Nursing homes unsustainable
A new report (http://www.grantthornton.com.au/files/cost_of_care_research_120201.pdf) confirms what many in the aged care sector have been saying for quite some time &nda.. +More.
Stroud Community Lodge receives Mayoral award
Stroud Community Lodge receives Mayoral award As part of special recognitions and awards for Australia Day, Stroud Community Lodge has received a Mayoral award from Great .. +More.
Hospital errors persist, state probes are rare
Incidents of pressure ulcers, wrong-site surgeries and other surgical errors reported by Connecticut hospitals have increased in the last five years, despite myriad effort.. +More.
Financial crisis next shock for aged care
The residential aged-care sector has warned it is on its ''last financial legs'' and more families have spoken out about problems in the troubled Ginninderra Gardens facil.. +More.
Major changes planned for aged care centre
MAJOR changes have been announced by aged care provider SummitCare to their 2574sq m, 266-bed residential centre planned for Baulkham Hills. The new plans will be.. +More.
Warrnambool's Lyndoch fights for expansion
A PLANNING tribunal has heard objections from east Warrnambool residents over a planned multi-million-dollar extension of Lyndoch aged-care centre. The Victorian Civil and.. +More.
Adelaide nursing home too old to fix
AN Adelaide nursing home has closed its doors after failing half the accreditation standards in an audit. An Aged Care Standards Accreditation Agency audit last month ide.. +More.
Fairytale love story proves age no barrier
FOR most residents of aged-care homes, looking for love is not at the top of the agenda. But according to a couple who met at Settlers Village last year, “sometimes .. +More.
Garden full of memories in Caulfield South
Rachel Meltzer with husband Dennis who has Alzheimer's at Bupa Caulfield. Picture: Jason Sammon DEMENTIA residents at Bupa Aged Care in Caulfield South are remind.. +More.
Residents oppose aged-care beds
http://static.lifeislocal.com.au/multimedia/images/full/1380017.jpg FAIRLEA Aged Care, which occupies a large section of Hawk Street, plans to expand into Queensbury .. +More.
A day in their shoes highlights need for NDIS
Thomas Mattingley is 25 years old, and lives just around the corner from my place in the north-eastern suburbs of Melbourne. Every morning, Thomas's father Rod wakes h.. +More.
Anger over $52m aged-care development in Pokolbin
PLANS to build a $52 million aged-care development in the heart of the region's wine-producing area has angered vignerons who fear the plan will more than double the area's po.. +More.
If it ain't broke...don't fix it
While, again, there is a generous chorus of support for the Productivity Commission’s recommendations for reform (http://www.pc.gov.au/projects/inquiry/aged-care) o.. +More.
Desperate shortage of nurses
A DESPERATE shortage of Registered Nurses (RNs) exists in more than 50 per cent of aged care facilities throughout the Mid North Coast and Hunter region, a recent survey has s.. +More.
A focus on ability, not disability, at Oakham’s Brightways centre
Brightways learning disability centre at Catmose College, Oakham. Community support worker Hannah Dalby with service user Sonia Needles in the sensory room. .. +More.
A baby boom or bust
Things have changed in aged care since Julia Gillard worked part-time in a retirement home more years ago than she cares to remember. The release this week of a Productivi.. +More.
Fairer aged-care reform is overdue
The provision of aged-care in Australia has long been characterised by rationing, over-regulation and glaring inequities. Now, with the delivery of the Productivity Commis.. +More.
Santa visits Sylvan Woods
SMILES were plentiful at Sylvan Woods Aged Care Facility, Birkdale, when Santa dropped in for a visit during the residents' Christmas party, spreading cheer and giving eve.. +More.
We Are All Living Longer
"Life expectancy can be attributed to lifestyle choices by communities in these areas," he said yesterday. The region's population is predicted to grow by more than 2.. +More.
We are living longer than the rest
GEELONG and Surf Coast residents can expect to live longer than people in the rest of Victoria. A new health blueprint has found both sexes are likely to become.. +More.
Study Shows That Understaffing Is Directly Linked to Poor Treatment of Pressure Sores in Los Angeles
By Law Offices of Ben Yeroushalmi (http://www.yeroushalmilaw.com/) Pressure sores (http://www.yeroushalmilaw.com/lawyer-attorney-1607470.html), also known as de.. +More.
Greater choice for Australia's greying population
CARE for older Australians will be radically reformed under a new blueprint aimed at providing choice and cutting costs for a greying population. The elderly will no long.. +More.
We must give our aged a chance
AGED care is in crisis. Our Productivity Commission, after exhaustive consultations, recognises the seriousness of the issue with its final recommendations. So why does o.. +More.
Bupa warns of hospital beds crisis as age care sector suffers
Bupa warned the haemorrhage of investment from Britain’s care homes could spark a bed-blocking crisis at UK hospitals. The medical insurance group, which has.. +More.
Call for north aged care
BILL Buckless says it is time that Northern Beaches residents made a move to provide more facilities for seniors. To this end, Mr Buckless, who has succeeded the lat.. +More.
Age care service hub opens at New Shimla
SHIMLA: To provide multifarious services to the elderly under one roof and give relief to those who face isolation and loneliness apart from different physical and mental ailm.. +More.
Disability and aged-care reforms could transform lives of millions
"THERE are four pillars which assure the quality of Australian life for all: the minimum wage, the age pension, compulsory superannuation and Medicare. The national .. +More.
Doubts aired over aged care report
A Riverina nursing specialist says the Caring for Older Australians report released this week fails to provide incentives or a time line to lift the quality of aged care. .. +More.
Funding restored to aged care in Sydney
ORE than $1 million in funding will be restored to palliative care in northern Sydney, Health Minister Jillian Skinner says. Her announcement comes after more than 20,000.. +More.
New guidance to help nurses introduce better care
Tina Donnelly welcomes new guidance for nurses to help them introduce changes to improve patient care THE Royal College of Nursing is committed to empowering the nursi.. +More.
Stop Using Chimps as Guinea Pigs
BEFORE I was elected to Congress, I was a physiologist at the Navy’s School of Aviation Medicine. For our successful missions to transport men to the moon and retur.. +More.
Fitness program lifts weights and spirits
A new wellbeing group has been launched to help women with mental health problems overcome social isolation and improve their fitness. The program was initiated .. +More.
Elderly in hospital despite aged-care spaces
Dozens of elderly people have been unnecessarily taking up ACT hospital beds while they wait for residential aged-care places, health insiders say. Sources have told T.. +More.
Disability and aged-care reforms could transform lives of millions
"THERE are four pillars which assure the quality of Australian life for all: the minimum wage, the age pension, compulsory superannuation and Medicare. The national .. +More.
Elderly in hospital despite aged-care spaces
Dozens of elderly people have been unnecessarily taking up ACT hospital beds while they wait for residential aged-care places, health insiders say. Sources have told The C.. +More.
Christchurch Quake Speeds Up Home Care Initiative
The impact of the Christchurch earthquake in February has seen a home support initiative for elderly hospital patients implemented much sooner than planned. Canterbury Dis.. +More.
Art sales to aid the elderly
PAINTINGS by local artists are going under the hammer to benefit the elderly, thanks to one dedicated volunteer. Bayswater funeral arranger Renee Gilmore has opened b.. +More.
Daily fees set to double to fund nursing home beds
THE daily fee for aged care will have to almost double to fund the extra beds needed over the next decade, says an industry report. Nursing home residents who opt to pay .. +More.
Breaking news: COAG finalises National Health Reform
It may have taken more than a year’s worth of political bargaining between the states and the Commonwealth but finally the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) .. +More.
Hospital scores low on survey
he results of a national survey on hospital quality and safety show St. John’s Medical Center has room for improvement on a number of key patient safety measures. I.. +More.
Contradictory claims on ACAR
Given their strident criticism of ACAR, observers have warned some peak bodies to be careful what they wish for. Megan Stoyles reports. The industry's two national peak b.. +More.
Ian Woodall to share his tales from the top of Everest in support of Woombye Care
Ian Woodall Source: Supplied < Prev (http://www.couriermail.com.au/questnews/sunshine-coast/ian-woodall-to-shares-his-tales-from.. +More.
A powerful partnership
New research has found that effective pharmacist-doctor collaboration is a necessity in providing quality care to the elderly in residential facilities. Megan Stoyles.. +More.
Focus on human happiness
It is daringly simple, but the goal of any care organisation should be human happiness, Dr Hans Becker, CEO of Humanitas Foundation recently told a Sydney audience. Becke.. +More.
Why 99 percent of health care should be angry
As Occupy Wall Street has gone from an obscure protest covered only on blogs and social media to a national phenomenon, the apparent parallels between the issues it is rai.. +More.
Tuesday night's meeting
http://www.warringah.nsw.gov.au/council_then/documents/Item7.3AttachmentBooklet.pdf.. +More.
Empower staff and the rest will follow, says Neeleman
Recently endorsed in all 10 principles of the Eden Alternative, the first facilities in Australia to do so, DutchCare is showing what's possible when people are put first,.. +More.
Regulating ourselves to death
Stringent industry regulation is often couched in terms of how it negatively impacts on providers and staff. Here, industry figures tell Darragh O Keeffe why it's the resident.. +More.
Pushing through the ceiling
Women make up the majority of the aged care workforce but their numbers drop considerably at the higher levels of industry leadership. Darragh O Keeffe asks prominent fema.. +More.
Recently endorsed in all 10 principles of the Eden Alternative, the first facilities in Australia to
Recently endorsed in all 10 principles of the Eden Alternative, the first facilities in Australia to do so, DutchCare is showing what's possible when people are put first, CEO.. +More.
Human connections
With big money being spent on installing IT in aged care, researchers and providers are examining what's required to ensure success. Beverley Head reports. Computer liter.. +More.
Resurrecting the 'academic rigor'
More stringent regulation of the RTOs, installing clinical mentors in facilities, enhanced nursing oversight - the opinions on what's needed to address quality concer.. +More.
New ways of thinking about care, and carers
Aged care is a bit like the proverbial iceberg - the visible part above water gets all the attention, writes Michael Fine. The Productivity Commission submitted their .. +More.
Experts struggle to deal with the burdens of chronic illness
WHEN Queensland grandfather of five John Charles suffered cramping and seizing in his leg about five years ago, he reckoned he could cope. When it got worse, mak.. +More.
Desperate shortage of nurses
A DESPERATE shortage of Registered Nurses (RNs) exists in more than 50 per cent of aged care facilities throughout the Mid North Coast and Hunter region, a recent survey has s.. +More.
Nursing Home Falls Linked to Antidepressants: Study
The side effects of Wellbutrin (http://www.aboutlawsuits.com/topics/wellbutrin/), Zyban (http://www.aboutlawsuits.com/topics/zyban/), Effexor (http://www.aboutlawsuits.com.. +More.
Researchers at Macquarie trial new program to help improve neglected area of aged care
In a world first, researchers at the Centre for Emotional Health, Macquarie University are developing psychological treatments, which simultaneously target both anxiety and de.. +More.
Nursing home DON salaries rose in 2011, survey finds
The news is getting better for nursing home directors of nursing: they saw an average salary increase of 2.47% in 2011, according to a new report published by the Hospital.. +More.
Preventing Pressure Sores
Pressure sores can be extremely debilitating, often causing pain, discomfort and serious complications. That is why if you or a loved one has developed a pressure sore in .. +More.
Irish Nursing Homes Struggle to find Nurses
Almost seven in 10 private and voluntary nursing homes in Ireland are having difficulties filling nursing posts, a new survey has shown. The survey was carried out by Nurs.. +More.
Glenwood nurses take the plunge
A BUSLOAD of residents from Glenwood Gardens Aged Care Facility travelled to the Glen Innes Airport on Friday to see nurses Irene de Mol and Anne McLeod jump out of a plane.Ir.. +More.
Jaimee Busbridge: Too young for an aged care home
JAIMEE Busbridge has another name for the Department of Human Services. She refers to the government body, responsible for looking after Victoria’s disabled and disadvan.. +More.
Single Voice for Aged Care Providers
The national peak body for Not for Profit aged care providers, Aged and Community Services Australia (ACSA) has announced plans to pursue a merger with the for-profi.. +More.
Veterans group slams aged-care cost cutting
There are concerns that a rationing of incontinence aids is forcing veterans in aged care facilities to sit in their own filth. The group, Partners of Veterans Austral.. +More.
Hands-on care lauded
MULGRAVE aged-care worker Annie Tragin does not believe the elderly should be waited on hand and foot. Mrs Tragin has won a state award for her unique approach to.. +More.
State cuts could put more seniors in nursing homes
By JOHN SEEWER, Associated Press – 1 day ago Born with cerebral palsy, Jennifer McPhail relies on a home health aide to help her get dressed for work and ready.. +More.
Lucky country's retirees will get it better than most
AUSTRALIA has the most sustainable retirement framework of all Western countries. But our retirement regime is complex and forever changing, and we will need a.. +More.
Profit doubles at nursing home care firm Mowlam
KATHRYN HAYES PROFIT ALMOST doubled last year at the State’s largest provider of private nursing home care for elderly people. Mowlam Healthcare says profit .. +More.
Bedsores: the treatable killer
Bedsores are caused in the main by neglectful nursing care for the bed-ridden. Why are we allowing it to happen? The nurse pulled back the covers and I recoiled ins.. +More.
Hospitals 'named and shamed' on bedsores record which costs NHS £4bn a year
Ten have been listed on a league table which outs the worst offenders, with Warrington and Halton Hospitals Trust in Cheshire topping the list. Bedsores .. +More.
Celebrating a century of life in the bush
Although he does not recall the exact year, Blucha Dwargada Japaljarri remembers he was a young boy when he first saw a white person. The Kimberley man, who was born i.. +More.
Welfare groups call on governments to help keep young disabled people out of aged care facilities
The Young People in Nursing Homes National Alliance and MS Australia today said while the federal government had put $122 million on the table to continue the program, the.. +More.
Second aged care company heading for IPO
The country's third biggest retirement village operator Summerset Group is being readied for a sharemarket float, sources say, with an initial public offer likely around .. +More.
Aged care expansion too high for council guidelines
An aged care provider says a seven-storey development proposed for its Waratah campus will not impact on neighbouring houses, even though it does not comply with existing plan.. +More.
Picking a nursing home for an elderly loved one
Can you give me some tips on picking a good nursing home for my 82-year-old father? He had a stroke last year and has been receiving care at home but it’s beco.. +More.
New Age Care Places on Offer
Minister for Mental Health and Ageing Mark Butler today announced that more than 12,000 new aged care places throughout Australia, worth over $400 million will be on offe.. +More.
Bedsore Lawsuit Leads to $5.4 Million Verdict for Victim
One form of Illinois nursing home lawsuit (httphttp://www.levinperconti.com/lawyer-attorney-1088032.html) that occurs with disappointing frequency involves residents .. +More.
When the treatment makes patients sick
We analyzed reams of federal data and compared metro Atlanta hospitals against their peers nationwide for this exclusive story assessing the safety of your hospitals. .. +More.
Apartments for Life Urged
New Zealand's retirement industry has been urged to consider a new way of caring for the aged involving ''apartments for life'' where cure and care is provided when needed.. +More.
Japan's Waiting Lists Hit 420,000
The revised Nursing Care Insurance Law, a key pillar of which is the introduction of 24-hour home-visit service, was enacted Wednesday after it was approved by an overwhelming.. +More.
Tackling power bills head on
Canberra’s largest aged care and retirement living provider has joined the vanguard of organisations embracing solar power and other environmental initiatives to red.. +More.
Vaucluse High Becomes a Nursing Home
AFTER six years of uncertainty, neglect and vandalism, the old Vaucluse High School site has been sold and its new owners are optimistic the neighbourhood will e.. +More.
Improving mental health now and into the future
The executive director of mental health charity, Gofal Cymru talks about reducing isolation as a way of improving mental health in later life WE WERE one of a number o.. +More.
Singapore Reviews Its Aged Care Arrangements
Australia is not the only country facing serious issues about how to manage its elderly, and the impact of the coming tsunami on our whole health sector, said Jason Falins.. +More.
We Must Have a Bipartisan Approach
The sector will call upon the federal government and opposition to adopt a bipartisan approach to aged care reform, following the release of the Productivity Commission&r.. +More.
When what's old is new again
by Daniel Callahan and Sherwin B. Nuland As scientists search for preventative medicines and cures for deadly diseases, some expect a rise of ne.. +More.
Why age care reform affects us all, right now!
HUNDREDS of thousands of Victorians are waiting too long for care in the state's hospitals, which have become increasingly swamped by elderly people waiting for aged care .. +More.
More good than harm
For-profit aged care providers have little to fear and a lot to gain from the deregulated sector proposed by the Productivity Commission (PC), according to one of its architec.. +More.
People aged 75 are happiest with their neighbourhoods
London, May 28 (ANI): A government research has suggested that people become less lonely and happier with their local neighbourhood as they grow older. The survey for .. +More.
$21m aged care boost for Port
THE Port's largest aged care provider is set to embark on a $21 million project that, when complete, will offer hospice, high care and villa-style accommodation. The new.. +More.
Baby boomers opt for home help
Aged-care providers are overhauling the services they offer and expanding the care they can provide in people's own homes as baby boomers declare that when it comes to sl.. +More.
Gap between aged and acute care highlighted
Aggravation felt in acute sector arises from ignorance, expert says. By Megan Stoyles There is a widening rift within Australia's system of older person care betw.. +More.
More Good Than Harm - For Once
For-profit aged care providers have little to fear and a lot to gain from the deregulated sector proposed by the Productivity Commission (PC), according to one of its architec.. +More.
People aged 75 are happiest with their neighbourhoods
London, May 28 (ANI): A government research has suggested that people become less lonely and happier with their local neighbourhood as they grow older. The survey for the.. +More.
People aged 75 are happiest with their neighbourhoods
London, May 28 (ANI): A government research has suggested that people become less lonely and happier with their local neighbourhood as they grow older. The survey for .. +More.
The new market?
China's ageing population and resulting need for quality aged care means the experience and expertise of Australian aged care services and experts is in demand. Megan Stoyles .. +More.
Aged-care-sector leader warns of looming challenges
ELDERLY people who can afford it are likely to have to pay for accommodation at nursing homes if Australia is to cope with the ''tsunami'' of demand from the ageing p.. +More.
Cardboard clock helps combat bed-sores
Staff in West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust have come up with a low-tech solution towards combating pressure sores. Nurses in Watford, St Albans and Hemel Hempste.. +More.
New report forecast aged care crisis
The Hunter could face an aged care "epidemic" by 2050. A new report commissioned by Alzheimer's Australia has found that the Hunter region will face some of the gre.. +More.
Clearing the Fog in Nursing Homes
The woman, who was in her 90s, had lived for several years at the Ecumen Sunrise nursing home in Two Harbors, Minn., where the staff had grown accustomed to her grimaces and w.. +More.
Nursing Home Residents Moving with Wii
A Houma nursing home is using video games to get residents up and about . As at other nursing homes, residents at Maison de Ville eat at a specified time, socializ.. +More.
A sector long overdue for reform
Rebecca de Boer The draft report (http://www.pc.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0011/104879/aged-care-draft.pdf) of the Productivity Commission’s (PC) Inquiry into .. +More.
Growth Factor Delivery
New delivery method for pressure wounds and diabetic foot ulcers improves healing (http://thecarer.blogspot.com/2011/01/new-delivery-method-for-pressure-wounds.html) .. +More.
A nursing home with a pub
A nursing home in Ireland has hit on a cheering way to keep up the spirits of its elderly patients — by providing its own pub (http://today.reuters.com/news/newsarticle... +More.
Mattress for preventing pressure sores
Nathan Littauer Nursing Home earned an award recently for its prevention of pressure ulcers. The facility earned the award from the New York State Department of Health. Accord.. +More.
Nursing Home Awarded for Treatment of Pressure Sores
No one can feel secured against illnesses and accidents, which can make everyone confined to life in bed. Sometimes you think that troubles are endless, especially when those .. +More.
