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Spot Checks On Aged Care Facility Accounts

Posted by Alan Bateman | Aug 12, 2018 | Ask an expert, Technology | 0 |

Design for social innovation. The future of aged c...

Posted by Janine Yeates | Jul 15, 2018 | Ask an expert, Health, Technology | 0 |

New technologies help aged care providers deliver ...

Posted by Caroline Egan | Jun 27, 2018 | Health care professionals, Technology | 0 |

How can we keep aged care workers safe from harm?

Posted by Warren Duce | May 30, 2018 | Health care professionals, Technology | 1 |

Virtual bike ride helps people with dementia ‘visi...

Posted by HelloCare Mail | May 29, 2018 | Alzheimer's & dementia, Technology | 0 |

New blood test can instantly diagnose pain using c...

Posted by Caroline Egan | May 7, 2018 | Technology | 0 |

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Alan Bateman Aug 12, 2018

Spot Checks On Aged Care Facility Accounts

Late 2017 saw the Turnbull government announce that there would be relentless spot checks on aged care facilities. This came in the light of numerous instances of aged care facilities failing to meet basic standards. Aged Care Minister, Mr Ken Wyatt spoke into the situation saying that he believed the current system had let people down and that the government would be ramping up its efforts to address the widespread findings of abuse and neglect. In relation to the government’s...

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Janine Yeates Jul 15, 2018

Design for social innovation. The future of aged care.

On Wednesday, 4 July 2018, Ellis Jones and innovAGEING brought together 25 executives, referral organisations, designers, architects, researchers and academics from across the aged care sector. In Ellis Jones’ Realm of Possibilities workshop space, people rolled-up their sleeves and got out of their comfort zone for our event – Design for social innovation. The future of aged care. The Ellis Jones team set the scene for the evening by challenging participants to get hands-on with the techniques. The focus, they said, was on exploring the...

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Caroline Egan Jun 27, 2018

New technologies help aged care providers deliver holistic care to residents

Andres Rehbein, who is a self-confessed IT “nerd”, is using technology to improve efficiency and quality of care at Queensland-based aged care provider, PresCare. At Akolade’s Technology in Aged Care Forum, held on 26-28 June, Andres Rehbein spoke of the ways he and his team at PresCare have used technology to improve efficiency in their nursing homes, and improve quality of care across the network. Mr Rehbein said the aged care industry has been the subject of bad press in...

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Warren Duce May 30, 2018

How can we keep aged care workers safe from harm?

There is a growing awareness of the safety risks that nurses, including aged care workers, face in the workplace. WorkSafe Victoria recently reported that up to 95% of healthcare workers had experienced a verbal or physical assault while at work. A global study by the International Council of Nurses said nurses are more likely to be exposed to violence in their workplace than prison guards and police officers. While physical attacks can come from family, intruders, and even co-workers, most...

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HelloCare Mail May 29, 2018

Virtual bike ride helps people with dementia ‘visit’ places from their past

A specially developed exercise bike uses Google Street View to allow people living with dementia to visit - virtually - places from their past or places they are interested in. BikeAround is has been designed for people living with dementia, a condition for which there is no cure. With someone diagnosed with dementia every 3 seconds, the issue of dementia is a global phenomenon - and it is growing. Ageing populations in most of the developed work will mean the number...

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Caroline Egan May 7, 2018

New blood test can instantly diagnose pain using colour

For some patients, such as those with advanced dementia or the very frail and ill, it can be difficult to know if they are suffering pain because they are not able to communicate it. But that might be about to change, with a new blood test being developed by Australian scientists that will allow medical professionals to provide an instant diagnosis of pain. One in five Australians are said to suffer chronic pain. The scientists developed the tool after they discovered...

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