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Inside Australia’s first home designed specifically for people with early-onset dementia

Equipped with one staff member for every three residents, Kambera House was designed to empower the lives of people living with early onset dementia by bridging the gap between aged care and disability services. Read More

Why the need for education in the aged care sector is “immense”

By Sophia Russell

The Aged Care Royal Commission’s final report stated that Australia’s aged care workforce is under-trained with not enough investment in staff education. According to nurse educator Dr Drew Dwyer FACN, the need for education in the aged care sector is paramount, given the unique challenges nurses face caring for the nation’s vulnerable. Read More

Why we need to keep residents and families connected: The importance of supporting self-determination

By Dr Caroline Lee

How do we help support residents to communicate their wishes and needs, so that staff know exactly what they are, and families remain connected? Read More

68% of Australian aged care residents are at risk of malnutrition – how do we fix it?

By Sophia Russell

We know nutrition becomes increasingly important as we age, with older people requiring higher levels of vitamin D, vitamin B12, protein, fibre and calcium – and should be a priority for providers. But so should pleasure – an element of eating we often take for granted. Read More

#WisdomWednesday

Wisdom Wednesday is about celebrating the experience and wisdom of our elders across the globe through storytelling. It's through these stories that we attempt to elevate their often unspoken worth and value of age unwittingly lost to peers and future generations. Do you have an elders story to share or are you an elder yourself that would like to be interviewed? Help us celebrate the lives of our elders through Wisdom Wednesday, a weekly segment posted ironically every Wednesday. Our older generation is by definition the most experienced members of our community but as they age and transition into more passive, physically constrained roles in society, their importance and roles too often dwindle, particularly so as they enter long term care. 

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