This year, International Nurses Day coincided with Mother’s Day. Nicky Hondros, a palliative care nurse shared her and her mum’s heartfelt story and provided a little glimpse into what it’s like caring for someone living with dementia.
Bright young hearts forever whole, Ageing bodies nestle the wising souls, Twisting winds tickle a floating leaf, Dancing, falling, rising, like a silent thief. Through the still moments, swirls, A gusting, whirring, bustle of time, A memory sticks, ancestral branches form, A seedling sprouts, the joy flashes by. Years pass and moments pile Each branch...
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Back in January, the aged care minister said changes to the regulation of chemical and physical restraints in aged care were only weeks away. That was nearly two months ago. “Incidents of over use of physical and chemical restraint will not be tolerated and draft changes to regulations are expected to be released within...
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Consent to administer psychotropic medication in nursing homes is not legally required, often leaving families in the dark about the powerful drugs their loved one has been given. An issue that has come up several times during the royal commission is the giving of psychotropic medications to a resident in aged care without the consent...
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