Sanctions have been imposed on a Bupa nursing home in regional Victoria, after a surprise audit found it failed to meet quality standards and the Department of Health deemed it to be an “immediate and severe risk” to residents. The sanctions mean the nursing home won’t receive Commonwealth funding for new residents for six months,...
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A new study out of an Adelaide University analysing wastewater samples from several aged care and retirement facilities has uncovered worrying signs of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in at least one facility.
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Shopping is one of the activities that people with dementia miss doing the most, but now some aged care residents will have the chance to regain their independence and shop at a Coles supermarket inside their nursing homes.
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