Imagine … you are attending to a resident one day, and you suddenly find them unresponsive and not breathing. You believe the resident has a ‘do not resuscitate’ (DNR) order in place, but it’s not documented on your handover sheet and you have to make the critical decision to either; leave the resident whilst you go and find...
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An innovative pilot program hopes to provide dedicated support to informal carers aged 50 and over who are looking after their parents, partners, family members or friends aged over 65.
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Could you get ready in the morning in six minutes? Most people wouldn’t be able to. But in aged care, it’s expected that staff get the residents ready in the morning in a mere six minutes. That includes waking the elderly residents from bed, helping them to the toilet or changing their incontinence protection, getting...
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