This Wound Awareness week, hear from Jan Rice, Director Wound Care Services, who shares her knowledge on the importance of nutrition and using the correct dressings when helping heal wounds.
Outbreaks of common infectious diseases like colds, the flu, and gastro occur frequently in the general community, but the spread of infection in an aged care setting can have devastating consequences. While aged care facilities are generally well prepared to deal with isolated incidents of disease, preventing an outbreak hinges upon having staff who are...
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When the house next door came up for sale at a regional aged care facility, management bought it and set it up like a ‘regular’ home so residents living with dementia could visit – and take part in cooking, cleaning and gardening.
The residents are much happier since they have been enabled to continue taking part in simple household tasks, said the home’s dementia and wellbeing consultant.
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A report on the impacts of the new Aged Care Quality Standards has highlighted additional pressure the Standards have put on aged care workers and has demanded further assessment of the program in the future.
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A reminder about the importance of nutrients in healing wound