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.
The Victorian government has announced it will make 30 TAFE courses available for free in the upcoming state budget in an effort to address that state’s skills shortages. The free courses will be those that prepare workers for the state’s most in-demand jobs – including in the construction, aged care, and disability sectors. The announcement...
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A disability support provider has posted an ad for an in-home carer requesting that “no dark-skinned applicants” need apply. The ad seeks a “mature” carer in the disability sector for a client with autism, and requests that “no dark-skinned (Indian or African) applicants apply for this role”. The blatantly racist request was the wish of...
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Maurie Voisey-Barlin specialises in engaging aged care residents that have been deemed ‘unreachable’ by staff and family. See how techniques like ‘smartassery’ and ‘mutual mischief’ are helping residents re-engage by tapping into their ‘cheeky’ side.
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A reminder about the importance of nutrients in healing wound