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.
On 8 June 2018, HelloCare published an article on its website titled ‘Gangrene, Agonising Infections Reported At Recently Re-Accredited Newcastle Nursing Home’. The article described a series of medical conditions suffered by residents of the nursing home and suggested that those conditions were caused or contributed to by a lack of adequate care on the...
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Australian aged care staff rejoiced when the Aged Care Retention Bonus Grant was first announced in late March, but as details began to emerge, happiness turned to anguish for those who were deemed ineligible to receive payment. Despite carrying the same level of risk as the ‘direct care’ staff who currently receive a retention...
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What if the person with dementia can’t tell you they’re in pain? This well help people understand other causes of pain for people with dementia.
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A reminder about the importance of nutrients in healing wound