Signs Of The Flu – Professor Michael Woodward AM

Residents in aged care often live with various medical conditions. While many have dementia, others have heart disease, diabetes, osteoarthritis and other medical conditions that need treatment and management. Regardless, aged care residents are often frail, vulnerable and struggling with pain. However, pain is frequently underdiagnosed and undertreated in the elderly and this problem is... Read More

This is Part 2 of Leah Bisiani’s Understanding Dementia series – Read Part 1 here   The most common forms of dementia are: Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia. Alzheimer’s causes difficulties with memory, thinking and behaviour. The rate at which Alzheimer’s progresses differs for everyone, however it is progressive. Vascular... Read More

I want to acknowledge the round of painful stories that continue to emerge from aged care and retirement living contexts. It is always hard to hear about times when we have not done our very best, when we have compromised the humanity of ourselves and others, and when we have not been honorable. I am using ‘we’ for... Read More