Signs Of The Flu – Professor Michael Woodward AM

“It’s not just a job” A placement consultant looks for aged care accommodation for a person – but really it can be for any age, I’ve worked with younger people, I work with older people, people with dementia, people with no family. But what I like to think of myself is more of an advocate,... Read More

Janine, a carer in regional Queensland, cares for her mother, who has a mental illness, and her elderly grandmother. It’s a round-the-clock caring role and Janine is the major support and comfort for her relatives. Janine recently experienced a very serious health event; one requiring immediate hospitalisation, treatment and ongoing monitoring. She desperately attempted to... Read More

Incontinence is, in fact, one of the main reasons people decide to make the transition into residential care, according to research. It is often not until care workers begin working in the field that they can truly appreciate what’s involved with continence care and management.  Effective continence care and management requires staff to understand how the urinary and gastrointestinal systems work and the different types of incontinence and their triggers.  Read More