Just a few months ago I blogged about the government planning to ‘tighten up’ the ACFI. However, the announced cuts to funding go far beyond what I and the rest of the industry expected. In fact a survey of over 500 facilities across Australia revealed that the changes will have a much greater impact than...
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The recent media outcry over Australian aged care residents being fed on $6.08 per resident per day has raised the issue of quality of meals in residential aged care. This is following publication of a paper by well respected Dietitian and Founder of The Lantern Project, Dr Cherie Hugo, who is passionate about increasing the quality of food...
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We’re going to shed some light on the possible causes of dental problems in people with dementia and also to provide some tips and advice for maintaining dental health. People with dementia are often unable to verbally express their discomfort or pain, hence we need to focus on prevention. People who have dementia have a...
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