Spotlight on the aged care workforce

Early COVID-19 images of swabbing from Wuhan, China, looked more like an Ebola news story — health-care workers fully encased in personal protective equipment (PPE), inserting swabs so deeply that brain injury seemed imminent. As COVID-19 (and testing) spread around the world, there were reports of “brain scraping”, “brain stabbing” or “brain tickling” swabs. Perhaps... Read More

Working in the aged and community sector has finally taken the leap in transitioning the sector and the services to be focused on empowering people to direct the care services they need against their own goals for achievement in wellness. I believe now is the time to focus on what it is that makes a... Read More

Many of us are not great at cleaning our own teeth, imagine how difficult it can be to brush someone else’s teeth, especially if their cognitive state is declining. Read More