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Minister “personally committed” to changing aged care funding

  The Aged Care Minister has stated he is “personally committed” to a new model of aged care funding if the LNP government is returned this year. The Resource Utilisation and Classification Study (RUCS) is a new model of aged care funding being developed by the Australian Health Services Research Institute, which is part of... Read More

Antipsychotic drugs don’t ease delirium new study shows

A new study has found that antipsychotic drugs have no effect on delirium, according to a study released today in the New England Journal of Medicine. Until now, research on the effectiveness of treating delirium with antipsychotics was mixed, despite the fact the medication has been widely prescribed for the condition for over 40 years, both in... Read More

Aged Care Food: Do Residents Really Get Fed Worse Than Prisoners and Pets?

It’s been all over the media this morning, but newly released figures by Bond University, where they reviewed more than 800 aged care providers, has estimated that, on average, $6 spent for aged care resident to feed them for a whole day. In comparison, an older person in the community will spend $17.25 a day... Read More
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