With more and more wound care taking place in a community setting, we sit down with Jan Rice, a wound care expert, to find out more about effective wound management in the real world of aged care.
The Victorian government has announced it will make 30 TAFE courses available for free in the upcoming state budget in an effort to address that state’s skills shortages. The free courses will be those that prepare workers for the state’s most in-demand jobs – including in the construction, aged care, and disability sectors. The announcement...
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Following the death of home care recipient Ann Marie Smith, police have raided the business that employed the woman who is currently facing manslaughter charges.
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A new unified accreditation scheme for Australian retirement villages and communities has been unveiled, which will independently certify the quality of a village’s services and operational processes. The Australian Retirement Village Accreditation Scheme (ARVAS) has been created jointly by the Property Council of Australia and Leading Age Services Australia (LASA), two organisations that represent retirement...
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