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.
New figures released today reveal more than 104,000 older Australians are stilling waiting for the home care package they have been approved for. These shocking figures follow the Aged Care Royal Commission’s interim report which called the long waiting times older Australians faced for home care ‘neglect’. The new data confirms the Morrison Government’s response...
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Federal Health Minister, Sussan Ley, will be standing aside while as an investigation begins on her travel expenses. There have been new revelations that Ms Ley used taxpayers’ money to fund two trips to the Gold Coast where she celebrated the New Year. As reported on news.com.au, Ms Ley has travelled to the Gold Coast...
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This will help people understand other causes of pain for people with dementia. In older people, pain is often unrecognised and undertreated. Certain studies have estimated that between 45% and 80% of residents in aged care facilities have substantial pain that is undertreated. P.A.I.N – What To Look Out For For an older person, it can...
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