Trauma advice that addresses everyone’s needs
Empowering the survivors of serious trauma injuries requires the need to inform everyone affected by the incident – not only the patients, but also their […]
Quality Aged Care
Digital assessment tool helps ageing well at home
Age-friendly environments in homes and communities play an important role because older people have strong preferences for remaining at home as they age. However, they need […]
Positive Behaviour Support making a difference to lives in residential aged...
Approximately 188,000 people with dementia live in residential aged care in Australia, and of these, ninety percent experience behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) […]
iSupport program adapted for Chinese-Australian community
Flinders University recently hosted the first of four webinars aimed at training master iSupport facilitators for the implementation of the iSupport program in Australia and […]
Optimising care transitions for older South Australians
To address the growing challenges in South Australian hospitals due to increased admissions of frail older individuals with complex health and social care needs, Caring […]
Finding better care solutions for people with stroke and their caregivers
Recovering from stroke can be a complex and confronting process – and the transition from hospital to home represents an especially challenging period for people with […]
Forging stronger links to provide coordinated care for older people
Fragmented care is an overlooked problem that leads to unnecessary extended hospitalisation for older people. One in five older people may encounter a preventable adverse event […]
Caring about the insights of older people with dementia
Re-assessment of the quality of aged care in Australia is in progress – a priority laid out by the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and […]
Tackling equitable aged care support through diverse projects
Change is happening within the Aged Care Sector and health care support systems for older Australians, but how do we ensure access to all the relevant […]