Health vs the economy in COVID-19 crisis
Caring Futures Institute research theme lead Professor Julie Ratcliffe has contributed an opinion piece to the Committee for Economy Development of Australia (CEDA) explaining why it’s […]
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Help develop resilience in kids
Parents and guardians can help build resilience in children and discuss fears and anxieties around the COVID-19 pandemic, says child and adolescent nursing expert Dr Yvonne […]
Care in the time of COVID-19
Faced with pictures of empty supermarket shelves and passengers on trains shouting at one another we might think that we are watching news from a war […]
Technology could hold the answer to COVID-19 loneliness and isolation
By Peta Pool “Loneliness and isolation will quietly become a problem as quarantine measures increase”, predicts Associate Professor Belinda Lange, technology research lead for Flinders University’s […]
Opinion: Elders as assets in COVID-19 crisis
By Judith Leeson AM We live in a world that has emphasised the importance of global connections, the advancement of sophisticated technology, to stimulate productivity and […]
Royal Commission suspended due to COVID-19
The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety has suspended all hearings and workshops until the end of May due to the evolving COVID-19 pandemic. […]
The significance of quality of life in aged care
Caring Futures Institute research lead Professor Julie Ratcliffe reflected on the importance of quality of life to aged care consumers and their families at a Royal Commission […]
Clinical chair collaboration works towards better quality care
Two international high-profile researchers have recently joined the Caring Futures Institute at Flinders University to help enhance the quality of care in two vital areas of […]
Bushfires inspire editorial on compassion and caring
An editorial by Caring Futures Institute Foundational Director Professor Alison Kitson, inspired by this summer’s bushfire crisis, was published in an international journal recently. The article, […]