Care Ambition 2030: Our Invitation to Journey to Better Care Together
Transforming systems to deliver high-quality, person-centred, and integrated care across all stages of life is crucial. The lack of value and visibility given to care […]
Taking charge after a dementia diagnosis
Receiving a diagnosis of dementia is a life changing moment. Some people sense relief that the diagnosis helps make sense of their symptoms; for others it […]
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 […]
Supporting maternal and child health in first 1000 days
Recently, the Child and Families Research team in the Caring Futures Institute at Flinders University hosted visiting International Researcher, Dr Karen Matvienko-Sikar from the School of […]
Remedies to improve management of agitated ICU patients
Agitated adult patients in hospital Intensive Care Units pose danger to both clinical staff and patients – but there are solutions other than pharmacological interventions available […]
Solutions for health self-management after stroke
Survivors of stroke have more than their medical recovery to consider. They also face a difficult battle to rebuild their confidence and ability to manage a […]
Carers also need help to navigate their child’s early years
It’s not only young children who need more focused attention in their early years. Care providers also need improved support, as researchers from Flinders University’s Caring […]
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 […]