The recent ACSA National Summit (Melbourne 7-9th October, 2019) and LASA National Congress (Adelaide 27-29th Oct) provided dynamic forums for participants of the Aged Care industry to meet, network and collaborate, sharing in thought-provoking discussions of industry issues and drivers.
Dementia is a progressive disease of the brain leading to reduced functional capacity of cognition, memory, orientation, comprehension, learning, language and judgement. All of these inherent issues make pain assessment and management for people living with Dementia very difficult and complex.
Procura has recently announced a key strategic partnership with PainChek, an innovative mobile-based pain management and assessment solution.
Procura’s Pain Management powered by PainChek was implemented at Peacehaven Village, New Zealand, fully integrated with Procura Clinical Care suite — a first of its kind in New Zealand — a first of its kind in New Zealand.
Our population is ageing, increasing the prevalence of chronic diseases which are correlating to an increase in chronic wounds. It is estimated that more than 25% of aged care residents in facilities have a wound.
Embracing the use of electronic healthcare records and mobile apps will be a challenge for some of your team members, particularly the older ones. But bringing everyone right up to speed with comprehensive training will not only greatly help to avoid errors, lift the quality of client care and facilitate smooth running of your organisation.
The Aged Care Royal Commission is about uncovering systemic problems in aged care, meeting the challenges and providing new opportunities to deliver quality aged care in Australia.
Safeguarding the medication management of residents in aged care facilities is one of the crucial industry issues under the spotlight at many forums and in industry reports.
The new Aged Care Quality Standards will bring together four Aged Care standards into one single standard effective 1 July 2019, with a single focus on protecting senior Australians.
Day-to-day management of a residential aged care facility and community services is complex and involves the accurate processing of many different kinds of information.