New Queensland home exercise trial sees 20 per cent drop in ‘frail’ aged care residents
The active@home program also saw a 47 per cent fall in participants’ dependence on healthcare…More
Author: Jill Donaldson
Jill Donaldson
A practising aged care physiotherapist for the past 13 years, Jill has worked in more than 50 metropolitan and regional aged care homes. She has also toured care facilities across the US and Africa. She is a passionate advocate for both the residents in aged care and the staff that serve them.
New Queensland fire evacuation system set to evacuate aged care residents three times faster
Developed by husband and wife Marcel and Megan LeLievre, EvacMate is a new evacuation system that allows elderly…More
Is this the future of aged care?
Mercy Health has started work on the redevelopment which will see the existing decade-old aged…More
News for aged care residents and families: unannounced visits for facilities on their way
The plan was announced by Federal Aged Care Minister Ken Wyatt at the National Press…More
Could a healthy gut be the key to living longer? This study says yes
New research by the China-Canada Institute has found “ridiculously healthy” 100-year-olds have the same gut…More
Aged care workers strike in Victoria – but staffing still a national issue
There have been plenty of headlines this week as staff at two of Bupa’s aged…More
Aged care: why a rise in aged care complaints is good news
The first annual report from the Aged Care Complaints Commissioner has revealed 4,713 complaints were…More
Funding is key to a better aged care system for all
This week Fairfax Media published a series of devastating stories in its Sydney Morning Herald…More
No one wants to be in aged care – but more of us will need it
This story about how nearly one in five people will end up in aged care…More
Great managers are key to ‘quality of care’ in our aged care facilities
Crossbench Senator Derryn Hinch introduced a new bill last week to fix the number of…More