Animal therapy: robotic pets bring back happy memories for people with dementia
A number of aged care home across Perth are rolling out robotic kittens and puppies…More
Tagged: aged care homes
Turns out your home really is ‘your castle’ for many Australians
National Australia Bank’s (NAB) latest quarterly wellbeing report (pictured below) found that the family home…More
Did you know it takes an average of four months to get into an aged care home?
The waiting time to enter a facility after being approved is now up to 121…More
Public invited to make submissions to Aged Care Royal Commission – why this is an opportunity for real change
Today the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety is holding its preliminary hearing…More
Queensland announces parliamentary review into aged care – but do we need another inquiry?
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk last week formally set up a 12-month inquiry which will look into…More
New Victorian care Facility challenges institutionalisation and segregation
Yackandandah Health is taking a different approach to care with its intergenerational home which has…More
Bowled over! Australia-first table cricket trial gives aged care residents the chance to beat the bat
ACH Group has become the first provider to pilot a table cricket trial at two…More
Who’s watching? South Australia to debate making CCTV option for all aged care residents
This week a member of Nick Xenophon’s SA Best party, MP Frank Pangallo announced he…More
An app to detect pain in aged care residents? It’s a real thing
PainChek is a new mobile phone app that uses facial recognition to allow aged care…More
Unhappy with your aged care? You do have options
Last Saturday night I met the daughter socially of a resident in a Sydney aged…More