Up to half of aged care residents on medication that can cause sedation or confusion – but improvements on the way
Another 20% are taking antipsychotic medication with over 50% of these residents are not staying…More
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Exercise better than drugs for dementia side effects, study finds
Exercise may be better than medication for treating dementia side effects, a new study has…More
Aged care provider becomes Australia’s first to hire an on-site pharmacist
Studies show up to three-quarters of aged care residents are on at least one potentially…More
Survey reveals that 61 per cent of aged care residents are being given psychiatric drugs every day
The University of Tasmania survey of more than 11,000 residents in 150 audited homes found…More
Video: do you suffer from the illness known as ‘Parenting’?
Then you need to watch this laugh-out-loud clip created by parenting website The Dad. Language…More
Aged care residents being overmedicated, new research says
12 months after my mother-in-law entered an aged care home, we asked a geriatrician to…More