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Falls Guidelines (2025) — first revision in 16 years

To help prevent harm from falls, the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care has released the first revision of the Falls Guidelines since 2009.

Food & wellbeing 26 June, 2025

Direct care staffing is growing, but is quality on the rise as well?

Direct care staffing levels in residential aged care are increasing; a team of Australian researchers set out to discover whether quality has risen as well.

Compliance & Governance 26 June, 2025

Relationship-based model gets to the heart of quality care

A relationship-based care model that blurs the lines between residents and workers has been embedded nationwide across an aged care provider's residential facilities.

Services 25 June, 2025

Incontinence management innovations for healthcare facilities

This World Continence Week, 16–22 June, a national clinical and training manager charts some incontinence management innovations available to healthcare facilities.

Clinical & nursing 19 June, 2025

Could this DNA-repairing protein prevent age-related diseases?

A team of Australian researchers believe a DNA-repairing protein found in human cells could help prevent diseases like Alzheimer's, motor neuron and Parkinson's.

Clinical & nursing 18 June, 2025

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Infection Control
Could slow water flow be risky when handwashing?

Could slow water flow be risky when handwashing?

The speed at which water flows from hand basin taps can influence infection spread in aged care and hospital settings, new research has found.

Article 27 February, 2025
Clinical & Nursing
Incontinence management innovations for healthcare facilities

Incontinence management innovations for healthcare facilities

This World Continence Week, 16–22 June, a national clinical and training manager charts some incontinence management innovations available to...

Article 19 June, 2025
Compliance & Governance
Direct care staffing is growing, but is quality on the rise as well?

Direct care staffing is growing, but is quality on the rise as well?

Direct care staffing levels in residential aged care are increasing; a team of Australian researchers set out to discover whether quality has risen...

Article 26 June, 2025
Facilities
$36m Resthaven Bellevue Heights redevelopment complete

$36m Resthaven Bellevue Heights redevelopment complete

Having first turned turf in 2021, the $36m redevelopment of Resthaven Bellevue Heights residential aged care facility is complete and has been...

News 05 June, 2025
Technology
VR headset and a treadmill — could this combo curb falls?

VR headset and a treadmill — could this combo curb falls?

A VR system and treadmill have been combined in an effort to build 'obstacle avoidance skills' among older Australians; skills that may...

Article 30 May, 2025
Services
SA responds to federal aged care shortage with new 'bridging' beds

SA responds to federal aged care shortage with new 'bridging' beds

South Australia, which has the country's lowest vacancy rate for residential aged care, has made available 55 new beds in a specialised...

News 19 June, 2025
Food & Wellbeing
Falls Guidelines (2025) — first revision in 16 years

Falls Guidelines (2025) — first revision in 16 years

To help prevent harm from falls, the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care has released the first revision of the Falls...

Article 26 June, 2025
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