Blog
17 October 2024
Incontinence is the involuntary loss of bladder and/or bowel control. There are two categories of incontinence:Urinary incontinence - the ...
4 October 2024
The clients in your care will come from vastly different backgrounds and have varied life experiences. Having knowledge of and respecting an indivi...
3 October 2024
When you think aged care you probably think nursing homes. But home care is increasingly dominating how we care for seniors.There’s been a signif...
3 October 2024
The Victorian Seniors Festival is a major state-wide festival for and involving seniors. The festival runs from 1–31 October every year, with fre...
9 August 2024
Every day, thousands of people receive care from the Tasmanian Health system.It requires the hard work and dedication of over 16,000 staff and volu...
9 July 2024
Older age continues to be the biggest risk factor for severe COVID-19 disease.Everyone aged 75 years and over is recommended to have a COVID-19 vac...
26 June 2024
Choking is the second most common cause of preventable death in residential aged care.Knowing how to prevent choking and correctly perform first ai...
19 June 2024
There are steps you can take to make a clients mealtime as dignified and seamless as possible.To increase the likelihood of a client receiving the ...
18 June 2024
The number of Australians waiting for a home care package has increased to more than 68,000, with departmental officials conceding it is becoming h...