Aged Care

Guidance Articles
Identifying quality aged care - a nurse's perspective

Health Times - 17-10-2021

Whether you're looking to move into an aged care facility or you're supporting a loved one in the transition – it's a difficult and often confusing decision.

Fighting elder abuse and enhancing quality of life

Haley Williams - 15-02-2021

Elder abuse is defined as any action or deliberate inaction by a person in a position of power that causes distress or harm to Australians over the age of sixty. It is a form

Managing nutritional challenges in older Australians

Haley Williams - 11-10-2020

A loss of appetite in older Australians, particularly those in residential aged care facilities, is common. Alarmingly, many aged care residents are malnourished, with a prevalence

10 tips aged care agency nurses wished they'd known sooner

HealthTimes - 21-05-2019

By Emma Smith, ED/Critical Care Nurse and author of the blog ‘The Other Shift’  The ‘Other Shift’ is about creating a place for shift

Managing risk of falls in the elderly

Health Insights - 31-10-2016

The effects of falls, particularly in the elderly, can be very serious. Each year, approximately 30-40% of people over 65 years of age have a fall. This can result in fractures,

What is an Aged Care Nurse?

HealthTimes - 13-02-2015

An aged care nurse is primarily concerned with providing care to elderly people.  Aged care nurses typically work in nursing homes, residential facilities, hospitals

How to become an aged care nurse

Karen Keast - 04-11-2014

Looking to become an aged care nurse? There are a range of education pathways that lead into a variety of roles in aged care nursing. [subscribe]

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