Archive for July 2018
Do We Need to Rethink Our Approach to Building Aged Care Homes?
It’s a topic of discussion here this week after a Flinders University study found smaller more home-like facilities provide a better quality of life for residents, particularly for people with dementia. The researchers compared the health outcomes and costs for over 500 residents in 17 facilities across Australia – one-quarter of whom were living in…
Read MoreDo We Need to Rethink Our Approach to Building Aged Care Homes?
It’s a topic of discussion here this week after a Flinders University study found smaller more home-like facilities provide a better quality of life for residents, particularly for people with dementia. The researchers compared the health outcomes and costs for over 500 residents in 17 facilities across Australia – one-quarter of whom were living in…
Read MoreWhat do our residents think of NewDirection Care at Bellmere? Australian Aged Care Quality Agency reports.
During our recent re-accreditation, the Australian Aged Care Quality Agency randomly surveyed some of our residents as part of their consumer experience audit requirements. Check out the Consumer Experience Report to find out what our residents actually think of living in our world first residential aged care microtown™.
Read MoreNo Shortage of Caring
The health slice of the workforce pie is growing with no end in sight. Melanie Burgess reports. THE healthcare and social assistance sector is taking over the workforce, growing its share of workers from 8 per cent to 13 per cent in the past three decades. It is one of nine sectors that have increased…
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