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…

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…

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™.

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…

INNOVATION OF THE YEAR – CARE MODEL WINNER: The House Companion™ Support Worker model by NewDirection Care, Bellmere, Australia for best care model implementation that demonstrates improvement in quality of life for older adults.