Mental health and older adults: adapting... Mental health issues for older people are common and can include wide-ranging problems such as complicated grief, stress, depression, anxiety and... Read more... 29/10/2020 | Health Professionals | Residential Aged Care Tags: Mental health Views: 1463
Using digital innovations in aged care The COVID-19 pandemic has created many opportunities for us to use technology in new and creative ways. Within the pandemic, the importance of... Read more... 19/10/2020 | Health Professionals | Residential Aged Care Tags: ELDAC | Digital health Views: 726
The Advance Project: Initiating advance care... In the fifth blog for our National Palliative Care Project series, by Professor Josephine Clayton, Dr Srivalli Nagarajan, Kelly Arthurs, Madeleine... Read more... 13/10/2020 | Health Professionals | Residential Aged Care Tags: Dementia | National Palliative Care Projects Views: 590
Mental health and older adults: working with grief Grief and loss often impact older adults more, which can increase their likelihood of developing mental illness. Felicity Chapman, Mental Health... Read more... 14/09/2020 | Health Professionals | Residential Aged Care Tags: Mental health Views: 983
Prioritising advance care planning in COVID-19... As COVID-19 continues to disrupt our health and aged care services, there is a strong case for prioritising advance care planning (ACP) as part of... Read more... 31/08/2020 | Health Professionals | Residential Aged Care Tags: Advance care planning Views: 795
Upskilling our aged care staff using the ELDAC... The ELDAC Care Model is a guide to help aged care staff and health professionals meet the needs of older Australians coming to the end of their... Read more... 26/08/2020 | Health Professionals | Residential Aged Care Tags: Education and training Views: 803