The 10 Mistakes That Aged Care Facilities Must Avoid When Engaging A Physiotherapy Service Provider
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Aged Care Services For the Future…
Planning for future needs of health services in Aged Care needs to start now. Over the coming years, thousands of Baby Boomers will be entering Residential Care. What services do…
Dementia and Personal Care – A Toolkit for Residential Aged Care Facilities
Tending to the personal care needs of residents with Dementia can be challenging at times. This Toolkit has been designed to help carers to identify and carry out appropriate care…
The pain puzzle in dementia – Revealing the hidden clues for successful management
People with dementia feel pain the same as all of us but their deteriorating brain function can mean that they can’t clearly communicate their distress; instead they may be agitated,…
The pathway to better care for agitated and distressed residents
One of the most common misconceptions about dementia is that individuals stop experiencing emotions like you and I, when in fact this is not the case. Individuals living with dementia…
Seated for Success
SEATING RESIDENTS WITH DEMENTIA IN RESIDENTIAL AGED CARE FACILITIES By Taree Gibson – Physiotherapist/ Clinical Educator Agestrong Physio WE ALL LOOK FORWARD TO COMING HOME TO OUR LOUNGE ROOM CHAIR…
Top 5 Things You Must Consider When Choosing Between In-House and Contracted Physio Services
Traditionally the demand for physio services in residential aged care has been low and has mainly been focused on meeting accreditation standards with regards to regular monitoring and assessing the…
Gerontology physio, it’s more rewarding than you think!
IT’S A FACT! AGED CARE IS HOT RIGHT NOW…. The demand for passionate physios wanting to specialise in gerontology is becoming more competitive as the race to serve the rapidly…
Future care. A positive vision.
In order to carry a positive action we must develop here a positive vision. Upcoming planned funding changes directed towards a consumer choice model will offer Australians greater choice and…
The Results of The ACFI Viability Survey Are In…
We recently put out a call for feedback regarding how facilities were feeling about the upcoming changes to ACFI funding. The results were interesting. Your first main concern was around…
