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Living alone can be worrying for both the person and their family, especially as people age. The risk of falling, getting injured or immobilised increases with age. Unfortunately, there are many things that can go wrong. However, thanks to technology, there are many things that can be done to mitigate that risk. Here are some…
What is the NDIS? The NDIS provides funding to eligible people with disability to gain more time with family and friends, greater independence, access to new skills, jobs, or volunteering in their community and an improved quality of life. The NDIS also connects anyone with a disability to services in their community. The NDIS supports…
Throughout the Western world, populations are ageing. In Australia, 16% of the population – or 4.2 million people – are aged over 65 (according to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare). Many older Australians say that they desire to “age in place”; that is, to remain in their current accommodation, compared with moving into…
What is electronic medication management? Historically, all prescribing, ordering, monitoring, adjusting, dispensing and medicine administration records was done on paper. Paper-based systems can be difficult to keep up-to-date and accurate and are open to human error. Electronic medication management is therefore a digital (or electronic) system through which doctors, pharmacists, nurses and care staff can…
Over time, we’ll inevitably see the nature of the world’s populations changing. This is especially true with regard to older adults. Between 2020 and 2050, the global population of those aged 60 and older is expected to double in size from 1.4 billion to roughly 2.1 billion. If you’re projecting to be part of this…
It is well known within the Healthcare industry that residential care facilities ideally need to focus on three areas if they want to maintain consistently high levels of care support and meet aged care compliance standards (Aged care quality standards apply to all Australian Government-funded aged care services). Wellness The best facilities work towards improving…
What do a million older Australians living alone at home have in common with over 250,000 seniors in residential aged care facilities? In an emergency, they both require assistance. And the best way to do so is with assisted and independent living technology. Let’s look at the difference between a personal alarm and a medical…
Rita Kendricks was 85 years old when she slipped and broke her leg at home. She lay on her living room floor for 6 hours, unable to move. She remembered how, despite her family and friends pleading with her, she had dismissed all suggestions of getting a personal alarm for the elderly. “If I ever…
According to the Aged Care Royal Commission report, the number of Australians aged 85 and over will exceed 1.5 million (3.7 percent of the population) by 2058 – an increase of 1.7 percent from 2018-19. What does this mean for the aged care industry? As the population ages, there will be greater demand for specialised…