80-year-old Luigi Cantali suffers from dementia, blindness and depression. His daughter moved him to an aged care facility expecting they would offer him the specialized care he needed. She was wrong. Caregivers left him lying in bed all day with soiled clothing and leaking incontinence pads. While such behaviour is unacceptable, aged care facilities must…
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According to a report by CEDA (Committee for Economic Development of Australia), Australia will face a shortage of at least 110,000 aged care workers over the next decade. The report stresses that unless the Government takes urgent action, the workforce shortage could exceed 400,000 by 2050. There are several reasons for the shortage. Migrant workers…
Medical Alarms With more older adults living alone in their homes, the importance of personal reminder devices is becoming vital accessories in helping to make independent living a reality. The situation has been made more prevalent with the outbreak of the coronavirus disease pandemic, which limits in-person care provision and health monitoring except in an…
Duress Alarms Australia The aged care sector in Australia is undergoing a technology revolution. Australian aged care facilities have invested the funding they received from the government’s Aged Care Funding Instrument, equaling approximately $1,000 per bed, to invest in software systems that help them with accreditation reporting. Reporting Technologies Can Be Used in Various Aged…
Personal alarm pendants are giving older people the freedom to live their lives independently in their homes, instead of in an assisted living facility or aged care home. With the touch of a button, these pendants enable users to alert a designated caregiver that they have had an accident and need help. In Australian today,…
Falls are the primary injury-related cause of death among people in Australia aged 75 and over and are responsible for many hospitalisations. Approximately 30% of adults aged 65 and over experiencing at least one fall each year. The rate is set to increase as Australia’s population continues to age; the proportion of people aged 65…
The health provision sector in Australia is experiencing changes that focus on using reporting technologies in aged care to improve the quality of patient care and the reporting of clinical outcomes. New technologies like smart home monitoring systems and wearable tracking systems are helping to reduce human error in health care provision transforming the healthcare…
The aging population continues to grow in Australia and across the first world. In a recent 2017 study people aged 65 years and above estimated to grow from 15% to 22% by the year 2057. As people get older, the possibility of falls and fall-related injuries also grow due to the loss of bone and…
Best Nurse Call System Nurse call systems have played an essential role in the care sector by enabling patients to achieve a measure of the freedom and independence and improving the quality of care and support received. Digital nurse care systems have now improved this experience. The latest advances in the best nurse call systems…
Australia’s older population is expected to double by the year 2057. According to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, as of 2017, one-in-seven people was a senior over 65 years of age. The current wave of the Coronavirus global pandemic puts the older generation at considerable risk. COVID-19 is proving to be fatal to…