Tag Archive: aged care

Psychotropic medication recording

The Aged Care and Quality Safety Commission has released new information regarding administration of PRN psychotropic medications.

Managing and documenting infection outbreaks

Aged care providers must maintain rigorous infection prevention and control policies. Policies should allow staff to implement the necessary precautions quickly once an outbreak is confirmed.

Infection Control

Residents live and eat in close quarters, producing abundant opportunities for infection outbreaks to occur. The spread of infection in aged care is particularly dangerous.

Antimicrobial stewardship

Taking preventative action is critical to ensuring that antimicrobials can continue to be used well into the future.

A nurses take on the Royal Commission

The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety released its interim report at the end of October 2019. The report provides an alarming account of the state of aged care across Australia.

Ransomware and data security at your organisation

Ransomware attacks on the healthcare sector were a major trend to emerge from 2018. Little to no tolerance for system… View Article

ConnecTo Spiritual Screening Tool available now in AutumnCare

AutumnCare and Meaningful Ageing Australia are pleased to announce the ConnecTo Spiritual Screening Tool is now available for use in AutumnCare…. View Article

Appointing Super Users to Train Staff

Identifying the staff in your organisation who will become system super users is recommended for any aged care provider implementing a new… View Article

Lighting and Mindful Design for People with Dementia

With so many facilities in aged care undergoing remodelling and renovations, it is critical to consider lighting in the design… View Article

Technology Advancements That Improve Quality of Life

Ahead of ITAC next week we’re looking at the exciting technology advancements that will be on display. Socialisation Robots The… View Article

Managing Change in Technology Adoption

ITAC 2017 is nearly here. At AutumnCare, we are looking forward to several of the interesting and diverse topics presented… View Article

Dementia Awareness: What You Can Do

September is Dementia Awareness month in Australia. Dementia is a leading diagnosis among aged care residents. The diagnosis presents challenges… View Article

Diabetes Management with AutumnCare’s AI Tools

Type 2 Diabetes has rapidly increased in our population in Australia over the last 25 years. The reasons for this… View Article

ACFI and the Future of Funding in Aged Care

At the time of its inception, the ACFI funding tool was proposed to standardise the funding for aged care in… View Article

Conference Season for the Aged Care Industry in Australia

We love the conference season in Australia at AutumnCare. The conference circuit is a great way to network, share ideas… View Article