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Bupa Launches First Onsite GP in Aged Care

By Samantha L on Friday, November 29, 2013

BUPA aged care is the first aged care provider to provide an onsite General Practitioner in their aged care homes as part of Labor’s new ‘GP’s in Aged Care’ Program. The new program hopes to reduce hospital admissions and the need to leave the facility for simple procedures. “The aim is to improve health outcomes for residents and it is expected this will decrease their need for hospital visits and the need to leave the home for simple procedures” said Federal Minister for Ageing Senator Jacinta Collins.

Bupa Launches First Onsite GP in Aged Care

Aged Care Events: Better Practice Conferences

By Samantha L on Thursday, November 28, 2013

Better Practice Conferences are coming up in Melbourne, Perth and Brisbane and is being described as a ‘must attend’ for aged care managers and will focus on themes such as human rights, sexuality, loneliness and isolation.

Presenters include the Hon. Michael Kirby AC CMG (the Human Rights perspective), Pino Migliorino (CALD aged care and CALD staff), Arnold Zable (the healing power of story), Dr Tanya Davison (using non-pharmacological approaches) and Dr Malcolm Masso (It’s the little things that matter).

Aged Care Events: Better Practice Conferences

Be Aware, Dementia Awareness Week 2013

By Samantha L on Thursday, November 28, 2013

Alzheimer’s Australia’s Dementia Awareness Week will run more than 20 events across the country next week, to promote awareness of dementia and how to live a brain-healthy lifestyle. Under the theme ‘Brain Health: Making the Connections’ a range of public events will be held from September 16th to the 22nd of September and coincide with World Alzheimer’s Day on September 21st.

Aged Care Events Melbourne: Free Workshop for Cultural Competence

By Samantha L on Thursday, November 28, 2013

A free workshop for after-hours provider,s including GPs and residential aged care workers to teach strategies for engaging with individuals with low English proficiency is available from the Centre for Culture, Ethnicity and Health.

The training is open to GPs, residential aged care providers, nurses, practice managers and reception staff to help them develop skills and strategies to communicate effectively with low English proficiency patients.

Aged Care Events Melbourne: Free Workshop for Cultural Competence