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A survey released today shows an alarming disparity between the wishes of people with dementia and their actual experience in residential or community care as they near the end of their lives.
The report identified a number of barriers to the quality of end-of-life care for people with dementia, including lack of advance care plans, inadequate pain management, a hard-to-navigate palliative care and hospices system and poor understanding of legal options amongst clinicians and aged care staff.
A $12.6 million dollar extension will begin at residential aged care facility The Whiddon Group Kelso on January 6th, 2014.
The new extension will add 60 private rooms as well as a new reception and entrance area, on-site cafe, new kitchen and laundry, new outdoor area and more secure garden areas for clients with dementia.
The Whiddon Group Easton Park have announced a $27 million redevelopment project beginning January 6, 2014.
Pre-construction work began in mid-December and the redevelopment will include a new building with 80 private rooms by late 2014 for stage one. Stage two will add another 80 rooms as well as a second onsite cafe, internal courtyards with water features and gardens and a secure outdoor area for clients with dementia.
Regis McKinley House Personal Carer Nicole Howard has won the Outstanding Carer Award at this year’s Regis Aged Care National Staff Awards.
The Outstanding Carer Award recognises an individual who has demonstrated an outstanding contribution to improving care and outcomes for residents and is open to all 5,000 of Regis’ staff members.
Regis Aged Care Victorian State Manager Phil Mackney said Ms Howard is a one of a kind and enviable employee.
