Best practice: infection control in the management of wounds
AMANDA PALMER discusses how to prevent and manage infection in wound care.
Spotlight on… technology
INsite looks at how technology is transforming the services offered by retirement village operators and aged care providers.
Putting falls prevention into practice
Falls prevention remains a key focus for researchers, but are changing funding policies impeding the right information reaching older people at risk of falling in their homes?
To contract out or do it yourself?
That is the question JUDE BARBACK considers here, looking at the pros and cons of contracting out catering services.
What’s on the menu?
JUDE BARBACK looks at how aged care facilities balance legal, nutritional, and specific dietary requirements with budget, resources, and changing taste preferences when it comes to menu planning.
Up close and personal with… Diana Triplow
JUDE BARBACK chats with the 2012 winner of the INsite/RVA Village Manager of the Year Award.
Dementia and nutrition
CAROLINE BARTLE discusses the importance of good nutrition for people with dementia and gives some practical advice to help make meal times easier.
Dementia-friendly designs
JUDE BARBACK considers the research behind an innovative, virtual, dementia-friendly home and talks to architect, Warwick Bell of BKB Team Architects, about applying the research to New Zealand dementia units.
Dementia care: more than treading water
CAROLINE BARTLE says dementia care training should enable people to provide care that is progressive and not just about maintenance.
Let’s snoop around… Althorp Private Hospital
JUDE BARBACK gets a chance to snoop around a residential aged care facility in Tauranga.