Aged Care Insite Issue 100 | April-May 2017 | Page 3

contents news MANAGING EDITOR Andrew Bracey 02 9936 8668 [email protected] 02 04 05 06 07 HEALTH EDITOR Dallas Bastian 02 9936 8637 [email protected] Staying calm in the eye of a storm How to fight loneliness 12 most resistant bacteria named Carer’s odyssey Elder wisdom in the classroom industry & policy 09 Get what you pay for Workforce standards to decline? NEWS EDITOR Patrick Avenell 02 9936 8610 [email protected] 10 Plenty in the tank Senior talent being wasted 12 PRODUCTION MANAGER Cj Malgo 02 9936 8772 [email protected] 12 Finding fulfilment Dementia diagnosis not the end 15 Capitalising on reform Opportunities for care providers practical living SUBEDITORS Bernie Leo and Robert Santos 02 9936 8633 [email protected] 16 A life on canvas Artful partnership captures ageing process clinical focus 18 Identifying delirium SALES ENQUIRIES Ben Long 02 9936 8661 [email protected] The key signs often overlooked 22 Shot in the arm 16 Vax rates low among elderly SUBSCRIPTION ENQUIRIES 02 9936 8666 [email protected] 24 Urinary incontinence PUBLISHED BY APN Educational Media PO Box 488 Darlinghurst, NSW 1300 ABN 58 090 900 999 Print Post 100008043 ISSN 1836-1501 OCLC 536881479 26 Day in the life PUBLISHER’S NOTE © Copyright. No part of this publication can be used or reproduced in any format without express permission in writing from APN Educational Media. The mention of a product or service, person or company in this publication, does not indicate the publisher’s endorsement. The views expressed in this publication do not necessarily represent the opinion of the publisher, its agents, company officers or employees. The hidden problem affecting nurses Dietitians key to care team workforce 27 Support in tough times Turn to Turning Point 28 No complacency More to do despite positive workforce numbers 24 31 Pressure and opportunity Ageing's ‘enticing challenge’ 32 Right toolkit for the job Streamline work practices 34 Personal predictors The importance of behavioural screening technology 36 Different strokes Managing care with telemedicine EDITOR’S NOTE I n August 2000, INsite was launched as a bimonthly newspaper for Australia’s growing independent aged care industry. Among the key aims set out by founding managing editor Heidi Williams was for the newspaper to establish an ongoing exchange of information that would benefit both the industry and the community. “INsite will play the pivotal role in this endeavour,” Williams wrote in the first edition. “There is a need for an independent and alternative medium that will inform, educate and provide a forum for reader opinion and discussion.” One hundred issues later, despite the myriad pressures and opportunities that have influenced the evolution of both the sector and this publication, Williams’ fundamental goals remain the guiding tenets of what has since evolved to be known as Aged Care Insite. Now a monthly print and digital publication that also provides daily news, analysis and commentary online, Aged Care Insite continues to highlight and give voice to experts on the important issues stemming from and affecting aged care. The reputation of this publication has been hard earned, thanks to the work of the many staff who have ensured Aged Care Insite remains an important forum for the sector after 17 years. It also owes a great debt to the countless aged care and ageing sector leaders, carers, academics, experts and other stakeholders whose editorial contributions continue to give life to the enormous conversation that Williams and her team began in 2000. n 38 High scores for health Recovery tech that’s fun and addictive 32 41 Automatons for autonomy Andrew Bracey Managing Editor The AI that just wants to help agedcareinsite.com.au 1