Aged Care Insite Issue 111 | Feb-March 2019 | Page 3

contents news MANAGING EDITOR Richard Garfield 02 9936 8628 [email protected] 2 4 5 6 7 HEALTH EDITOR Conor Burke 02 9936 8638 [email protected] NEWS EDITOR Dallas Bastian 02 9936 8637 [email protected] PM promises $320m for residents Life Check website launched 8 One size does not fit all An alternative route to the Aged Care Roadmap 10 Strange twists 02 08 Lessons from the banking royal commission 12 Abuse in the spotlight Aged care royal commission: what's happened so far SALES ENQUIRIES Ben Long 02 9936 8661 [email protected] 16 Slashing wait times Variety of offerings key to filling care gap 18 On the horizon SUBSCRIPTION ENQUIRIES 02 9936 8666 [email protected] Sector leaders predict what 2019 will bring 20 Remember the forgotten COVER IMAGE Barbara and Clive Spriggs Photo: James Elsby, AAP 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. Statin concerns allayed Govt to rein in restraint use industry & reform SUBEDITOR Robert Santos PUBLISHED BY APN Educational Media GPO Box 4245 Sydney NSW 2001 ABN 58 090 900 999 Print Post 100008043 ISSN 1836-1501 OCLC 536881479 Bed sore treatment rethink Understanding the needs of an overlooked generation 10 18 practical living 22 Shining the light Project aims to improve nutrition in aged care 24 Compassionate communities Bringing back Australia’s death literacy 27 A problem shared… Older home owners paired with young tenants 28 Where the heart is Designing facilities to look and feel like home clinical focus 24 30 29 Take the pressure down Reducing hypertension may lower dementia risk 30 Professionalism push The rise of end-of-life doulas in the healthcare system workforce 32 From care to Canberra Former nurse to contest federal election 34 Filling the gap The new training program creating dementia experts technology 34 36 36 DRESS it up Innovative tech helps people with dementia get dressed agedcareinsite.com.au 1