Aged Care Insite Issue 114 | Aug-Sep 2019 | Page 5

contents news MANAGING EDITOR Richard Garfield 02 9936 8628 [email protected] 2 4 5 6 8 HEALTH EDITOR Conor Burke 02 9936 8638 [email protected] NEWS EDITOR Dallas Bastian 02 9936 8637 [email protected] Preventable chronic disease rife Royal commission recap 10 Cash in country Why we should invest in regional aged care 12 A question of dignity 02 06 Should resuscitation be opt-in for aged care residents? 14 Challenges of change The pressures of a growing home care market 16 Charting a new way What’s in the new aged care reform package? PRODUCTION COORDINATOR Kate Prendergast 17 Unpaid care Informal carers feeling stigmatised by system SALES ENQUIRIES Ben Long 02 9936 8661 [email protected] 18 Late delivery Home care packages too slow in coming practical living SUBSCRIPTION ENQUIRIES 02 9936 8666 [email protected] 20 Old bags and fogeys Dehumanising or a joke? Language and the elderly 10 18 22 Duty bound The expectations of older Greek migrants 24 Half-baked and tasteless The dire state of food quality in aged care homes PUBLISHED BY APN Educational Media GPO Box 4245 Sydney NSW 2001 ABN 58 090 900 999 Print Post 100008043 ISSN 1836-1501 OCLC 536881479 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. Warning on NSAID overuse Qld steps up transparency industry & reform SUBEDITOR Robert Santos COVER IMAGE Montessori student April and Kalyra resident Bonnie. Photo: Brenton Edwards, AAP Court fines fake nurse 25 Far from Oakden SA commits $12m to boost standards of aged care 26 Building bridges Australia’s first school inside an aged care facility 28 Always sunny How salutogenic design benefits residents 30 ‘I am still the same’ 20 28 A network for professionals with Alzheimer’s clinical focus 32 Stopping the fall Prevention and treatment of osteoporosis 34 Don’t grin and bear it Improving dental care among older Australians 36 Yellow alert Reduce urine tests for better consumer care workforce 38 Person-centric focus Treating aged care residents as individuals 34 38 40 Paying tribute Recognising the value of aged care workers agedcareinsite.com.au 1