On 22 February this year, the Notifiable Data Breaches (NDB) scheme came into play in Australia. This directly affects all health service providers including aged care facilities. So what does…
Samantha Bowen is the Founding Director of Acorn Network. She is a Federal Advisory Board Member for The NHMRC National Institute for Dementia Research (The Dementia Institute), an international speaker,…
To kick start our new year, we attended the Leading Age Services Australia (LASA) innovAGEING launch, held in Canberra on 24 January 2018. innovAGEING is Australia’s national innovation network for…
Big data is transforming how we live and the potential benefit within residential aged care is growing exponentially. According to KPMG, more than 30 billion connected devices worldwide will be…
Read on to see some of the key outcomes of the Akolade Aged Care Workforce Growth Strategies conference
Read on to find out about how new technology like sensor flooring can make aged cares homes safer by reducing injuries response times.
Read on to find out how advancements in aged care technology can help your facility and its residents be the best they can be.
By 2020, your staff could be using augmented reality glasses to assess residents, while advanced thermostats adjust room temperature based on who’s in the room.
While falling represents a serious risk in aged care management in Australia, new technology made possible by the IoT is offering solutions.
Telehealth can provide more autonomy to elderly Australians and aged care providers in remote areas, a priority with proposed changes to aged care funding.