Dealing with a heated aged care issue
July 28, 2015 | Aged Care Management
For many aged care facility managers, time is going to be the issue when it comes to training staff in fire safety – but it needs to take a front seat.
Technology
Are innovation and technology critical to the success of aged care?
July 22, 2015 | Aged Care Management
New, innovative technologies could be the answer to many of the innumerable challenges the aged care sector faces. What are some of these technologies?
Winners of innovAGE announced
May 11, 2015 | Aged Care Management
An important event has recently been held in Australia, allowing people to contribute new solutions for aged care, and it will likely continue to do so.
The technology trends changing aged care
May 5, 2015 | Aged Care Finance
Digitisation and robotics are just two new technologies that will end up changing the aged care sector for the better over the next few years.
Robotics trial proves a success
February 17, 2015 | Technology
Staffing the residential aged care facilities of the future could prove to be a difficult task given the lower number of expected workers, but help could come from an unexpected…
New smart sensor partnership promising for aged care
February 3, 2015 | Technology
The elderly and disabled are among the most vulnerable members of the community, and as a result have dedicated home carers and family members providing assistance directly within the home –…
Aeromedical operations critical for health sector
January 6, 2015 | Technology
Aeromedical services play an essential role in ensuring patients throughout Australia can receive the required health care regardless of location.
Medical Devices Fund means good news for aged care
An initiative called the MDF has fostered innovative breakthroughs in the past and will certainly continue to do so with the next round of funding.
Supporting aged care with advanced robotics
November 11, 2014 | Technology
A new study has found Australians to be quite trusting of robots – could the machines provide a staffing solution in the aged care sector?
Blacktown Hospital pushes ahead with new digital system
October 8, 2014 | Technology
Blacktown Hospital has implemented a new patient records system, which NSW Health Minister Jillian Skinner praised as a step forward.