If you or your usual carer at home needs a short break you can have up to 63 days of respite care per year in an aged care home (nursing home) but, as for permanent care, you will need an assessment from an Aged Care Assessment Team (or Aged Care Assessment Service if you live in Victoria) to find out if you are eligible.
Rockpool Carseldine is a five-storey, 150-bed facility which uses recycled materials in the walls and concrete slabs,
Following a successful five-year pilot, the New Zealand Ministry of Health has approved a new “small town” model for dementia care villages.
Ambulance Victoria is rolling out a new system to better triage Triple Zero (000) emergency calls from people in aged care homes.
Dementia experts will host Q&A sessions following screenings of a new documentary film, Everybody’s Oma, which follows the story of a NSW Central Coast grandmother with dementia and her family.
Rockpool Carseldine is a five-storey, 150-bed facility which uses recycled materials in the walls and concrete slabs,
Following a successful five-year pilot, the New Zealand Ministry of Health has approved a new “small town” model for dementia care villages.
Ambulance Victoria is rolling out a new system to better triage Triple Zero (000) emergency calls from people in aged care homes.
Dementia experts will host Q&A sessions following screenings of a new documentary film, Everybody’s Oma, which follows the story of a NSW Central Coast grandmother with dementia and her family.
Physiotherapist
Jill has been practicing as a clinical physiotherapist for 30 years. For the last 13 years she has worked solely in the Aged Care sector in more than 50 metropolitan and regional facilities. Jill has also toured care facilities in the US and Africa and is a passionate advocate for both the residents in aged care and the staff who care for them. She researches and writes for DCM Media.
DCM Media, agedcare101
Chris has been a journalist and publisher in the retirement village and aged care sectors for 11 years. He has visited over 250 retirement villages and 50 aged care facilities both within Australia and internationally. Chris is a regular speaker at industry conferences plus is a frequent radio commentator.
Nurse and Carer
Annie has a long career in both nursing and the media. She has planned and co-ordinated the medical support from both international TV productions and major stadium events. In recent years she has been a primary family carer plus involved in structured carer support.
Physiotherapist
Jill has been practicing as a clinical physiotherapist for 30 years. For the last 13 years she has worked solely in the Aged Care sector in more than 50 metropolitan and regional facilities. Jill has also toured care facilities in the US and Africa and is a passionate advocate for both the residents in aged care and the staff who care for them. She researches and writes for DCM Media.
DCM Media, agedcare101
Chris has been a journalist and publisher in the retirement village and aged care sectors for 11 years. He has visited over 250 retirement villages and 50 aged care facilities both within Australia and internationally. Chris is a regular speaker at industry conferences plus is a frequent radio commentator.
Nurse and Carer
Annie has a long career in both nursing and the media. She has planned and co-ordinated the medical support from both international TV productions and major stadium events. In recent years she has been a primary family carer plus involved in structured carer support.
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