In Case You Missed It – Below are links to recent articles on Aged Care and Healthcare that may be of interest.
Australian Ageing Agenda:
Provider developing a driving simulator for seniors
New data shows more facilities in the red
Risk profiling, star ratings among new quality reforms
Aged Care Guide:
Media coverage continues to call into question aged care quality
Quest for quality in aged care results in new Quality and Safety Commission
Quality Agency consults with consumers for new standards
The Weekly Source:
41% of aged care providers losing money: StewartBrown blames ACFI freeze
Aged care peaks call for urgent funding boost as providers fall into the red
John Pollaers pushes for aged care code of practice: The Australian
Other:
HITN – Electronic prescribing error in month-old EHR responsible for death of NSW man, State Coroner finds
ITN – The virtual assistant that could help Australians with e-health records
ABC – Aged care cuts to qualified staff putting lives at risk, family of woman in septicaemia death say
ABC – Aged care safety commission a ‘one-stop shop’ to tackle elder abuse following Oakden scandal
CH9 – Aged care crisis