aged care quality standards

Leading the change in medication management

16 Dec 2019

Kate Fulford and Andrew Stafford report on the findings from the first two years of the Dementia Training Australia Medication Management Consultancy

Beyond Words

16 Dec 2019

There is optimism that the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety can stimulate real change beyond words, writes DTA Executive Director, Professor Belinda Goodenough, for the Australian Journal...

Change is here – amended legislation on chemical restraints in Australia

16 Dec 2019

DTA’s Medication Management Consultancy has seen as much as a 60% relative reduction in antipsychotic medications prescribed within residential aged care facilities across Australia.

Imagery showing a pill bottle getting smaller by 60%

New standards – An opportunity to improve medication use in residential aged care

06 May 2019

Responsive behaviours are experienced by many people who are living with dementia. Non-medication approaches are overwhelmingly the most appropriate and effective means of providing support.

pills poured from a pill bottle into a hand

Royal Commission highlights dementia training gap

20 Mar 2019

The absence of minimum standards of dementia training for the aged care workforce has repeatedly been raised as a major issue affecting the care of older Australians.

Royal Commission highlights dementia training gaps

New tool to monitor antipsychotic use in residential care

26 Feb 2019

DTA has developed a tool to help aged care providers monitor their use of antipsychotic medications.

Dementia training on the rise

19 Feb 2019

There is increasing demand for quality dementia training as the Australian aged care sector begins to take the citizenship of people with dementia seriously.

New standards call for dementia-friendly design

28 Nov 2018

The design of a building can change the way we engage and interact, move around, and even our mood.

Dementia Friendly Building and Environment Design

A new paradigm is on the horizon

21 Sep 2018

Earlier this month, aged care provider Warrigal was named Provider of the Year in the Aged and Community Services Australia National Aged Care award. Warrigal was recognised for its workplace...

dementia a new paradigm is on the horizon

Sources of health, salutogenesis and spirituality in aged care

08 May 2018

An article by Richard Fleming in the Meaningful Ageing Australia newsletter, on salutogenesis and spirituality in aged care.

Articles tagged with: aged care quality standards

Leading the change in medication management

Beyond Words

Change is here – amended legislation on chemical restraints in Australia

New standards – An opportunity to improve medication use in residential aged care

Royal Commission highlights dementia training gap

New tool to monitor antipsychotic use in residential care

Dementia training on the rise

New standards call for dementia-friendly design

A new paradigm is on the horizon

Sources of health, salutogenesis and spirituality in aged care

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