residential aged care
Aged care funding revealed
New government commitment gives ‘first opportunity’ to community pharmacy to provide aged care role, with Guild giving ‘in principle’ support The federal government has announced it is providing $333.7 million …
Top 10 checklist for adverse drug events developed
Experts agree on 10 most important signs and symptoms of psychotropic adverse events to condense into an easy-to-use checklist, with pharmacists “perfectly placed” to help Aged care workers can now …
Docs warn of ‘big pharmacy’ in aged care
GP group claims that the Aged Care Onsite Pharmacist program could “corporatise” aged care President of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners Dr Nicole Higgins has warned that the …
‘Those are ongoing roles for pharmacists’
“I would argue that anyone entering aged care by definition should access palliative care,” says one expert As people increasingly act on their wish to age at home, there is …
Aged care salary: more or less?
Pharmacists embedded in aged care facilities won’t necessarily earn the full Government-funded amount, official confirms David Laffan, assistant secretary, pharmacy branch, Department of health and aged care, has told the …
An age old problem
Communication – with patients, families and carers, as well as with other health professionals – is key when it comes to managing pain in older people living in residential aged …
‘Imagine the impact pharmacists will have when you are regularly on-site’
Top-ranked complaints to aged care commission over the past decade could be addressed by on-site pharmacists, says leading expert Pharmacists have visited over 400 services across the country, providing education …
No more aged care delays
The residential onsite pharmacist initiative will begin on 1 July 2024, consultant pharmacists are told David Laffan, assistant secretary, pharmacy branch, Department of health and aged care, told the Pharmaceutical …
Depression, falls and antidepressants
Antidepressants are often first-line therapy for patients in residential aged care – but a leading consultant pharmacist says credentialed pharmacists could support other approaches Commonly, people living in residential aged …
On-site aged care pharmacists: salary, funding details emerging
The health department has provided an update on the aged care on-site pharmacist measure – still without a starting date The update was published on Monday, 18 March 2024, and …
Investigation needed on ACF antidepressants
A new study has found six out of ten Australian aged care residents are taking antidepressant medication The study, by the Registry of Senior Australians (ROSA), based at South Australian …
Three-quarters of Aussie nursing home residents on regular painkillers: study
“Australia and Japan both have rapidly ageing populations but appear to have very different patterns of painkiller use,” says a pharmacist who has just examined how health professionals from both …