residential aged care
Aged care failings: are RMMRs a solution?
Pharmacy stakeholders have criticised the overuse of psychotropic medications in residential nursing homes, following an ABC inquiry Pharmacists working in aged care settings could do a lot to improve such …
World news wrapup: 23 August 2018
Woman sues pharmacist over the robbery she committed; young pharmacist’s disappearance highlights treatment barriers; value of pharmacists in care homes outlined Portland, Oregon: A woman who robbed a bookstore in …
Making a difference in aged care
When a pharmacist first turned up at an aged care home in Canberra, staff didn’t know what to do with him… but by the time a pilot study ended they …
Flu jabs mandatory for aged care workers
All staff in residential aged care homes will be vaccinated against influenza, the Health and Aged Care Ministers have announced The provision of influenza vaccination programs to all staff in …
Pharmacists to tackle aged care overmedication
Hundreds of English pharmacists are set to be deployed into care homes to help reduce overmedication and unnecessary hospitalisations NHS England has announced that around 180,000 people living in nursing …