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Residential Aged Care Communiqué Volume 13 Issue 1 February 2018
Welcome to 2018 which looks like it will be busier than last year for the whole aged care sector. This first issue of the year focuses on falls and is the third time in 10-years that we have addressed this perennial concern. The risk of falls confronts every older person, in every aged care facility, in every country. Despite some gains in prevention, and better post-fall management, the harm from falls remains a major cause of injury and injury-related deaths in older persons and residents.

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‘Lost and Found’ Seminar Presentations
Please find below some of the presentations from this year’s RACC Seminar held on 24/11/17 Presentations Caring for a person with Dementia: Download here Presented by Anne Fairhall, Consumer representative Wintringham Williamstown Specialist Aged Care: Download here by Danny Stevens, Wintringham Specialist Aged Care New Approaches to managing wandering: Download here by Professor Elizabeth Beattie and […]

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Residential Aged Care Communiqué Volume 12 Issue 4 November 2017
Welcome to the final issue of the RACC for 2017. It has been an amazingly busy year with residential aged care often being in the news. This is a mixed blessing as it highlights the dedication of staff and the need for change, but it also creates an atmosphere of fear and dread for those older residents and their families.