Surveillance of infection burden in residential aged care facilities

Medication charts in residential aged-care facilities.

Pain management in residential aged care facilities.

BACKGROUND Persistent pain is prevalent in aged care facilities and there are a number of barriers that make effective pain management more difficult to achieve in this setting. OBJECTIVE The aim of this article is to provide an evidence-based approach to assessment and management of pain experienced by residents of aged care facilities. DISCUSSION Barriers to effective pain management in r...

Associations between drug burden index and physical function in older people in residential aged care facilities.

Examining the role of information exchange in residential aged care work practices-a survey of residential aged care facilities

BACKGROUND The provision of residential aged care is underpinned by information, and is reliant upon systems that adequately capture and effectively utilise and communicate this information. The aim of this study was to explicate and quantify the volume and method by which information is collected, exchanged within facilities and with external providers, and retrieved from facility information ...

Quality of advance care planning policy and practice in residential aged care facilities in Australia

OBJECTIVES To assess existing advance care planning (ACP) practices in residential aged care facilities (RACFs) in Victoria, Australia before a systematic intervention; to assess RACF staff experience, understanding of and attitudes towards ACP. DESIGN Surveys of participating organisations concerning ACP-related policies and procedures, review of existing ACP-related documentation, and pre-i...