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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%

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

Taking the citizenship of people with dementia seriously

01 Nov 2018

DTA Executive Director Richard Fleming writes in the Australian Ageing Agenda about the Village by Scalabrini, a new dementia friendly community that “marks the emergence of a new paradigm in...

dementia friendly community courtyard with colourful grafitti

Reducing ineffective and dangerous medications

23 Oct 2018

DTA Director Andrew Stafford writes about the alarmingly high proportion of people living with dementia using antipsychotic medications

reducing dementia medications antipsychotics

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...

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Beyond Words

Change is here – amended legislation on chemical restraints in Australia

Royal Commission highlights dementia training gap

Taking the citizenship of people with dementia seriously

Reducing ineffective and dangerous medications

A new paradigm is on the horizon

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