For centuries, the idea of “healing thoughts” has held sway over the faithful. In recent decades it’s fascinated the followers of all manner of self-help movements, including those whose main purpose seems to be separating the sick from their money. Now, though, a growing body of scientific research suggests that our mind can play an
Continue reading »The Top 10 Insights from the “Science of a Meaningful Life” in 2015 – Mindful
More than a decade after Greater Good first started reporting on the science of compassion, generosity, happiness—what we call “the science of a meaningful life”—the research in our field is acquiring ever more nuance and sophistication. New studies build on and even re-interpret findings from previous years, particularly as their authors use more exacting methods,
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Continue reading »Inquiry to investigate how aged care residents will fare without registered nurses on duty 24/7 – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Updated August 05, 2015 08:58:52 Photo: An inquiry will examine how aged care residents will be affected if registered nurses are not rostered on all shifts. (ABC News) Map: NSW An inquiry will examine how New South Wales' most vulnerable aged care residents will fare in a future without registered nurses on duty at all
Continue reading »Phone health concept wins ageing hackathon
The concept of recording an older person's health measurements via an automated telephone service for later analysis has won the Hack Ageing hackathon held in Melbourne at the weekend. Organised by IBM and health technology agency HealthXL, the hackathon was aimed at developing solutions that would improve the quality of life for the elderly in
Continue reading »Turning big ideas about ageing into action – Australian Ageing Agenda
via www.australianageingagenda.com.au From Think Tank to Just-Do-It, from little things big things grow.
Continue reading »NSW inquiry launched into staffing in aged care – Australian Ageing Agenda
via www.australianageingagenda.com.au NSW is currently the only state to stipulate a registered nurse on every shift in a high care facility. #agedcare #health #nurses #quality #care
Continue reading »One stop shop for Aged Care Services….finally.
via www.dailycare.com.au The first one stop shop for Aged Care service related inquiries from consumers of #agedcare. #health
Continue reading »Aged care: power to the people
The new Consumer Directed Care program starts on July 1 and is expected to impact about 200,000 people. It removes spending decisions worth billions of dollars from home care providers and hands them to families, and follows government concerns that some providers were not doing what they should. However, seniors with more money will have
Continue reading »What the NHS can learn from healthcare innovations around the world | Healthcare Professionals Network | The Guardian
The Five Year Forward View – the vision for the future of the NHS in England – will require radical change at every level of the healthcare system. We must take advantage of innovative ways of working, engage patients in their own care and implement new treatments and technologies. But the time lag between innovation
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