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Clinical, Residential Aged Care & Future Leaders



Residential Aged Care Communiqué Volume 14 Issue 3 August 2019
Welcome to our fifty-first edition and the third issue of 2019. It is another landmark edition for this publication.


Clinical Communiqué Volume 6 Issue 2 June 2019
What do we need to do to keep patients safe when we explerience yet another flu season?


Physical restraint doesn’t protect patients – there are better alternatives
It’s an uncomfortable image to consider: an elderly person – perhaps somebody you know – physically restrained.


Aged care royal commission benefits Generation X: it’s too late for the silent generation
A surprising group of people stand to benefit from the aged care royal commission, whose hearings start today.


Royal Commission: Transcript of evidence
Download PDF: Transcript of evidence


It’s hard to think about, but frail older women in nursing homes get sexually abused too
We don’t often think of older women being victims of sexual assault, but such assaults occur in many settings and circumstances.


Residential Aged Care Communiqué Volume 21 Issue 1 February 2026
Respecting a resident’s autonomy, especially in those living with cognitive impairment requires robust and proactive risk mitigation strategies.

The Communiqués


Future Leaders Communiqué Episode #13: Rural
This podcast presents a case from rural Australia where a culmination of missed opportunities and systemic issues resulted in a poor patient outcome during an interhospital transfer.

The Communiqués


Residential Aged Care Communiqué Volume 20 Issue 4 November 2025
The investigations of two deaths related to medications and medication management highlight the importance of challenging the status quo.

The Communiqués
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