Residential Aged Care 2/13

Residential Aged Care Communiqué Volume 19 Issue 2 May 2024

Palliative care involving terminal sedation of a resident in aged care.

A resident is administered medication to which he has a known allergy leads to review of practice and systems of care.

The common underlying factor in both cases was ‘timeliness of care’.

This edition examines the premature deaths of residents due to suboptimal management of diabetes mellitus

This edition examines a premature death of a resident due to a fall from a wheelchair.

A resident dies from hypothermia secondary to becoming lost in surrounding bushlands.

The investigations of two deaths related to medications and medication management highlight the importance of challenging the status quo.

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This podcast presents two cases highlighting the challenges of facilitating and supervising community access for residential clients.

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This podcast presents two cases highlighting the poorer outcomes that can occur for older persons following trauma.

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