Residential Aged Care Communiqué Volume 20 Issue 4 November 2025

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In this edition

• Editorial

• Case #1: Safer independence

• Case #2: Distressed fall

• Comments from our Senior Nurse Faculty

• List of Resources

Welcome to the fourth and final edition of the Residential Aged Care Communiqué for 2025 which includes two cases about the inadvertent consequences of relaxing and tightening environmental restrictive practices. The causes of death in the two cases one from heat stroke and the other from a subdural haemorrhage. A longitudinal view of the contributing factors demonstrates the connections between the cases. The cases highlight the complexities of aged care and how the best of intentions do not guarantee the desired outcome.