Quality and Safety in Aged Care Virtual Issue: What Australian research published in the <i>Australasian Journal on Ageing</i> tells us

Wells, Yvonne; Brooke, Elizabeth; Solly, Kane

doi:10.1111/ajag.12638

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“…This highlights the opportunity for tailoring training to the unique care needs of YPiNHs in Australia and internationally. This would improve the quality of life for this population and reduce the risk of injury and permanent discharge due to premature death (Wells et al, 2019; Winkler et al, 2010).…”

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Injury prevention among young people in nursing homes: Recommendations following expert consultation forums

Cartwright

Bugeja

Ibrahim

2020

Int J Older People Nursing

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Background Approximately 6,000 people under the age of 65 years reside in nursing homes each year in Australia. These young people in nursing homes are at risk of premature death and preventable morbidity from injuries. Choking and falls are the leading causes of premature deaths in this cohort with reported rates of 44% and 33%, respectively. Objectives To develop injury prevention recommendations for young people in Australian nursing homes. Methods This mixed‐methods study comprised two expert consultation panels and a follow‐up survey. Two expert and stakeholder consultation panels used a modified nominal group technique to formulate recommendations. A short survey was subsequently given to participants to validate responses from the panels and to provide an opportunity to evaluate and rank recommendations. Results Ten recommendations were formulated for consideration that focused on system‐wide reforms. Four were ranked as most important for implementation: education and training for nursing home staff; implementation of National Disability Insurance Scheme; support for coordinated care; and increasing residential housing stock that is appropriately designed. Conclusion Extensive changes are needed to prevent injury for young people in nursing homes. Implementation should reduce the risk of injury and lead to an improved quality of life for this cohort. Implications for practice This study provides an evidence base for aged care practitioners to improve practice within nursing homes to reduce fatal and non‐fatal injuries for young people in nursing homes.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

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Injury prevention among young people in nursing homes: Recommendations following expert consultation forums

Cartwright

Bugeja

Ibrahim

2020

Int J Older People Nursing

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“…Powerful illustrations of care going wrong are publicly available in Australia since the establishment of a Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety, in 2018. The Royal Commission interim report: "Neglect", [5] describes the lack of measurable care practices that comprise employing sufficient trained staff and creating a professional and caring culture that supports positive relationships between staff-consumer, staff-relative and staff-staff [6,7].…”

Section: Aged Care Quality and Safety As A Complex Research Problemmentioning

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Using a Complex Network Methodology to Track, Evaluate, and Transform Fundamental Care

Plaza

Conroy

Mudd

et al. 2021

Studies in Health Technology and Informatics

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In this study, we drew on methods originating in complex adaptive systems and social network analysis to develop a novel way to quantify fundamental care. Data were obtained from a public statement from the Australian Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety. Results support the importance of using a systemic approach to assess the multiple dimensions of the fundamentals of care. Our method allows measurement of the problem within its system, providing a detailed quantification of care events and identifying excellence and improvement opportunities. We illustrate the strengths of this approach using principal component analysis and heat mapping. The application of the proposed methodology in healthcare decision-making, planning, and quality improvement is discussed.

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“…The corporations at its head mostly appear to prefer cost-minimisation strategies reliant on widespread understaffing – in numerical as well as qualitative terms – producing negative effects for residents and workers alike. Further, their business models seem to rely upon casualised, low-paid (and increasingly migrant) workforces (Wells et al., 2019). As in the finance industry, these corporations and those who head them are much less likely to face punitive Coalition government action than Australia’s unions.…”

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Employer and employer association matters in Australia in 2019

Sheldon

Thornthwaite

2020

Journal of Industrial Relations

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The May federal election appeared particularly important to employers’ views of their industrial relations’ interests. Employers and their associations had long steeled themselves against an unwelcome Labor victory, fearing Labor’s promises of substantial changes to industrial relations’ structures, processes and outcomes as well as taxation. Associations appeared busier than ever, representing employers through politics-related public relations, lobbying and media. With enterprise bargaining withering and most wages stagnant, Labor’s defeat encouraged associations and the re-elected government to engage in another, for-now stalled, attack on what remains of unions’ capacity to collectively protect employees. They have also focused on emergent (individual) employment law challenges for employers but have mainly deflected on widespread evidence of wage underpayment. While the political context again strongly favours employers and their associations, they face substantial challenges from rising media and public criticisms over employers’ widespread abuses of their social licence to operate.

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Quality and Safety in Aged Care Virtual Issue: What Australian research published in the Australasian Journal on Ageing tells us

Abstract: This is the author manuscript accepted for publication and has undergone full peer review but has not been through the copyediting, typesetting, pagination and proofreading process, which may lead to differences between this version and the Version of Record. Please cite this article as

Cited by 14 publications

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Injury prevention among young people in nursing homes: Recommendations following expert consultation forums

Injury prevention among young people in nursing homes: Recommendations following expert consultation forums

Using a Complex Network Methodology to Track, Evaluate, and Transform Fundamental Care

Employer and employer association matters in Australia in 2019

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