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Study identifies predictors of hospitalizations or emergency department encounters for older people

One in five South Australians will experience an unplanned hospitalization or emergency department presentation within 90 days of undertaking an aged care assessment, according to new research by the University of South Australia and the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute. Older people account for 42 per cent of hospitalizations in Australia. Image Credit: […]

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Study finds trend towards unusual and abnormal prescribing patterns in aged-care homes

Researchers from the Flinders University College of Medicine and Public Health have found that one-quarter of Australian aged-care home residents are nine times more likely to be prescribed antipsychotic drug risperidone. The Rehabilitation, Aged and Extended Care research group found that dementia patients in nursing homes across South Australia, New South Wales and Western Australia […]