by Ursula Thornquest | May 17, 2021 | Uncategorized
Infection Prevention and Control Leads As of November 2020, the Australian Government legislated that all Australian Government funded residential aged care facilities must have an ongoing dedicated Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) lead on site who is a...
by Ursula Thornquest | Feb 8, 2021 | Residential Aged Care, Uncategorized
Last year 2020 was designated as the Year of the Nurse and Midwife by the World Health Organisation in recognition of the contributions they make, and the risks associated with nursing shortages. The Leadership Development Program (LDP) was launched as part of RSL...
by Ursula Thornquest | Jan 28, 2021 | Residential Aged Care, Uncategorized
When ageing parents need help or care When ageing parents need a higher level of support and help, it can be a very stressful and overwhelming time. It often helps to take a step back and evaluate how much help your parent(s) need with everyday life. Some key areas to...
by Ursula Thornquest | Sep 5, 2019 | Uncategorized
RSL Care SA places a great deal of importance on the mental health and emotional wellbeing of our residents. Some examples of mental health conditions experienced by residents within RSL Care SA are depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and...
by Ursula Thornquest | Dec 5, 2018 | Uncategorized
A personal project by a year 9 student from Immanuel College RSL Care SA was thrilled when Immanuel College year 9 student, Alina, asked to interview residents at the War Veterans Home for her Personal Project. Alina used her project to identify to her classmates the...
by Ursula Thornquest | Sep 26, 2018 | Uncategorized
October the 21st to 27th is Occupational Therapy Australia Week, to coincide with World Occupation Therapy Day on Sunday the 27th of October At RSL Care SA we are very excited to have a full time Occupational Therapist (OT) on our staff. Working closely with the...
