Podcasts - Residential Aged Care

Residential Aged Care Communiqué Episode #19: Medication Allergy

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

Examining the timeliness of care in harm prevention.

Premature deaths of residents due to suboptimal management of diabetes mellitus.

A resident fall from a runaway wheelchair.

Escaping, absconding, unexplained absences lead to death.

Two residents die from choking on food.

Thunderstorm asthma events can trigger severe asthma symptoms in susceptible individuals and potentially rapidly overwhelm health services.

The Communiqués

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

The Communiqués

This edition examines how the workforce issues impact resident safety and quality of care through three separate cases.

The Communiqués