Any idea why My Aged Care now have co-payments based on income/assets to help keep the system sustainable while NDIS doesn't? In my opinion, years of NDIS blow out of rorting & unchecked waste is one of the reasons why many elderly are now dealing with unaffordable co-payments. #auspol #agedcare

Distinct concentration-dependent oxidative stress profiles by cadmium in a rat kidney proximal tubule cell line - Archives of Toxicology Levels and chemical species of reactive oxygen/nitrogen species (ROS/RNS) determine oxidative eustress and distress. Abundance of uptake pathways and high oxygen consumption for ATP-dependent transpor...

#health #sustainability #agedcare #publichealth #SDGs

(Healthy ageing
requires monitoring
urinary cadmium (Cd)
and identifying sources of cadmium exposure.)

Proximal tubules in the kidneys
are particularly susceptible to
cadmium-induced oxidative stress.
.
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Inquiry report - Delivering quality care more efficiently The PC has been asked by the Australian Government to conduct an inquiry into Delivering quality care more efficiently. As part of this work, we have been tasked with identifying priority reforms and ...

Explore the full report here:
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#QualityCare #CareEconomy #AgedCare #NDIS #HealthReform #FutureofCare #WorldHealthDay

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Bed block refers to patients who don’t need a bed from a medical standpoint, but are unable to leave hospital until a suitable aged care or disability provider will accept them.
#bedblock #agedcare #disability

As someone who turns 65 next month, I know I am being placed on life's scrapheap. #agedcare

#sustainability #health #agedcare #publichealth #SDGs #prostatecancer #SDGs #healthinformatics

Cancer prevention
requires monitoring levels of

carcinogenic metal mixtures
(arsenic, cadmium, chromium (VI), nickel)
and bioaccumulation in tissues and organs,

and addressing sources of exposure.
.

#health #agedcare #sustainability #publichealth #SDGs

Healthy ageing
requires monitoring
a wide range of toxic metals,
and addressing sources of exposure.

The prostate is susceptible to damage from
toxic metal mixtures,
such as arsenic (As) and nickel (Ni).
.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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#MetroHealthCare #FamilyFirst #AgedCare #NDIS

#sustainability #ecology #agedcare #publichealth #epidemiology #health #SDGs

Determining which environmental pollutants
have accumulated in the liver
for each subtype of disease
and identifying sources of exposure

can contribute to
protecting others and future generations
from harmful toxins.
.

#health #Alzheimers #agedcare #SDGs

Preventing dementia
requires monitoring and addressing

- neurotoxic environmental pollutants,

- neurotoxic gut and liver metabolites,
(LPS, indoxyl sulfate, p-cresol sulfate, PAGln, TMAO),

- neurotoxic glucocorticoids
(cortisol rhythm, stressors).
.

‘Letting the algorithm rip’: no legal basis for lack of human override of aged care funding tool, inquiry hears Department says it’s received 834 requests for a review of tool’s assessments since it launched in November

Yet, just yesterday, the NDIA sent out a newsletter worded to implicitly frame those raising the same concerns about upcoming NDIS changes – with rules, policy + algorithms overseen by the SAME Department – as untrustworthy.

#Auspol #NDIS #AgedCare #ADM

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This is coming to the #NDIS unless we change the mind of Politicians who don't really understand AI: Guardian News: ‘Letting the algorithm rip’: no legal basis for lack of human override of aged care funding tool, inquiry hears […]

Invox | For months now, providers have been told the wrinkles would be ironed out. The consumer complaints, the funding gaps and the implementation failures are now impossible to ignore.

"What is needed now is not another burst of tidy language, another promise or another round of political reassurance. What is needed is correction." #auspol #AgedCare

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#health #agedcare #publichealth #Alzheimers #neurology

Causes of neurodegeneration
need to be monitored:

24h cortisol rhythm, stressors,

toxic gut and liver metabolites
(LPS, indoxyl sulfate, p-cresol sulfate, TMAO),

pollutants
(NO2, PM2.5, toxic metals, pesticides, plasticizers, PCBs, PFAS).

Top client questions answered with care and clarity.

#MetroHealthCare #NDIS #AgedCare #Support

More than 100 politicians unite against aged care reforms as pressure mounts on Labor - Hellocare The backlash against aged care reforms is growing, with more than 100 politicians demanding changes to a system they say is failing vulnerable Australians.

#auspol #AgedCare

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More than 100 politicians unite against aged care reforms as pressure mounts on Labor - Hellocare The backlash against aged care reforms is growing, with more than 100 politicians demanding changes to a system they say is failing vulnerable Australians.

Good to see some politicians stepping up to address this flawed system!

Article fails to say that there are many elderly who simply do not have any family to fall back on for help.

hellocare.com.au/more-than-10... #Auspol #AgedCare #SAH

This is why we don’t have funds for Aged Care, Disability Care, etc.
#AgedCare #DisabilityCare

#history #archaeology #medicine #ethics #epidemiology #ecotoxicology #MS #autoimmunity #autism #forensic #pathology #childhoodcancer #epigenetics #ecology #histology #publichealth #health #agedcare #SDGs

Patients'
parents'
and grandparents'

liver concentrations of pollutants
need to be documented.

#sustainability #AI #agedcare

Current preventive healthcare AI
is too dumb to

monitor risk factors
and reduce incidence rates (ASR) of

neurological disorders,
breast cancer,
uterine cancer,
kidney cancer,
lymphoma,
depression,
MS
Parkinson's disease
hypothyroidism
intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma

#ecology #sustainability #ethics #agedcare #gerontology #SDGs #health #education #biology

Imagine where we could be now
if health science
had been educating everyone

about the heart- and blood vessel-damaging effects
of

exhaust fumes,
black carbon,
NO2,
and toxic metals

for the last 50+ years.
.

#agedcare
Leaks from the downlight every time it rains

Empower your independence with assistive technology.

#MetroHealthCare #NDIS #AgedCare #AssistiveTech

🚨 Elder abuse in hospitals may be more common than we think but often goes unreported.

👆Read more: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.5694/...

#agedcareresearch #elderabuse #AgedCareAustralia #agedcare

Care Under Strain: How Low Pay Enabled an Aspley Death A Brisbane aged care resident's death reveals how low wages drive staffing shortages and safety failures the government is trying to prevent.

Care Under Strain: How Low Pay Enabled an Aspley Death

#AgedCare #AusWages #AusNews #WorkforceCrisis #Breaking #Exclusive

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Elderly man charged with manslaughter after aged care altercation in Brisbane An 84-year-old resident at an Aspley aged care facility has been charged with manslaughter after another resident died from injuries sustained in an altercation.

Elderly man charged with manslaughter after aged care altercation in Brisbane

#AgedCare #Brisbane #Courts #AusNews #QueenslandNews

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Robo aged care? Minister Sam Rae says assessment tool is “doing a good job” - Hellocare Aged Care Minister Sam Rae deflected repeated questions in a radio interview, insisting the assessment tool is “doing a good job” despite harsh criticism from seniors, families and frontline assessors...

#AgedCare #Auspol #Healthcare #RoboAgedCare
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People using aged care

Good snapshot of stats on people using aged care services in Australia from the Australian Institute of Health & Welfare. 👇 #Auspol #AgedCare
www.gen-agedcaredata.gov.au/topics/peopl...

Meet Metro HealthCare’s allied health professionals who empower you to live independently and well.

#MetroHealthCare #NDIS #AgedCare #SupportServices