The 12th of May marks International Nurses Day 2022. The day marks the anniversary of Florence Nightingale's birth and is an opportunity to thank nurses, show how nursing can look in the future, and how the profession will transform and promote meaningful healthcare. 

The United Nations has declared the decade of 2020-30 to be the decade of healthy ageing. The initiative is a global collaboration that brings together governments, civil society, international agencies, professionals, academia, the media, and the private sector to improve the lives of older people, their families, and the communities in which they live.   

The SIRS commences on the 1st April 2021 with the aim of preventing and
decreasing incidents of abuse and neglect in residential aged care services. It included mandatory reporting and services are required to have effective incident management systems. The SIRS learning resource is available now.  

Our COVID-19 resources are under review and we will keep you posted once the updates are completed.

Ageism has been in the spotlight over the past few days. It has been identified as a risk factor for the abuse of older people by the Royal Commission into Aged Care Safety and Quality. This and other factors are explored in the ACLS "Its Not OK Just because I Am Old" learning activity. For a free preview - click here for Pat's story