Lilian is one of our fabulous Dieticians who works in Residential Aged Care facilities across Adelaide, SA. Lilian commenced as a new graduate Dietician with us in early 2019 and has become a central part of our dietetics team! We were lucky enough to steal some of her time to hear what her job is … Continued
By Samantha Shannahan I love being an Occupational Therapist. But the reality is that being an OT is not all sunshine and rainbows! The two challenging areas I want to focus are dealing with Death and Emotional Exhaustion. As OTs, we dedicate our time and energy to assist someone else to achieve their goals, but … Continued
Balwin is one of our amazing physiotherapists in Melbourne. Originally from Malaysia, she relocated with her young family to Australia for a new adventure. We welcomed her into our team and a year on, she’s become an extremely valued member of our team with her bubbly personality. If you’re unsure of what working in aged … Continued
Like other sectors aged care is seeing the positive impact of emerging technology. Whilst the Aged care sector in Australia is dealing with financial sustainability; the use of innovative and emerging technology is playing a major role in providing the highest quality of care.. There is increased utilization of Health Information Technology such as electronic … Continued
HCA Allied Health Australian Physiotherapy Association report into The Aged Care Funding Instrument (ACFI). In particular the report addresses the following: Optimal pain management has been compromised since the introduction of the ACFI A reactive rather than pro-active funding model Aninterdisciplinary team should help revise the ACFI The model should support resident independence and allow … Continued
Revita’s Managing Director Jeremy Kestenberg was recently featured in an article in the Australian Financial Review (2/1/15) for the article “When I’m 94”. The article discussed start-ups in the aged care sector. Jeremy discussed his role in the creation of Revita, the aged care division of the Back In Motion Health Group. Jeremy also discussed … Continued
Revita’s Managing Director Jeremy Kestenberg was recently interviewed by Yours Magazine – August 2014 for the article “So you think you can’t dance”. Jeremy discussed with Yours about the benefits of dancing for seniors. Jeremy suggested that there is a type of dancing to suit all seniors, whether it be Zumba, Ballroom, Line Dancing or … Continued
Revita’s Jeremy Kestenberg, was recently interviewed by Australian Ageing Agenda for the artcile “Healthy, active and reabled” In the article, Jeremy spoke about the relationship between Physiotherapists and the Aged Care Funding Instrument (ACFI). He discussed the need for practitioners to look beyond the minimum requirements in order to provide evidenced based practice in aged … Continued
In our ever-growing elderly population in Australia, falls are a major health problem. The impact of a fall can be devastating and debilitating for an elderly person. Taking a fall can potentially cause major injury as well as a devastating loss of confidence. Aged Care Physios play a leading role in falls prevention management, and … Continued
Leading aged care physiotherapy provider, Revita are donating one hundred percent of their income on September 4th 2012 to fund the provision of hands-on health care programs to improve the health of Australians living in poverty on Work4Significance¨ Day. The annual ‘Work4Significance¨‘ Day appeal asks participants to donate one day of their time or one … Continued
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