On 1 June 2017, Unicare Health was granted a certificate for the new ISO 9001:2015 standard – for the supply, service and rental of healthcare equipment. The ISO 9001, is ISO’s flagship quality management systems standard. The ISO 9001:2015 focuses on performance and risk-based thinking, …
Unicare Health staff undergo product training on seating and positioning for mobility management and learn how to achieve optimal seating for aged care and disability needs.
On Tuesday 20 June 2017, Annette Terranova, occupational therapist and product consultant at Unicare Health, conducted a product training session on seating and positioning for mobility management. The goal of this training session was to educate Unicare Health product specialists on how to achieve optimal …
Through our multicultural workforce, Unicare Health aims to decrease language barriers and improve communication with Australia’s ageing migrants.
Communication issues, differences in culture and traumatic life experiences are just some of the challenges aged care services need to overcome to help meet the needs of Australia’s ageing migrants. Nearly one in four people over the age of 65 was born in a non-English …
Unicare Health supports healthcare facilities in Geraldton with aged care, disability and rehabilitation equipment.
Say hello to Nathan Smith! Unicare Health’s business development manager Nathan Smith had a busy day today, visiting healthcare facilities in Geraldton, a coastal city in the Mid West region of Western Australia, located 424 kilometres north of Perth. Some of the places Nathan visited …
Unicare Health helps to raise the awareness of incontinence as a health issue by supporting World Continence Week.
World Continence Week is held from June 19 – 25 this year. It is the Continence Foundation of Australia’s annual national awareness campaign. This year’s theme, “Incontinence: no laughing matter”, tackles a common response by people to laugh off incontinence, accepting it as an inevitable …
Unicare Health is committed to working with hospitals and nursing homes to improve quality of care through equipment safety.
There has been several reports in the news this week questioning the quality of care provided in hospitals and nursing homes. On 29 May 2017, agedcareguide.com.au reported on a study revealing an alarming increase of premature deaths in residential aged care homes. A study published …