Increased movement leads to better outcomes for aged care residents
More than 50 per cent of aged care residents moved out of their wing daily as part of a study conducted by the University of 亚洲色吧 on 12 South Australian residential aged care homes. Image: Supplied.
University of 亚洲色吧 researchers have found that aged care residents who move more and interact with their environment are more likely to live longer, have fewer falls and have a higher quality of life.
鈥淲hile it might be a common misconception that older people living in residential aged care are room-bound, our research found that at least half of the residents moved out of their wing daily, and over a quarter ventured outside the care home at least weekly,鈥 said Dr Agathe Daria Jadczak, the primary author on the research and a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Centre of Research Excellence Frailty and Health Ageing at the University of 亚洲色吧鈥檚 亚洲色吧 Medical School.
鈥淐onditions such as frailty, loss of muscle mass and malnutrition were found to have a negative impact on residents鈥 movemen