Grant to fund further study into dementia-friendly communities
An award-winning project to create an inclusive and supportive community for people with dementia and their families will be included...
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Neighbourhood facilities can impact on ageing: study
The area where an older person lives can influence their health as well as decisions about when to move out...
Time for providers to consider self-managed home care
Self-management of home care packages can be beneficial for consumers and should be considered as a component of the new...
Home care provider joins smart clothing project
South Australian home care provider Enabling Confidence at Home is partnering with a smart clothing brand and the University of...
Australian dementia consortium joins global data project
An Australian research consortium will contribute dementia data to a new international platform aimed at beating Alzheimer’s Disease. Professor Perminder...
Twin study offers hope for Alzheimer’s disease
A recent study revealed that one of the hallmark features of Alzheimer’s disease is only partially connected to genes. The...
Paramedics could fill gap in palliative care: research
More patients approaching their end of life could die comfortably at home if paramedics were better equipped to help them,...
Administration and care costs: Is home care too expensive?
It is important to sort out home care pricing concerns by looking at the evidence, write Tim Hicks and Troy...
Researchers revolutionise age-friendly communities
A Japanese social experiment is redesigning community services and infrastructure to support older seniors to remain healthy and active and...
Research points to local solutions for aged care workforce shortages
The author of new research on the aged care workforce says the sector should tap into COVID-19 migrants and local...
Technology can make older people more lonely
We are led to believe, often as a result of a hard-sell by suppliers, that technology can provide an antidote...
Up to 472,000 Australians have dementia
At least 385,000 Australians have dementia and almost two-thirds of them are women, a new and comprehensive report from the...