App helps build sense of connection
A trial connecting isolated older adults with volunteers via a simplified video calling application has found benefits for both groups,...
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‘Significant leap forward’ in wound detection, say researchers
A world-first clinical study has shown a thermal-imaging tool could enable home-care nurses to identify hard-to-heal wounds weeks earlier than...
Strengthening digital social inclusion
Many seniors perceive risks that deter their use of technology that could enrich their lives, write the Shaping Connections team....
Home care providers pilot ‘radical’ self-management model
Seven home care providers and more than 100 clients are piloting a new self-management model which includes direct online access...
New research grants awarded to advance aged and disability sectors
The effect of acquiring a disability in adulthood and an investigation into improving job and care quality in aged care...
Forum to hear international perspectives on personal budgets
Experts from the UK and Canada will address a symposium in Melbourne this month on the impact of individualised budgets...