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Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI) released the results of the world’s largest dementia study last week and revealed that most people think dementia is a normal part of ageing. The survey canvassed 70,000 people over 155 countries and highlighted a global ...

Each week the residents at Sydney’s Twilight Aged Care home in Glades Bay look forward to singing and dancing like no one is watching when Moove & Groove silent discos hustle into town. The brainchild of founder and CEO Alison ...

Dementia Australia launched its Action Week on Monday and wants the nation to focus on the discrimination of people with dementia. ‘Dementia doesn’t discriminate, do you?’ is the official theme this year, CEO Maree McCabe told a crowd at the ...

After another horror week of revelations, aged care behemoth Bupa has taken a step towards repairing its reputation by meeting with prominent aged care advocate Stewart Johnston. Last week the ABC reported that more than half the nursing homes run ...

Catherine Roche talked to the royal commission about her late husband, Michael Burge, who spent two years in aged care after he had a stroke aged 56. She described the difficulties she had navigating the space between the aged care system ...

On day two of the Melbourne leg of the royal commission, we gained a rare insight into the thoughts of the commissioners. In a scathing indictment of the disability and aged care sectors, commissioner Lynelle Briggs called the system “a ...

  My number one goal is to get the fuck out of the nursing home.” Lisa Corcoran is sworn in to give evidence to the royal commission in the usual fashion. Council assisting Bergin then begins the day with the ...

Gout is a condition that affects approximately 187,000 Australians yearly. The global prevalence of gout is increasing and is highest in the Australasia region. More prevalent in older people, instances of gout peak in the age bracket 75–84 years (up to ...