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A tailored approach to deprescribing less effective medicines will get the best results among older adults, a team of University of Sydney researchers say. Lead researcher Kristie Weir said it can be safe to reduce or carefully cease medicines but ...

The New Zealand Aged Care Association (NZACA) has got behind a nationwide initiative to get Christmas cards to New Zealand’s elderly who might find the festive time of year a lonely one. The Herald’s story shared how Hannah Rodgers and ...

Most people will have seen a couple of caravanning seniors make their way through town or toll booth as they chart dots big and small on the Australian map, but one researcher says little is known about their relationship with ...

A new tool that measures quality of aged care has been submitted to a Senate inquiry. Flinders University’s Consumer Choice Index – 6 Dimension (CCI-6D) questionnaire was presented yesterday to the Senate Inquiry into the Effectiveness of the Aged Care Quality ...

Shoe insoles that aim to prevent stumbles and falls among elderly people have been recognised at an international awards ceremony. The Global Awards in London this week judged the insoles the world’s most innovative new care product. Created in 1998, ...

Love is love has been a catchcry for many this week, and a group of Canberran seniors want people to remember that the sentiment is true at any age. Eighteen people aged 65 and older were invited by the University of ...

Almost one in 10 aged care residents are prescribed an antimicrobial in Australia and, in many cases, details of these prescriptions are not being documented, a national survey has found. The aged care National Antimicrobial Prescribing Survey (acNAPS) held that the ...

Carers of people with dementia are being asked to help design a new support chat group. The CQUniversity researchers behind the The Caring for Carers of People with Dementia Project said they’re hoping for input in the design of a ...