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A Melbourne aged care home has introduced more accessible planters that allow wheelchair users or seated residents to get close to a desk-like garden bed. The additions to Mercy Place Montrose were funded through a $7000 grant from the Andrews ...

The cost of providing health and residential care for people with dementia in Australia is potentially higher than previously estimated. That’s according to research that employed a predominantly bottom-up approach as opposed to a top-down, population costing approach, which in ...

A West Australian aged care facility is providing residents with a door to the past by transforming the entryways to rooms. The Front Door project sees Bethanie residents’ doors decorated with unique designs, some of which may be similar to the ...

Nurses who have children and experience shiftwork may feel as though they’re not living up to society’s expectations of motherhood, a new study suggests. RN Dr Annabel Matheson explored the implications of working shiftwork while caring for children to identify ...

One of the world’s leading roboticists, responsible for tech that disposes of explosives in war zones, wants to see more robotics catering for the ageing population. MIT Emeritus Professor Rodney Brooks, who worked for the university for a decade before ...

Australians are stockpiling unused medicines and it could cause harm, a recent survey has found. Sixty per cent of respondents said they had unwanted medicines in their household. Most were keeping them just in case they were needed again. Of ...

A test that uses artificial intelligence to detect early Parkinson’s disease more accurately diagnoses the condition than non-specialist clinicians, a new study says. Charles Sturt University’s Warwick Adams, a School of Computing and Mathematics PhD student, said his research found ...

Australian and Emirati students are building a sustainable and dementia-friendly home that adapts to occupants’ needs as they age. Taking its name from a flower that flourishes in challenging environments, the Desert Rose house will be built with smart technology ...