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As care robots gain momentum in the global aged care industry, experts are raising ethical concerns over the potential impact of replacing human companionship with technology. “Once you begin to have robots that do things that humans do increasingly well, ...

For Lynda Walton, a mental health advocate and aged care worker for over 30 years, the most valuable part of her job has been the opportunity to help people. “I was one of those people that wanted to save the ...

A new free trade deal could make it more difficult to improve conditions in aged care, experts have warned.  Australia, along with 14 other countries including China, New Zealand, Japan and Indonesia, signed the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (RCEP) ...

On a Thursday evening last month, seven married couples living in Lifeview’s residential aged care home were treated to a night of fine dining and romance.  Staff dressed in white shirts and bowties, tables were lit with candles and decorated ...

People with dementia entering aged care experience higher increases in medication when changing GPs, a recent study has found. UNSW researchers analysed data from 2,250 people with dementia who had entered residential care from the Saxs Institute's 45 and Up ...

Earlier this week the Australian Research Council (ARC) awarded Monash University $4.8 million in funding to develop a new training centre for optimal ageing.  The centre will focus on developing emerging technologies including artificial intelligence, digital health apps, and sensors ...

Innovation and co-design in aged care delivery is a key solution to addressing the needs of the global ageing population, according to researchers. Cross-Cultural Design for Healthy Ageing, published earlier this year, reports on a series of workshops involving university ...

In breakthrough research, scientists have discovered that older people with HIV have a higher prevalence of genetic blood cell mutations.  Researchers from the Kirby Institute found that 1 in 5 people living with HIV had ageing-related genetic changes, compared to ...

After pooling dozens of cases involving violent crime against older people, researchers discovered that the most likely victims of homicide were women and they were most likely to be killed in their home. The first comprehensive study into cases of ...

Across greater Sydney elderly nursing home residents brace themselves for the prospect of an open-ended lockdown, as aged care workers scramble to acquire their first vaccine dose to meet the upcoming September deadline. NSW is now facing its most severe ...