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While searching for a place to live near the city, 41-year-old student Ruth* said that something clicked when she first met her 83-year-old housemate, Lucy*.  The pair have lived together in Lucy's apartment in Sydney’s beachside suburb of Coogee for ...

It was one o'clock in the morning when Michelle Sloane got the call. She got out of bed, drove to Baulkham Hills in Sydney’s west, and by 3.00am she was informing families that a COVID-19 outbreak had spread inside their ...

Ageism remains the most accepted form of prejudice in the country, with 90 per cent of Australians agreeing that it is widespread, according to a new report. Released by the Australian Human Rights Commission, What’s Age Got to Do With ...

Maria Stefanou describes her mother as a kind, traditional Greek woman who was known for her cooking, her kindness, and her love for her family. The family migrated to Melbourne from central Greece in 1968 and spent their lives in ...

Quality of life measures in the aged care industry have typically relied on clinical indicators, such as an individual's weight, past medical history or prescription use. Professor Julie Ratcliffe from Flinders University led a team to interview 3,000 older Australians ...

In a suburban pocket of northern California, a one-of-a-kind housing project will bring together people of all ages, abilities and incomes, to live together on a working farm.  The ‘Agrihood’, a now-empty infill site in the centre of Santa Clara ...

Melbourne-resident Joy* and her siblings used to visit their mother up to three or four times a week, and are now lucky if they are able to see her once a month.  Their mother, Mary*, is an Italian-born woman who ...

Over 41 million cases of dementia currently go undiagnosed across the world, a new global report has revealed. The research, commissioned by Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI), predicts an unprecedented demand for services that could overwhelm struggling healthcare systems. Global dementia ...

One in five aged care staff plan to resign by the end of 2021, with two in five intending to quit within the next five years, according to a recent survey.  The Perfect Storm report, published by consultancy firm CompliSpace, interviewed over ...

A decade after her husband was diagnosed with early-onset dementia, Heather Fitzpatrick says she has learned to enjoy her time. “I guess lots of people's pipe dream is to live the moment, but that's what I do,” she says. “For ...