Yahtzee! People who play non-digital games, such as cards and board games, are more likely to score better on memory and thinking tests in their 70s than their peers. That’s according to psychologists at the University in Edinburgh, who also ...

The funding is needed but there’s much more to do. That’s the general consensus among aged care groups and representative bodies in the fallout of Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s announcement of $537 million for aged care. It came on the ...

Older adults will one day be able to talk into a smartphone to test for dementia, should work on a new speech app prove fruitful. Dr Beena Ahmed from UNSW’s School of Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications is leading work on ...

The federal government will spend more than half a billion dollars on aged care. Following the release of the aged care royal commission’s interim report – which identified boosting the number of home care packages, a response to over-reliance on ...

A new Australian study has found that, contrary to popular belief, cholesterol lowering drugs statins do not cause memory loss and may in fact slow cognitive decline. More than 1,000 elderly individuals were assessed over a period of six years ...

The royal commission finished its Hobart hearing with some ideas as to how better governance can go some way to fixing the poor practices currently seen across the sector. In his concluding remarks counsel assisting Peter Rozen alluded to the ...

A dental clinic providing preventative care and promoting the wellbeing of aged care residents was recognised at the HESTA Aged Care Awards this week. The Village Dentist in Castle Hill, NSW, won the Outstanding Organisation Award as recognition for providing Seniors with access ...

A Sydney aged care home has opened its doors to residents from a nearby facility, operated by a different provider, to help keep them out of harms way. The two teams worked together earlier this week when, due to the ...