ClarkeHopkinsClarke is advocating for the development of hybrid facilities that integrate aged care accommodation with retirement living units. Ageing is increasingly being viewed positively in our society. Life expectancy is trending in a steady upward direction, and the gap between ...

From exercising to working on crossword puzzles, most older Australians are doing their best to stay healthy as they age. However, the importance of getting enough fibre into their daily diet is often overlooked. So, what is fibre and why ...

Australia now enjoys one of the highest life expectancies in the world, but as our ageing population increases, so too does the pressure placed on the ‘Sandwich Generation’. New national research shows that this demographic of middle-aged adults is now ...

Academics have urged older people to speak up about potential improvements to the built environment that will promote healthy ageing, and say nurses have an important role to play in the process. Dr Anthony Tuckett from The University of Queensland’s ...

It’s the simple things in life, like lifting a cup of tea or getting out of a chair without any aids that Hall & Prior hopes to help residents accomplish through a resistance band training program. The program was created ...

For the past 16 years, Margaret Jorgensen has been ensuring older people in her local community who have lost a partner are not alone. To eliminate the social isolation many elderly Australians experience, Jorgensen began the Wildflower Day Club at ...

An aged care home in East Melbourne was the stage for a troupe of performing border collies, as part of the provider’s effort to mark World Alzheimer’s Day. Mercy Place East Melbourne welcomed a quartet of clever canines, called The ...

A new facility established by Torrens University aims to tackle the key challenges facing an ageing population. The Torrens University Centre of Positive Ageing and Wellbeing was created to find solutions to problems facing the elderly, including mobility, isolation and ...