Maintaining health and wellbeing among the elderly is complex. Yet some aged care facilities, both here and overseas, are choosing to house ex-athletes in a bid to improve residents’ quality of life. In fact, it’s a growing trend. Why is ...

Aged care chef Gordon Manuel always asks himself if he’d be willing to pay good money at a restaurant for the meal he’s serving to a resident. If not, he won’t send it out. Manuel, who has a background in hotel ...

With one in nine Australians affected, asthma prevalence in Australia is higher than in comparable Western countries such as the UK and US. Asthma is a chronic respiratory condition that can vary throughout a person’s lifetime. Though many cases are ...

People in their 60s and 70s could lower their dementia risk if they hit the gym to retain muscle mass and remain at a healthy weight, early results from a new study suggest. The research team observed about 400 people ...

Marrying a significant other may lower a person’s risk of developing dementia, a new study suggests. The researchers drew from 15 studies published up to the end of 2016 that looked at the potential role of marital status on dementia ...

Most people will have seen a couple of caravanning seniors make their way through town or toll booth as they chart dots big and small on the Australian map, but one researcher says little is known about their relationship with ...

Shoe insoles that aim to prevent stumbles and falls among elderly people have been recognised at an international awards ceremony. The Global Awards in London this week judged the insoles the world’s most innovative new care product. Created in 1998, ...

Love is love has been a catchcry for many this week, and a group of Canberran seniors want people to remember that the sentiment is true at any age. Eighteen people aged 65 and older were invited by the University of ...