A team from the University of Wollongong (UOW) has officially launched Australia’s first dementia-friendly, net-zero energy house, which aims to improve quality of life for those with aged-related disabilities. Taking its name from a flower that flourishes in challenging environments, ...

Transitioning into aged care can be a daunting experience for some. It can be even more challenging for people from farming communities who have spent their lives on the land before transitioning into a new environment. Seeds of Advice principal ...

Samsung Australia has teamed up with aged care provider Uniting to provide a bucket list program for aged care homes across NSW and the ACT, to encourage residents to fulfil their dreams. The pilot program aims to evaluate how technology ...

A tool that uses facial recognition software to detect pain in the elderly and people with dementia is making its way across Australian residential aged care villages. Known as PainChek, its national rollout via Dementia Support Australia (DSA) is now underway ...

After spending many years sharing their lives together, most couples assume that when entering into aged care this living concept will remain. However, some are forced to separate for various reasons. Executive manager at Envigor Home Care in Queensland, Tracey ...

“I felt ashamed that I could no longer provide for my family.” A dementia advocate has shared with conference attendees his experience with a diagnosis of younger onset dementia and its impact on his sense of masculinity. Presenting on the ...

What would be your last meal? For Josino, all he wanted was lobster, but that wasn’t to be. “You know what really annoys me, if I was on death row, I could choose my last meal. Just because I’m sick, ...

A South Australian bank has been working to support people living with dementia to remain financially independent for as long as possible. BankSA teamed up with Dementia Australia to make banking safer, easier and more accessible for people with dementia ...