It’s well known that exercise is a key element to living a long and healthy life. According to a recent Harvard study, it can help with cholesterol levels, reduce the chances of having a heart attack, ward off dementia and ...

Before the nation’s eyes turned to the aged care sector with the royal commission, South Australia had its own reckoning. The Oakden scandal and subsequent inquiry seems to have set off a concerted effort to lift the standards of aged ...

‘Trust. Noun. The reliance on the integrity, justice, etc of a person, or on some quality or attribute of a thing; confidence.’ That is the first definition the Macquarie Dictionary has for the word trust. There are another 22 definitions or ...

Lager. Ale. Stout. Or even a cheeky shandy. No matter the order, it was happy hour at Feros Care’s Wommin Bay village when a troupe of brewery workers donated their time and their beer to lift spirits at the aged ...

Two years ago, the Kalyra Woodcroft aged care facility in Adelaide was giving another one of its regular site tours. Neither the guide, Terry Wilby, Kalyra’s Director of Care, nor the people being led through the grounds had any idea ...

Support from family is often important to older migrants residing in ‘foreign lands’. This is especially so in later-life widowhood, where older migrants find themselves alone, without their spouses. This article is based on research with older, widowed Greek migrants in ...

Salutogenic design is a buzz phrase in the aged care space, but do we really know what it is? More commonly known as dementia-friendly design, it is a catch-all term easily described as design that makes life better for those with dementia. The ...

But words are things, and a small drop of ink, Falling like dew, upon a thought, produces That which makes thousands, perhaps millions, think.” – Lord Byron Words are something we use every day without much thought. But language and the ...