The Royal Commission into aged care has announced it will resume hearings next month after suspending proceeding dues to the pandemic. Proceedings were suspended on 20 March and the hearing which was due to take place – focusing on mental ...

The Australian deaf community has scored a win with the announcement that a free sign language interpreting service will soon be available for senior Australians in aged care. The minister for aged care and senior Australians, Richard Colbeck, said the ...

Academics are drawing links between ageism in society and increased instances of elder abuse. To combat this, a collaboration between researchers from Swinburne University and Eastern Community Legal Centre has developed a slew of digital stories to help dispel myths ...

Testosterone supplements have been found to improve cognitive function in older men, according to researchers at Edith Cowan University. The researchers analysed the results of 14 randomised control trials, including one recently published in the American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, and ...

Older Australians who consume alcohol while taking common prescription medications are putting their health at serious risk new research says. “While drinking levels in young people are reducing, we’re seeing older Australians actually increasing their alcohol consumption,” said Edith Cowan University ...

Loss of appetite and of enjoyment from food is a continuous struggle for people in aged care, as well as those who have faced serious illness such as cancer and neurological disorders. Altered eating – the term applied to the ...

Wearable glucose monitors could help people with memory problems, such as those with dementia, better manage their diabetes new research shows. Having dementia doubles your risk of developing diabetes and while for people who do not have diabetes the risk ...

What happens to our digital footprint when we die? Many older Australians aren’t sure. A survey of people aged 65 and older revealed a lack of understanding about what happens to family photos, social media accounts and other digital possessions after ...