Hardi Aged Care at Summer Hill has been revealed as the aged care facility in Sydney’s inner west that is experiencing a Covid-19 outbreak. The facility, on Grosvenor Crescent, has now reported 12 cases of coronavirus after NSW registered 239 local infections overnight. An asymptomatic worker ...
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Using cross-cultural collaboration and ‘design thinking’ to innovate aged care
Innovation and co-design in aged care delivery is a key solution to addressing the needs of the global ageing population, according to researchers. Cross-Cultural Design for Healthy Ageing, published earlier this year, reports on a series of workshops involving university ...
More »Group trips boost happiness for older people: study
Older people are happier, more confident and form new friendships when they go on group excursions, a new study found. Researchers at Macquarie University studied a group of adults over the age of 65 who went on group trips such ...
More »Australia’s oldest man ever dies in Roma aged care facility after brief illness
Australia’s oldest man Dexter Kruger has passed away at the age of 111 and 188 days old. The author, former grazier and veterinary surgeon was born in Kilcoy in 1910, and celebrated the milestone of becoming Australia’s oldest man just ...
More »Two Sydney aged care homes return positive tests among unvaccinated staff
Two aged care homes in Sydney have returned positive COVID-19 tests among unvaccinated staff members. The NSW government announced on Thursday morning that two staff members at a Japara facility in the Sydney suburb of Belrose tested positive, alongside one ...
More »Underlying societal factors are contributing to older adult homicide
After pooling dozens of cases involving violent crime against older people, researchers discovered that the most likely victims of homicide were women and they were most likely to be killed in their home. The first comprehensive study into cases of ...
More »Whiddon implements rapid COVID-19 testing in south-west Sydney home
Aged care provider Whiddon will implement rapid COVID-19 testing at their largest aged care campus, Whiddon Easton Park in Glenfield, NSW. They'll use Rapid antigen tests: on-the-spot screening tests that detect antigens, or proteins, found on the surface of the ...
More »A handful of nuts a day keeps your mind healthy in old age: research
Researchers have found that eating only a handful of nuts each day keeps the brains of older people healthy. The study found considerable cognitive benefits for people over 60 who ate a half-to-one serving of nuts each day. "Eating a ...
More »Aged care workers get vaccine priority in Sydney, peaks and unions meet with Health Minister
Aged care workers in the worst COVID-hit areas of Sydney will be prioritised in the state's vaccine rollout, the government said, as the state enters an extended lockdown. NSW will prioritise aged care workers and over 10,000 teachers in the ...
More »Woman in her 90s dies in Sydney after contracting Covid-19 in family setting
NSW’s Covid-19 outbreak has turned deadly after an elderly woman died having contracted the virus from a family contact. The state sunk deeper into crisis on Sunday, confirming another 77 cases, including 33 people who were in the community while ...
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