For some, listening to the radio is a way to kill time while driving or catch up on the day’s news, but for older adults the desire to tune in might have deeper implications. In partnership with the Community Broadcasting ...

The aged care industry needs new blood. An estimated 60 per cent of the existing workforce will reach retirement age over the next 15 years and recent research from HESTA has revealed the sector is facing a potential shortfall of ...

Australia has its fair share of floods, bushfires and cyclones, and for carers of people with dementia there is an extra layer of anxiety and potential danger. With this in mind, QUT has partnered with the Red Cross to help ...

A health monitoring station for large corporations. A Gumtree for health services. And a platform for GPs to connect retirees to local activities. These are some of the early ideas hashed out in the lead up to the University of ...

Fewer nursing home residents are needing to return to hospital after discharge under a program that involves regular specialist follow up. The intervention, called Regular Early Assessment Post-Discharge (REAP), was developed by a team from St George Hospital, Calvary Health ...

When quality of residential aged care is called into question, two paths to improvement seem to form: improved funding and mandated staffing ratios. The peak body for all providers of age services, Leading Age Services Australia (LASA), is helping forge ...

A city near the south-east coast of Queensland is working to make a difference to the travel experiences of people with dementia. CQUniversity occupational therapy academic Dr Maria O’Reilly, alongside colleagues from CQUni, QUT and UQ have been working with ...

Training up community care workers in falls prevention may help curb the declining number of clients taking part in preventive exercise programs, new research suggests. Study lead Dr Elissa Burton, from the School of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science at Curtin ...