Australians over 55 are feeling insecure about their financial future and might hold off planning their retirement, a new report has found. Aged Care Insite spoke with Lead Researcher Dr Braam Lowies and Professor Kurt Lushington from the University of ...

One in five older Australians are experiencing age discrimination in the workplace affecting their mental health and creating serious obstacles in finding a new jobs. Associate Professor Alysia Blackman from the University of Melbourne says ageism and stereotyping can impact ...

Olivia Daniel and her painting of 100- year-old Helene. Fifteen-year-old Olivia Daniel likes to paint and sculpt. She used her skills this year during the South Australian edition of 'The Centenarian Portrait Project by Teenagers' exhibition to paint Helene, a ...

Older people are being portrayed as being in ill-health, victims, or being a burden on society in the Australian media, prompting researchers to call for changes in how society thinks about ageing. A new QUT study, 'Visibility and invisibility in ...

Older people in aged care homes are twice as likely to have a fall than people living in the community. Frances Batchelor from the National Ageing Research Institute is pushing for a more individualised approach to assessing risks and preventing ...

Sarah Holland-Batt's latest book The Jaguar contains an intimate collection of poems about the decline of her father and the impact grief has had on her. "It's a reckoning with the changes that someone can go through over the course ...

Alwyn Gordon has found that she doesn't mind living in residential aged care. After a stroke, Alwyn was told she needed to move into a home and, at first, didn't like the idea of leaving her house behind. Now, she ...

Aged care homes continue to run at a financial loss despite raised home care packages and federal funding. According to the latest UTS Australia's Aged Care Report, providers are facing financial threats due to significant challenges. "Across the sector, the ...

Fifteen older people in a recent study said being in charge of when they die is "empowering". The qualitative survey from Edith Cowan University took a deep dive into the opinions of older people on Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD) and found ...

Older people struggling with their mental health during COVID-19 did not seek support due to technology barriers and health fears, a study has found. The team of researchers at Edith Cowan University (ECU) surveyed nearly 200 people aged over 70 ...