How should the health system respond to the growing evidence that many Australians want to spend the last part of their lives at home, but can’t? This question was at the heart of a recent Deeble Institute for Health Policy ...

Queensland Health is encouraging all older people living in the state to look at ways they can reduce their risk of serious injury. During this year’s April No Falls month, the chairperson of the Falls Injury Prevention Collaborative, associate professor ...

Australia should have a national vision for health that sets out the principles of consumer-centred healthcare. This is one of the points raised at a roundtable of around 35 health experts, hosted by The George Institute for Global Health and ...

The role smart bidets may play in the future of healthcare was explored during a presentation at the recent Australian Healthcare Week 2016, held at Australian Technology Park in Sydney. Meredith Gresham, occupational therapist and a senior consultant (research and ...

An upcoming project will help socially isolated seniors explore the meaning behind their treasured ornaments, photographs and other keepsakes that adorn mantles or have been safely tucked away in cupboards. The Treasured Possessions project will be run by the University ...

Issues affecting older people with backgrounds that reflect cultural and linguistical diversity (CALD) must be embraced in all research and service delivery, and translating research into policy and practice is an important component of doing so. This was a key message raised during ...

Age-service providers have reached out to school students from the Gold Coast and the Illawarra to drum up interest in aged care. IRT College has partnered with the NSW Department of Industry and Apprenticeship Support Australia to pilot a school-based ...

A delegation of Leading Age Services Australia’s (LASA) rural members recently attended meetings with Senator Fiona Nash and other MPs to discuss what the government can do to ensure viability for rural and remote aged services. The meetings were held ...