Telling someone that their loved one is gone or has passed might seem like a gentle way to break news of a death but sometimes using such euphemisms can lead to misunderstanding and confusion, a palliative care expert has cautioned. ...

Nurses and allied health staff across 13 aged care sites have turned to an online network to help reduce the incidence of falls. Twenty aged care staff with an interest in falls prevention took part in a web-based Community of ...

The final dress rehearsal of the Bishop Tyrrell Anglican College’s production of High School Musical has enthused a room of aged care residents, with some dancing as they left the theatre hall. The residents and consumers were invited as guests ...

Brain stimulation during exercise might look like something straight out of science fiction but the combination could one day be used to help older Australians and people who have had a stroke, new research suggests. Researchers from the University of ...

Australian and Japanese researchers will come together to examine the ways in which robotic technology and artificial intelligence (AI) can deliver greater efficiencies in care and the role societal attitudes play in their adoption, as part of a new research ...

A friendship shared by two Melbourne-based artists has led to the creation of a series of portraits that explores the human condition and realities of ageing. For the past 30 years painter and sculptor Peter Wegner has met with fellow artist Graeme Doyle to ...

A recent report on the aged care workforce has shone a mostly positive light on the future of the industry but more work needs to be done to ensure its viability, industry peak bodies have said. The National Institute of ...

Despite media and political noise surrounding vaccine-hesitant parents, non-immunised children form a very small proportion of under-vaccinated Australians, and a shift of perspective is urgently required. This is the call from Dr Rob Menzies, senior Lecturer at the University of ...