71-year-old Gwynne from Adelaide has been living with knee osteoarthritis for four years. At first, the pain in her knees gradually started to worsen, but soon she was struggling to walk or get up from her chair. Eventually, she had ...

More resilient housing for older Australians is needed, Adelaide researchers said, as they found homes are often inadequately suited to cope with extreme weather conditions which poses dangerous health risks for its residents. Lead researcher Professor Veronica Soebarto's latest project, ...

Eating 500 grams of strawberries, equal to 2.5 cups, every day might be one way to stave off age-related diseases, according to an exciting field called cellular senescence. The science studies 'senescent' cells that have have stopped dividing and linger ...

Dementia advocate Mick Simpson was diagnosed with Lewy Body dementia in 2018 and is now actively spreading awareness – quite literally, as he's walked over 180km this year. But, while on the phone with Aged Care Insite, he brought to light that ...

Groundbreaking research presents new hope in catching early signs of Alzheimer's by gauging a specific biomarker in the blood that increases the odds of developing the disease by a third. The Macquarie University and CSIRO study revealed that people with ...

Out of every thousand people aged over 65, it's estimated that 83 Australians are living with dementia. To boost support and clear the persisting misconceptions around the disease, the annual Dementia Action Week kicks off today with a campaign called: ...

As workforce shortages approach 500,000 vacancies in Australia's care system, older Australians are voicing their interest to re-enter paid work if the government would alter the pension payment system. Aged Care Insite spoke with chief advocate of National Seniors, Ian ...

Lack of clarity among aged care workers around the role of dietitians may be the root cause of their limited use in the sector, a new study says. Practising dietitian Karly Bartrim says many people working within residential care don't ...

What does it mean to age as a woman? Radio broadcaster and writer Jacinta Parsons's latest book, A question of age, dives into controversial topics such as the image of women in society and how their body and mind changes ...

A program is breaking new ground in boosting aged care workers' confidence by training them to communicate and interact with residents more effectively. 'The Little Things' project, a partnership with Farnham Street Neighbourhood Learning Centre (FSNLC) and Meaningful Ageing Australia, ...