Diagnosed with dementia at 55, Phil Hazell is now a passionate advocate for spreading awareness of the disease.  Each year, over 4.6 million people worldwide are diagnosed with a form of dementia. While Phil's father also had dementia, though a different type, ...

A new program introduced by an aged care provider is helping prevent falls of community-dwelling older people transitioning from hospital to home.  The project, 'Being your Best', by aged care provider Bolton Clarke aims to reduce or reverse frailty by ...

Two sisters working in aged care are sharing their stories in the hope of breaking society's negative perspective of the sector. Amy Holton and Tanesha Brown have found their dream jobs at Central Coast's residential care home Alino Living. But ...

A landmark study reveals leisure in aged care homes has become a last priority as an understaffed workforce struggles to meet residents' basic physical needs. In surveying three aged care homes, researchers found that unbalanced staff-to-resident ratios resulted in residents ...

An Australian peak body is using Wound Awareness Week (15–21 August) to push for the government to start recognising wound-related harm in aged care. Advocacy organisation Wounds Australia has said the federal government is sleeping on the job while 350,000 ...

Researchers have mapped out pathways for two of the world's leading causes of blindness that they hope will assist in developing a cure in the future. The new stem cell models expand on science's understanding of neurodegenerative diseases, such as ...

As Covid outbreaks continue to impact aged care homes across the country, using robots to help keep isolated residents company could be an attractive solution. Researchers from the University of Melbourne spoke with 16 older people living in the community ...

August the 7th is a special day for aged care workers, providers and residents. 'Aged Care Employee Day', an initiative of the ACCPA, is an annual celebration that acknowledges each and every team member involved in residential care for their ...

The National Ageing Research Institute event 'The Poetry of Grief: An original performance where music, poetry, and research meet,' aspires to support the many people feeling isolated after significant loss by engaging in music and poetry. "There's so much love ...

New research suggests a rivalry between industry bodies as to who should be in charge of medication reviews is leading to preventable hospitalisations and deaths of people in aged care homes. Up to 91 per cent of aged care residents are ...