Women make up the absolute majority of the healthcare workforce in Australia. It is not even close. At last check, of the 366,000-odd aged care workers, nearly nine in 10 workers in aged care were female (87 per cent of ...
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Two generations bridge the age gap through storytelling
Each Friday morning, a group of 24 teenagers and six older citizens sit and share their life stories, as part of an Australian-first project to reduce loneliness and build connections. The sessions are part of the 'Bridging Ages life stories ...
More »Shining a spotlight on women leaders in aged care: Tanvi Dalal
Women make up the absolute majority of the healthcare workforce in Australia. It is not even close. At last check, of the 366,000-odd aged care workers, nearly nine in 10 workers in aged care were female (87 per cent of ...
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After serving dishes in exclusive resorts and fine dining restaurants, French chef Stephan Blant said that working in residential care has offered a different type of reward. “It’s life changing,” he told Aged Care Insite. “Unlike in a hotel, where ...
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Discrimination on the basis of age is illegal in Australia, but we still see prejudice reflected through the way we use language and communication, according to the executive director of the National Ageing Research Institute (NARI), Professor Briony Dow. “What ...
More »Multigenerational house sharing has ‘changed people’s lives’
While searching for a place to live near the city, 41-year-old student Ruth* said that something clicked when she first met her 83-year-old housemate, Lucy*. The pair have lived together in Lucy's apartment in Sydney’s beachside suburb of Coogee for ...
More »SummitCare: inside the home that battled Delta
It was one o'clock in the morning when Michelle Sloane got the call. She got out of bed, drove to Baulkham Hills in Sydney’s west, and by 3.00am she was informing families that a COVID-19 outbreak had spread inside their ...
More »New films tell the story of dementia in Australia’s multicultural communities
Maria Stefanou describes her mother as a kind, traditional Greek woman who was known for her cooking, her kindness, and her love for her family. The family migrated to Melbourne from central Greece in 1968 and spent their lives in ...
More »Innovative farm-housing project for US senior citizens
In a suburban pocket of northern California, a one-of-a-kind housing project will bring together people of all ages, abilities and incomes, to live together on a working farm. The ‘Agrihood’, a now-empty infill site in the centre of Santa Clara ...
More »What it’s like for the loved ones of people living with dementia
A decade after her husband was diagnosed with early-onset dementia, Heather Fitzpatrick says she has learned to enjoy her time. “I guess lots of people's pipe dream is to live the moment, but that's what I do,” she says. “For ...
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