An new boxing therapy has revealed promising results for people with early Parkinson's by boosting their balance, fitness and overall wellbeing. Of roughly 100,000 Australians living with Parkinson's, over 80 per cent are diagnosed at around 64 years. It's estimated that the group ...

A new study has highlighted the importance of personal possessions in designing communal areas to create a sense of belonging for its residents. The QUT School of Design and Sheffield Hallam University study in the UK explored the link between personal items ...

A Victorian initiative is improving the wellbeing of isolated older people through a new social prescribing model.  Connect Local, launched by Bolton Clarke Research Institute, is a community-based social connection model that was first introduced in Melbourne's Glen Eira earlier ...

Southwest Queensland will welcome four new residential aged care spaces following a federal and state $12.87m investment into regional healthcare. On Friday, the QLD Palaszczuk government and the Commonwealth announced health communities in Cunnamulla, Injune, Surat, and Augathella would expand ...

A nurse educator has reflected on the importance of teaching students the value of a career in aged care on International Nurses Day. Deputy Head of Monash University School of Nursing and Midwifery, Associate Professor Helen Rawson, said nurses are ...

Aged care experts have cautioned the Australian government's focus on in-home care could lead to fiscal pressures on the budget in the near future. Last Tuesday, Labor announced it would redirect $2.2bn in funding for aged care facilities to pay ...

Interacting with family and friends and confiding in someone at least once a month could help reduce a person's likelihood of developing dementia, according to a new Australian study. Research conducted by UNSW's centre for healthy brain ageing analysed 13 international ...

Bob Craig, an 89-year-old aged care facility resident, has fulfilled his lifelong dream of jumping out of airplane. Last week, Bob jumped from 15,000 feet accompanied by Allity Lilydale's lifestyle coordinator Maureen Hincksman. The Scotsman took the leap wearing a ...

One of Australia's leading dental associations is urging older people to prioritise check-ups to treat untreated dental decay and gum disease after eased Covid restrictions. As the pandemic dominated headlines over the past two years, many people delayed or skipped ...

Aged care provider Alino Living has introduced two 12-week-old King Charles Cavalier puppies, Molly and Lilly, to become furry companions for its residents.  Molly and Lilly became permanent residents of Alino's Central Coast community Killarney Court earlier this week to ...