A new assistive technology prototype could help people with dementia dress themselves through smart home technology. The DRESS prototype, designed by NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing, Arizona State University and MGH Institute of Health Professions, is aimed at those who ...

For gamer, television presenter and Dementia Australia ambassador Stephanie Bendixsen, it was tricky coming up with different topics of conversation or activities she could share with her mother, who died earlier this year from dementia. That’s why she’s excited about ...

My Health Record is proving to be a controversial addition to the health system. With the opt-out deadline now extended to January 31, parliament is still haggling over the final details of the roll out. Concerns remain over privacy and provisions for ...

We’ve seen warnings in the pages of science fiction novels on the potential for robots to switch from helping humans to hurting them, but with their increasing use in care environments, who would be responsible if a robot did cause ...

Digital marketing has often been positioned as a tool to capture the youth market, but the truth is our ageing population is also online and ready for business Seniors are the generation that digital forgot. But as the Australian population ...

James Bond had a ring with a camera inside it. Inspector Gadget had a bowler’s hat with an extendable propeller. Maxwell Smart had a shoe phone. And now Australia’s seniors could be getting about using a walking stick with GPS ...

What if bedding could tell you about a resident’s health? That’s what Australian researchers are exploring as part of a $1.7 million government-funded program. The project team plans to fix flexible, unbreakable electronics into bedding products to enable real-time monitoring of ...

Australians can now opt out of My Health Record. Starting today and for the next three months, the Australian Digital Health Agency is giving all consumers the opportunity to decide whether they want an online summary of their key health ...