A new app is changing the lives of carers and helping elderly patients receive at home care. The app AllowMe! was made possible by a $50,000 community grant from nib foundation, and aims to create a community of care for ...

What if a robot could be programmed to help frail and elderly people who fall in their home back onto their feet? University of South Australia PhD candidate Kalana Ishara Withanage is leading a project that aims to make it ...

In home aged care is being revolutionised by a new digital technology that matches seniors with people nearby who can help them with day to day activities. The Five.Good.Friends app was developed in response to research which showed that 97 ...

A new survey focused on the way different sectors approach technology has revealed a mismatch between the views of firstline health workers and executives. The research, commissioned by Microsoft, highlighted an eagerness among firstline health workers to engage with technology, yet ...

Aged care organisations will soon be able to access a new guide that aims to help senior citizens learn how to use technology to connect with others. The Tech Connect guide, written by Beate Steller and edited by Meaningful Ageing Australia, will ...

When Paro the robotic seal was launched a few years ago it generated widespread coverage. Now Griffith University has published research to show that even robotic animals can have significant, albeit modest, benefits for those with dementia. The research, published ...

The ability to talk into a device and have it translate and relay the message to another person could be a game changer for people with dementia from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds, improving care and reducing the need ...

Are smartphones making our brains lazy? It’s a common concern about the devices and their handy memory tools but Australian researchers say these applications are more helpful than harmful. Writing in The Conversation, Dr Dana Wong, senior lecturer in clinical ...