New software could predict the failing health of aged care residents and reduce presentations at hospital emergency departments. According to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, there are approximately 270,559 people aged 65 and over in aged care, and ...

No-one wants to be a patient in an intensive care unit (ICU). But if you ever do require intensive care, would you or your family like to be better informed about the harms and benefits of intensive treatment? And would ...

More than half of older people living in residential aged care facilities experience dementia. Those people with advanced dementia who can no longer participate in the traditional engagement programs offered within facilities are often socially isolated and without any meaningful ...

Fancy speaking with a stranger about your death, or theirs, over a couple of crumpets and some chai? Talking about the end of life isn’t everyone’s cup of tea, but that’s exactly why two academics decided to set up a ...

Give it to them straight, Doc. When it comes to important questions about health and death, older adults want to know the truth. New research has shown that while older Australians want the full picture of their prognosis, even if ...

“I was in a palliative care ward here in Sydney, and there were two nurses on a ward of 16 people who had four people actively dying, one of which was our person. Our person was really scared of being ...

When people think about ageing and aged care, inevitably they are faced with having to consider the mortality of a loved one. It’s a topic not often discussed. In fact, we actively avoid it. And in failing to confront our ...

Be the voice of people who can’t speak up. Explore your own notions of a topic to better support others. Hold on to the hope. And the more people know about a subject the better off society is. These were ...