The fulfilment of having a pet doesn't necessarily mean owning a cat or dog, a new survey has found.  Four scientists surveyed over 100 community-dwelling people aged 50 and 92 to define the value of pets and wildlife in their ...

After pooling dozens of cases involving violent crime against older people, researchers discovered that the most likely victims of homicide were women and they were most likely to be killed in their home. The first comprehensive study into cases of ...

More males over the age of 85 years are reported to commit suicide than in any other age group in Australia, and at more than five times the rate of females in the same age group. And up to 83 ...

Nurses are at the forefront when it comes to wound management in older people, writes Michael Woodward. The Australian population is ageing. Already 13 per cent of Australians are over age 65 and this is rapidly increasing to 25 per ...