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Older Aussies left behind as NDIS is extended to New Zealand citizens
Drastic new changes will allow more people living in Australia to access the National Disability Insurance Scheme, but... -
Aged care safety set to improve through coming trials
Between independent reviews and co-design sessions over the past two years, the Quality Standards have adjusted to... -
Study finds significant mortality link between dementia and colorectal cancer
Dementia is the leading cause of death in women in Australia and the second cause of death in men. -
The rev-head retirees fighting loneliness through motorbikes
Get your motor runnin’, head out on the highway. Lookin’ for adventure and whatever comes your way. -
When should you consider palliative care preparation?
No one wants to face a final goodbye, but being prepared is important and knowing how you wish to live in those last few... -
Three-quarters of WHO Member States fail to reach dementia targets
Global advocacy federation Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI) is leading the charge on calls to extend the Global... -
Heart attack risk resource launches online — are you safe?
Heart attacks may seem like something you would never expect to happen, until it does. Web-based resource Know Your... -
The kind heart behind HammondCare’s lolly cart
Over the last few months, Mr Gallagher turned the garage of his Fern Bay home into a production line to make handmade... -
Are older people spending more than they can afford to?
Peak advocacy body for older Australians, Council on the Ageing (COTA) Australia, released the third annual State of the... -
Services and supports for older Australians at risk of homelessness
The 2016 Census, by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, found that older people made up 16 percent of the total number... -
National Volunteers Week kicks off today
Today, we raise a glass and toast the five million people living in Australia today who volunteer to help their... -
Artificial intelligence used to predict Parkinson’s disease
Today, researchers published their findings on the tool, which uses neural networks to pick up on signs of the disease... -
New Alzheimer’s drug proves effective, yet risky
The new drug, donanemab, significantly slowed cognitive decline in people with early symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease... -
New study sniffs out link between memories of smells and cognitive function
Deakin University is conducting a new study to see if training your memory of smells can help improve brain function and... -
National medicine safety project for aged care receives $1.5m in funding
The Pharmacists Actioning Rational use of Medicines in Aged Care (PHARMA-Care) quality monitoring project has received... -
Aged care advocacy group sounds alarm on vaccination rates
Older Persons Advocacy Network (OPAN), the peak advocacy group for older Australians, has expressed concern over new... -
1 in 7 older Australians felt mental health worsen during pandemic
Australia’s peak organisation for older Australians, Council on the Ageing (COTA) Australia, has released new research... -
The online tool doctors and patients are using to fight the risk of dementia
Researchers at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Sydney and Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA) have... -
Digital mental health support program to combat depression at home
Swinburne University of Technology and home care provider Silverchain have been hard at work on a new project which will... -
Award-winning research study for major depression in palliative care
For some patients in palliative care, the future can seem grim or uncertain which may lead to a slump in their mood,...
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