‘Cleaning up’ the running of villages
A group representing thousands of Canberra retirees say it is about to achieve legally enforceable rights over their...
Housing
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People look to aged care early
Younger people are taking the opportunity to be put on aged care waiting lists to prepare for old age. According to... -
Inner-city aged care living
Aged care facilities should be a “central place where people can go and visit mum and have a coffee alongside the... -
Curbing loneliness among elderly
Creating opportunities, as well as environments, for older people to meet and ‘self-select’ friendships is important... -
Love thy neighbour
We’ve been told to ‘love thy neighbour’ – and that’s exactly what Australia did last Sunday (25 March 2012)... -
Affordable housing for older Tassies
The opening of 18 two-bedroom independent living units in Tasmania is another “step forward” in improving the... -
Planning required on sprinkler issue
If something is going to be done, then it’s important that it is done properly, according to Charles Wurf, Aged Care... -
Don’t quit your day job
If you’re feeling lonely, experts recommend you continue working past retirement age. The suggestion comes from... -
Regional SA aged care gets boost
An expansion of an aged care facility in regional South Australia will allow an extra 40 elderly people to be... -
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Road to renewal after fire tragedy
Three months has passed since the fatal fire engulfed Principal Quakers Hill aged care facility. Despite many lives lost... -
Challenge of ageing with disability
Ageing is part of life but for people with a disability there are often barriers when it comes to accessing aged care.... -
Gold Coast housing for seniors
A social housing development for Gold Coast seniors will reportedly help “dispel misconceptions” that social housing... -
Quality of life improved through design
A nation-wide service to managers and architects involved in designing facilities for people with dementia will... -
Peeping seniors feel safer
Elderly residents in the south-western regional Victorian town of Warrnambool will feel safer after ‘peepholes’ on... -
Caring for memories
Memory care buildings in America have reportedly become more common than ever in the past decade. The buildings are... -
Making home ‘continence-friendly’
A home should be a person’s refuge – the place that is safest and most comfortable for us. Queensland continence... -
Sector moves away from ‘clinical’ look
Aged care facilities will look less “hospital-like” and exude more of a “hotel ambience”, Campbell Luscombe... -
Fastest ageing regions receive ‘nothing’
Uncertainty in the aged care sector will reach crisis point and will be felt for years to come, Federal Member for Wide... -
Sprinklers can save lives
New South Wales Premier Barry O’Farrell wrote to Treasurer Wayne Swan late last month requesting hundreds of millions... -
Entertain your residents
An aged care facility is not a prison – it is a residents’ home, according to TriCare’s Port Vernon Aged Care... -
Sharing is caring
Shared living has the ability to enhance a person’s health and wellbeing, while creating long-term friendships....
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