Project to develop new assistive mobility aids
A team of researchers at the University of Wollongong (UOW) is working to understand the mobility issues experienced by...
Technology
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Aged services input vital for e-health records success
Leading Age Services Australia (LASA), the voice of aged care, welcomes the recently proposed changes to the Personally... -
Aged care joins forces in technological innovation
The aged care sector is being urged to join forces to look at current and future use of technology to improve service... -
Homeland connection through tablet technology
The use of electronic tablet technology at a Victorian respite facility is helping client, Mary Bongailas, connect with... -
Summoning help in aged care made easy
A new nurse call device using ‘air bulb’ technology is set to improve the lives of arthritic and disabled... -
Feros Care shares knowledge at Technology Bootcamp
Aged Care provider Feros Care will host a two-day industry conference to share it’s knowledge and experience on... -
Feros Care takes residents on interactive virtual visit
When residents of Feros Village Wommin Bay (Kings Cliff) toured an ANZAC exhibition at Tweed Regional Museum last week... -
Database makes it easier to find carers
A new online service connecting people who need in-home care with carers who are available to work was launched in... -
Eye scan could detect Alzheimer’s disease early
New developments in eye imaging technology may detect Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias 10-20 years before... -
Early warning-response system assisting older hospital patients
The University of Queensland Centre for Research in Geriatric Medicine has received funding to develop a new early... -
Robot revolution will change world of work
Robots will fundamentally change the shape of the workforce in the next decade but many industries will still need a... -
Connecting in Caboolture with iCareConnect
Getting the support you need to live independently – whatever your abilities – just got a whole lot easier... -
Aged care takes lead on Intergenerational Report
Peak aged care body, Leading Age Services Australia (LASA), has partnered with other key innovation organisations to... -
Japanese ‘Robear’: nurse of the future
Robotic nurses with cute bear faces developed by Japanese engineers could soon be the future carers of the... -
Seniors get connected
A new program is giving a group of Victorian aged care residents greater independence and choice through access to the... -
GPs video consultations to improve resident care
A trial to investigate whether funding GPs to conduct video consultations with residential aged care residents will... -
Regis’ ‘robotic seal’ trial comforts dementia residents
Australian aged care provider, Regis Aged Care, recently trialled a robotic harp seal in its dementia care program to... -
Smarter, safer home technology
A partnership between the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Global Community... -
Investigating benefits of computer games on seniors
Griffith University PhD student, Milton Nyawata, is looking for people over the age of 60 years to take part in a study... -
Virtual dementia experience wins international award
Alzheimer’s Australia Vic’s Virtual Dementia Experience, based at Victoria’s Perc Walkley Dementia... -
New ‘lab’ for robots in aged care
How robots can improve care for people in aged care will be the focus at Queensland’s Griffith University’s...
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