User-friendly fall detection tech goes live in Australia
TEQ-FallsAlert by SofiHub, a branch of the Careteq company, is leading the charge in non-wearable technology used to...
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New Victorian funding for medications, mental health and mobility
Older people can also decline in mobility, thinking skills and the ability to care for themselves when in hospital,... -
Grim new findings about isolation in older men
This International Men’s Health Week also coincides with Loneliness Awareness Week making the timing of the ‘Age... -
Virtual aquariums deliver delight to people with dementia
When you wish upon a star, see a fish in new VR, makes no difference who you are… -
Changes announced for affordable retirement financial advice
The Retirement Income Review found that only 26 percent of individuals approaching retirement seek financial advice. -
‘We Need to Talk About Ageing’ author Melissa Levi offers advice
David McManus, journalist with Talking Aged Care, speaks with Clinical Psychologist and author of ‘We Need to Talk... -
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... -
Free education for older Victorians to recognise elder abuse in aged care
The ‘Know Your Aged Care Rights’ information sessions are targeted at older people seeking or receiving aged... -
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... -
Home for the homeless: $32,000 taxpayer savings per resident
Construction of the facility was partly funded by the HammondCare Foundation with larger donors including The Ian Potter... -
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. -
Aussie unis and Silverchain partner to reduce loneliness and dementia symptoms
The Fellowship will expand upon a successful pilot program that Dr Samtani and his team co-designed with Dementia... -
$80 million dollar aged care development in Canberra’s near future
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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... -
Pilot program brings rescue dogs to people living with dementia
For the very fur-st time in Australia, older Aussies at HammondCare’s Horsley, Wahroonga and Darlinghurst homes saw a... -
How to make a safer home for an older person
Nowadays, the idea of getting “put into a home” isn’t really ideal for older people living in Australia. It’s... -
Standard protocol to call police to aged care homes: says expert
Police forces are called to aged care facilities “more commonly” than NSW police commissioner discloses, according... -
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...
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