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Choir creates community for ageing migrants

In a Fremantle community hall, an Italian choir is helping older migrants living with dementia reconnect with memory, identity and…

Experts call for yearly frailty screening

A new national framework is calling for annual frailty screening for Australians over 65, with researchers urging stronger focus on…

Elder abuse under-recognised in hospitals

A national study of nearly one million older Australians has found that hospitals record only a tiny fraction of elder…

Ageing well more than just health

A study of older Australians has found that ageing well depends as much on purpose and belonging as on physical…

Why cultural identity matters in aged care

As aged care homes celebrate Cultural Diversity Week, providers say cultural identity is becoming central to quality care, with familiar…

Preparing for living, ageing and dying well

Advance Care Planning Australia (ACPA) are challenging the misconception that advance care planning is something to worry about only when…

Passive house solution for retirees

An Australian retirement living operator is leading the way in sustainable design, piloting a high-performing home that delivers thermal comfort…

Older Australians vulnerable to housing precarity

More older Australians are facing multiple, often overlapping forms of housing precarity, including homes that cost too much or fall…

Praise for the new Act’s food focus

Aged care providers and nutrition experts across Australia are applauding the new Aged Care Act, which places an unprecedented focus…

The climate crisis is a health crisis: WHO

The World Health Organization has declared that the climate crisis is the greatest threat to global health in the 21st…

Preventing hospitalisations using a multidisciplinary care model

For too many older people, the supports they need don’t arrive early enough, or in a way that keeps them…

Design transforms dementia care

Far from being a mere backdrop, thoughtful and compassionate design can have a significant impact on the independence, safety, and…

My journey as a dementia carer

Jessie Halls became her husband's carer when he was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s disease at just 62 years old.…

Australians are in more pain than ever

Pain is a serious public health issue and can have devastating consequences for individuals, affecting their ability to have fulfilling…

Maggie Beer wants joy back on the menu

The Maggie Beer Foundation has announced it's latest nutrition initiative, aimed at addressing critical issues of malnutrition, loneliness, and a…

‘Grand-friends’: Why childcare is good for aged care

An experimental aged-care model in South Australia, where purpose-built independent retirement living apartments are co-located with an early learning centre,…

Nutrition, tech innovation and care: case study

At ValleyView, food is not just fuel – it’s a moment of comfort, connection, and respect. Mealtimes are more than…

Healthy diet slows accumulation of comorbidities – study

A Swedish study has found that diet may make all the difference when it comes to developing chronic illnesses later…

Iconic Sydney aged care makeover masterplan

The RSL ANZAC Village retirement and aged care complex at Narrabeen plans to modernise and upgrade its facilities with its…

A third of older people have no one to call

When a crisis hits, 3 in 10 older Australians don’t have anyone to call. For those over 65, 1 in…

“We are still here” : What those living with dementia want you to know

Mick Simpson lives with dementia, but refuses to be defined by his diagnosis. This is what he wishes more people…

Preventing muscle injuries in over-50s

More and more people over the age of 50 are taking up physical exercise. Medical associations resoundingly agree that this…

The surprising power of photography in ageing well

Using photography as a way of connecting with place can assist older adults with the challenges of loss of identity,…

Tom Gleisner wrote a comedy musical – and it’s set in an aged care home

As one of the great minds behind The Castle, Frontline and Utopia, Tom Gleisner is someone you'd consider to be…

Despite some key milestones since 2000, Australia still has a long way to go on gender equality

Australia has a gender problem. Despite social, economic and political reform aimed at improving opportunities for women, gender gaps are…