One unexpected role in aged care is making a big difference What is a diversional therapist and what role to they play in the aged care sector?
Doll therapy for dementia: A guide for families and carers Caring for someone with dementia can be deeply rewarding — but also emotionally challenging. Doll therapy is a simple,...
Education & Training · Research Who’s watching the meds? How care homes keep residents safe When you visit or move a loved one into an aged care home, one of the most important questions you can ask is: How are medications managed here?
Education & Training · Health and Wellbeing Brother Thomas Oliver Pickett wins 2025 Senior Australian of the Year Brother Thomas Oliver Pickett, a Western Australian volunteer, was named as the 2025 Senior Australian of the Year recently
Advice · Education & Training Could seniors be the next batch of driving students? In the last decade, people aged 65 years or older were involved in a quarter of car accidents on Aussie roads
Caring & Carers Accessing free dementia information just got easier for Queenslanders of all ages Dementia Australia’s free information sessions can help increase Australians’ understanding of what it’s like to live with dementia and how to help
Allied Health · Dementia VR experience could improve mealtimes for people with dementia Approximately 411,000 Australians are estimated to be living with dementia, and that number is expected to reach 849,300 Australians by 2058.
Allied Health Experts pose bold aged care strategy to help Australia’s outback Some aged care facilities in regional areas are only reaching 50 percent capacity, causing concern in healthcare experts
Allied Health Aged Care Employee Day celebrates the efforts of over 370,000 Aussies Aged Care Employee Day helps Aussies show gratitude to aged care workers in Australia on August 7, 2024.
Education & Training · Positive Ageing Two years of education can impact the way you age How could you benefit from attending university as an older Australian?
Dementia Older Australians face a growing concern: do you know enough? The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare has recently released data indicating that Australia needs to learn more about dementia
Culture Awareness · Dementia One in three Aussies reported a fear of people with dementia Approximately 400,000 Australians live with dementia and more than 1.5 million people are estimated to provide dementia care.
Advice · Culture Awareness The elephant in the room: Aussie doctors expressed a ‘growing problem’ How should doctors approach the topic of weight?
Advice · Culture Awareness Nine recommendations for improved dementia care Dementia is a global concern and peak advocacy groups have called for greater cultural awareness.
Culture Awareness · Education & Training The common culprits of elder abuse revealed in ‘No More Shame’ research Caution: this Talking Aged Care article contains references to elder abuse