Industry Health and Wellbeing Research New COVID-19 variant ‘Eris’ and its potential impact on Aged Care Ryan Gregory, professor of integrative biology at the University of Guelph in Ontario dubbed the new variant...
Consumers Health and Wellbeing Leadership 79-year-old George Krams is the sign of a life worth living George set a Guinness World Record in 1982 for maintaining sign language at or above 45 words per minute for 35 hours...
Consumers Industry Advice The impact of oral health won’t stop at the mouth — how six minutes might help Signs to look out for include extended gum bleeding, receding gums and loose teeth. While periodontitis can’t be...
Consumers Culture Awareness Dementia Risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease ‘significantly higher’ in transgender, non-binary population
Consumers Advice Health and Wellbeing World-first ‘Master of Breast Cancer’ academic cautions women over 40
Industry Caring & Carers Culture Awareness How texting has enhanced our loved ones’ aged care experience
Industry Allied Health Health and Wellbeing Three people, 20 years of work: prostate cancer treatment in Queensland
Industry Culture Awareness Education & Training 2023 industry guidelines for aged care visitors during COVID-19 The new Sector Code was published on June 26, offering industry providers and people seeking aged care a sense of...
Industry Caring & Carers Health and Wellbeing Researchers break new ground in Parkinson’s disease treatment As a person ages, their likelihood of developing Parkinson’s disease increases exponentially — the prognosis,...
Consumers Health and Wellbeing Products New study shows daily aspirin use poses a risk to older adults Anaemia is commonly experienced by older adults, potentially affecting overall function and increasing fatigue,...
Industry Caring & Carers Culture Awareness 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...
Industry Dementia Health and Wellbeing 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…
Consumers Caring & Carers Finance 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...
Industry Caring & Carers Government 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...
Industry Dementia End of Life 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.
Consumers Culture Awareness Health and Wellbeing 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.
Advice End of Life Health and Wellbeing 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...