Sydney startup launches virtual reality experience for aged care residents A new digital startup launched in Sydney’s eastern suburbs is giving aged care residents who are no longer physically capable of...
Up to 33 percent of older Aussies could be at risk of gambling harm What are foreign-matched lotteries and how could greater regulation of these reduce the risk of gambling harm for older...
Eighty percent of older Aussies are not confident about their online safety How can older Australians increase their online safety when using digital services?
Consumers Industry Government A new government strategy could impact how your personal information is shared How could you be affected with the implementation of the new digital strategy?
Consumers Safety & Security Technology First-of-its-kind charity launches to support older victims of cybercrime After 10 years of distressed phone calls, the tech-xperts behind Geekify are committed to the launch of a new cyber...
Consumers Government Positive Ageing How one online resource has changed the game for seniors in NSW Knowing you can access reliable information in one place could be a game-changer for older Australians
Consumers Technology How to help older adults use emojis Looking to move into the modern age of communication and speak smoothly with relatives?
Consumers Products Research New tech to make hearing aids as popular as glasses for older Australians Older Australians are ‘very comfortable’ with wearing glasses to adapt to vision loss, but new research has...
Industry Technology Honesty about dementia with an AI companion Artificial intelligence is ubiquitous with the year 2023, but what does the future look like for aged care?
Consumers Research Technology Removing ageing cells could treat age-related diseases Do you think there’s more to health than simply getting older?
Industry Advice Culture Awareness Seniors Card ‘scam’ website responded to Government warning The website intended to charge senior Australians for a free service.
Industry Caring & Carers Culture Awareness Seniors’ adoption of care robots is influenced by cultural attitudes Would you trust a robot to care for an older loved one? Beep boop.
Consumers Culture Awareness Government Are self-driving cars safe for seniors? Would you trust a self-driving car? The city of San Francisco might have some opinions on the matter.
Industry Caring & Carers Culture Awareness How texting has enhanced our loved ones’ aged care experience
Consumers Home & Community Safety & Security 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...
Industry Dementia Education & Training 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...
Industry Health and Wellbeing Research Artificial intelligence used to predict Parkinson’s disease Today, researchers published their findings on the tool, which uses neural networks to pick up on signs of the disease...
Industry Safety & Security Technology Meet inTouch: the urgent aged care service sweeping Sydney A New South Wales urgent virtual care service is being expanded further into Sydney’s western suburbs to support...
Industry Caring & Carers Government National medicine safety project for aged care receives $1.5m in funding The Pharmacists Actioning Rational use of Medicines in Aged Care (PHARMA-Care) quality monitoring project has received...
Consumers Dementia Education & Training The online tool doctors and patients are using to fight the risk of dementia Researchers at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Sydney and Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA) have...