Adopting a healthy lifestyle helps reduce the risk of dementia
New WHO Guidelines recommend specific interventions for reducing the risk of cognitive decline and dementia.
Does exercise hold the key to preventing dementia?
A research study is to assess if exercise can improve overall cognitive performance. Exercise may be great for the mind and body, but can it prevent dementia?
Morning exercise keeps the brain sharp all day
Older Australians who sneak exercise into the day with a regular morning workout significantly improve decision-making for the next eight hours of the day.
There's almost always a better way to care for nursing home residents than restraining them
As Australia’s aged care royal commission hears testimony about the treatment of people with dementia in residential aged care, the use of restraints is front and centre.
Creative arts therapies help people with dementia socialise and express grief
People with dementia can flourish and show creativity in ways they, their caregivers and loved ones never thought possible.
Aged care, work and family policy action needed
Experts are calling for better working conditions in aged care, disability and child care sectors.
Knee replacement recovery breakthrough
A $29 set of stationary exercise pedals is set to revolutionise the way patients recover from total knee replacements.
VIC Carers get greater access to services and support
Victorian carers looking after a friend or loved one will benefit from a State Government funding increase.
Mobility scooter-related injuries and deaths
The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare has released a report on instances of mobility scooter injuries and deaths.
Rural housing report uncovers needs of ageing population
A new report from leading community housing provider Horizon Housing is shining a light on lack of provision of appropriate housing in rural areas, deeming it largely unable to meet the needs of our ageing population.
Seniors need greater Motor Neurone Disease support
People with motor neurone disease (MND) who are older face long waiting lists for disability care that meets their needs, and in some cases, are dying before they receive help.
Nearly 2 out of 3 nursing homes are understaffed - 10 charts explain why aged care is in crisis
The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety begins hearings on residential aged care facilities, or nursing homes, in Sydney today.
New study highlights financial illiteracy of seniors
The financial illiteracy of Australians aged over 55 is at “dangerous levels” with only seven per cent correctly answering three simple questions posed in a new Bond University study.
Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety releases third and fourth Background Papers
The papers are Understanding dementia treatment, care and its physical and social consequences and Restrictive practices in residential aged care.
Prescribe yourself some exercise for your mental health
On the Black Dog Institute’s Exercise Your Mood Week (4-12 May 2019), experts are reminding Australians that non-medical interventions like exercise have the potential to improve your mental health and protect from the development of depression.
Sydney Aged Care Royal Commission hearing begins on Monday
The Royal Commission's next public hearing will run over two weeks in Sydney, commencing on 6 May 2019.
$5.94 billion of superannuation being withheld by rogue employers
The savings gap between those Australians robbed of their super by rogue employers and those workers paid correctly has blown out by 25 per cent in just three years.
Older Australians loose $21 million to scammers
Australians who are older, Indigenous or have disability reported record losses in 2018 according to the ACCC’s annual Targeting Scams report released this week.
Background paper: changing demographics and dynamics of aged care
Australians aged 85 years or more will increase to more than 5.8 million people or 3.7% of the population by 2050.
More Australians intend to retire despite inadequate savings levels
The number of people intending to retire in the next 12 months is estimated at 439,000, a 6% increase on the 2018 level of 414,000 and 11% above the 2017 figure of 395,000.
Due for a heart attack? Have a Medicare-funded Heart Health Check
Data released by the Heart Foundation reveal more than two thirds of Australian adults - almost 13 million people, or 69.1 per cent - have at least three risk factors for the nation’s biggest killer, heart disease.
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