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Middle-age and older people living in more disadvantaged neighbourhoods — areas with higher poverty levels and fewer educational and employment opportunities — had more brain shrinkage on brain scans and showed a faster decline on ...
Nearly every older adult was prescribed a prescription drug that increased their risk of falls in 2017, according to new University at Buffalo research. The study found that the percentage of adults 65 and older ...
Ageism leads to poorer health, social isolation, earlier deaths, and cost economies billions: report calls for swift action to implement effective anti-ageism strategies Every second person in the world is believed to hold ageist attitudes ...
Senior care technology is improving the lives of seniors and making carers tasks a bit easier. The aged care sector is undergoing changes that are focused on the quality of care and the precision of ...
People living with dementia have yet to hear from the Federal Government that dementia will be a core focus of the reform of the aged care system. At a Parliamentary Friends of Dementia event in ...
ACH Group is a not-for-profit aged care organisation that has been offering services to support good lives for older people in South Australia since 1952. When Faye injured her foot at home, she called out ...
The MBS (Medicare Benefits Schedule) or Better Access initiative eligibility is being expanded by the Australian Government for better access to Psychiatrists, Psychologists and General Practitioners. Aged care residents can access up to 20 individual ...
Aged care facilities have gone into lockdown in a bid by the Federal Government to keep older Australians safe from COVID-19. This move has resulted in plenty of questions around what restrictions are and the ...
To become an Aged Care Worker you’re generally required to finish a qualification in individual support or undertake a traineeship. Complete a Certificate III in Individual Support (Ageing) (CHC33015) at a TAFE or Registered Training ...
Aged care is that the support provided to older people in their house or in an aged care (nursing) home. It can include help with everyday living, health care, accommodation, and equipment like walking frames ...
Residential aged care is provided in aged care homes for those who need more care than may be provided in their own homes, with services including tending, accommodation, meals and laundry and nursing. The ...
In our previous post we shared with you the list of Aged Care Facilities in New South Wales, today we are sharing 8 comfortable and home-like residential care homes in Victoria that might help you ...