An AI companion for aged care residents living with dementia? It’s for real
Over 400,000 Australians living with a diagnosis of dementia, one in three people aged over 85 is now living with some form of dementia or cognitive impairment – and these figures are set to grow, even as the aged care sector continues to see significant…
On 24 January 2013, the notion of ageing changed forever
This was the date that being asked how old you are changed forever – why? A group of scientists have revealed the results of the first DNA tests that show humans have a traditional chronological age and a potentially more fluid “biological age” – and…
The challenge of dementia in the retirement village
With an average age of 81, the incidence of dementia in retirement villages is increasing – so what are your rights if you, your partner or your parent is diagnosed with dementia in the village? The good news is that a resident cannot be made…
Why dementia is now core business for retirement village operator Keyton
One operator that has taken on the ‘dementia challenge’ is Keyton, which has 75 retirement villages across Australia and has seen all its village staff from the executive leadership team down complete training with Dementia Australia. “We obviously see in the villages that our staff…
“I just never wanted my children to get a phone call saying ‘your mum’s had a fall, you’ve got to find a bed for her.”
Virginia Thiessen worked in aged care all her life and knows what happens to people when they suffer a traumatic accident when living at home alone. “I just never wanted my children to get a phone call saying, ‘your mum’s had a fall, you’ve got…
The residents of Goodwin Village Crace, Canberra, walk 136kms in 12 hours for Dementia Australia
Goodwin CEO Stephen Holmes with walkers Michael Adler (98) and event organsier Sue Brudenall. 98-year-old resident Michael Adler was the first to sign up. He was one of the 170 residents, aged 62 to 98-year-old Michael, at the retirement village who, walking solo and in…
Celebrate who you are: why anti-ageing is dead, says actor Helen Mirren, 77
It’s a sign of how perceptions of ageing are changing when in 2024, Andie McDowell and Helen Mirren are employed as Global Ambassadors by the cosmetic, haircare, and perfume company L’Oréal Paris. Helen, 77, and the narrator of Barbie, the world’s most popular movie of…
Tinnitus can be debilitating – now there’s hope for the millions affected
A research team, led by the University of Auckland, New Zealand, has developed a chatbot therapy app that, in a published trial, reduced the impact of tinnitus in two-thirds of users in just weeks. Older adults are more likely to experience tinnitus because of age-related…
Six reasons to consider going into a retirement village
According to the Retirement Living Council’s new report ‘Better Housing for Better Health’, released earlier this month, there are six key reasons to consider entering retirement living. Better health Retirement villages combine communal facilities, programs and services to improve both the physical and social…
Retirement living provider’s Senior Gyms celebrate 20 years of keeping older people fit
Over the last two decades, Not For Profit Uniting NSW.ACT has helped more than 15,000 people aged 60 and over across Sydney, regional NSW and the ACT to improve their overall health and wellbeing, which in turn helps them to age well by remaining independent…