The new Aged Care Act is historic for aged care in Australia. It’s the greatest change in 30 years and will define the next 30+ years for older Australians, service providers and aged care workers. But how will it affect you?
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With the government’s new aged care reform redefining what it means to be 'wealthy,' average Australian families will find themselves paying more for aged care than anyone else.
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Antidepressants are commonly used to treat chronic pain in older adults, but new findings from the University of Sydney raise concerns about their actual benefits.
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Are dementia awareness campaigns just hollow marketing? Kate Swaffer highlights how these campaigns often serve as fundraising tools rather than creating real improvements for people living with dementia.
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Edith Cowan University researchers have identified that people who travel could slow down their rate of ageing, allowing them to do more of the activities they enjoy for longer.
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An estimated one in six Australians are impacted by hearing loss and it's the older population among the most vulnerable to an unexpected danger: household fires.
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#WisdomWednesday
Wisdom Wednesday is about celebrating the experience and wisdom of our elders across the globe through storytelling. It's through these stories that we attempt to elevate their often unspoken worth and value of age unwittingly lost to peers and future generations.
Do you have an elders story to share or are you an elder yourself that would like to be interviewed? Help us celebrate the lives of older Australians through Wisdom Wednesday, a weekly segment posted every Wednesday.
Our older generation are by definition the most experienced members of our community, but as they age and transition into more passive, physically constrained roles in society, their importance often dwindles, particularly so as they enter long-term care.
