82-year-old man who wants to learn to swim has his wish fulfilled

A bunch of aged care residents were treated to a delightful ride that allowed them to feel the wind in their hair last week, but not on a bike - on a specially adapted trishaw! Read More

Government rhetoric suggests baby boomers can afford higher aged care fees. Yet most people entering residential care are women in their mid-80s with minimal superannuation. The wealthy boomer myth may be politically convenient, but it does not reflect reality. Read More

  A team from Melbourne University is developing a study to train people to improve their smelling abilities, in the hope that the training may also improve their thinking skills. A group from the University’s Academic Unit for the Psychiatry of Old Age are developing an  ‘olfactory cognitive training study’ titled ‘Neuropsychological and Olfactory Skills... Read More