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Ending Loneliness for the Elderly: What Does it Feel Like to be Alone?

Loneliness isn’t about physically being alone. You can be just as lonely in a room full of people as being in a space with no one else.   Loneliness is a feeling – a sadness that overcomes a person when they feel they have no friends, no companionship, no company. Everyone has felt lonely at some... Read More

ACT Become First Australian State To Propose Specific ‘Elder Abuse’ Laws

Aged care and the welfare of older people have become a permanent fixture in news headlines throughout Australia’s dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. While the majority of news has been centred around COVID-19 and infection control measures, last week, the ACT Government quietly proposed a new set of laws that would see crimes committed against... Read More

Search called off for elderly man who fell overboard

The search for an elderly man who went overboard from the Sun Princess cruise ship on Saturday has been called off. The tragic incident, which occurred about 100 nautical miles south-east of Singapore, happened at about 1.30pm on Saturday. Cruise company, Carnival Australia, said CCTV footage showed the man, who was in his 80s, appeared... Read More
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