Video: The importance of nutrition for seniors

  After investigating the unusual and tragic death of a 63-year-old man in a nursing home, a Victorian coroner has recommended the government legislate mandatory staff-to-resident ratios. In her report into the death of John Reimers, Coroner Audrey Jamieson found he died in December 2018 after falling from his bed and trapping his head inside... Read More

Two inspiring older women whose fathers served in WWI and WWII have spent years dedicating their lives to ensure their loved ones’ legacies are remembered. As Anzac Day approaches, VMCH Berwick aged care resident Betty Whiteside proudly displays a book she spent three years compiling. It includes more than 200 letters her father, Thomas Clair... Read More

How do you sleep at night? Are you a night owl? Or an early bird? The answer may be in your genetics. Science has already taught us about circadian rhythm, also known as the body’s internal clock, which plays a major role in not only our sleeping patterns, but also in our appetite, metabolism and... Read More