Aged care provider engages laughter therapists to boost mood, morale
12 May, 2023Aged care provider Cranbrook Care is rolling out the Laughter Care program, delivered by Australian charity The Humour Foundation, at five care facilities.
Puppies introduced into aged care facility
20 April, 2023Alino Living's Killarney Court aged care facility has extended its pet therapy program with the addition of two 12-week-old King Charles Cavalier puppies.
Home-based care: Silverchain, Swinburne to pilot digital intervention for depression
06 April, 2023The e-EMBED program employs digital technologies to facilitate the delivery of effective psychological strategies to home care clients.
New insight into aged care suicide
10 March, 2023Research from Flinders University and SAHMRI shows 354 older people who were accessing or waiting for aged care services died by suicide between 2008 and 2017.
Call to change pet rules in aged care
03 March, 2023Only 18% of aged care facilities in Australia consider allowing residents to keep a pet, but UniSA researchers are calling for the federal government to change that.
15.6% increase in calls to Qld Elder Abuse Helpline: report
17 February, 2023UnitingCare's report into elder abuse revealed an increase in elders seeking help with multi-generational living linked to the spike in abuse.
Care home nurses need support to recover from COVID-19 trauma
09 December, 2022Frontline workers need a mental health and wellbeing strategy to help promote recovery from the symptoms of trauma and moral distress.
Study explores the impact of pets in aged care
17 November, 2022Research driven by the National Centre for Healthy Ageing (NCHA) will investigate whether bonding with animals can reduce loneliness in at-risk groups.
The secrets of ageing with resilience
13 October, 2022Keys to resilient ageing include keeping things in perspective, mobilising coping skills, drawing on supports and identifying irrational thoughts.
Report explores economic and financial abuse knowledge gaps
15 July, 2022More research is needed to understand economic and financial abuse of older people in the context of domestic and family violence.
Mental health services underused in aged care; need for improved access: report
24 June, 2022While residents in aged care are more likely to experience mental health problems compared to the general population, not many are using government-subsidised mental health services.
Depression in dementia best treated by non-drug approaches: research
24 June, 2022Depression is a common psychological symptom associated with dementia and is estimated to occur in between 10% and 62% of people living with dementia.
Cluster trial to bring together over-65s and preschoolers
20 May, 2022The trial will evaluate the potential for community intergenerational practice to reduce frailty in older adults and improve school readiness in children.
New research addresses emotion–aging paradox
31 March, 2022 by Jesse HawleyIt's an age-old question: do we — in older age — get better at regulating our emotions? Even responding more positively?
