The biggest system failure in aged care is staffing. We don’t need to wait until the royal commission is over to fix it – this can be done now.
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Better aged care will only come when we as a society stop marginalising older people and start recognising the needs of their carers.
Important programs helping older adults learn how to use the internet are effective but limited.
There are several reasons people might find smart devices equipped with an always-on microphone both attractive and unsettling.
There are many indications that old age is at its limits.
Breaking a bone is never a good thing, but breaking a hip is particularly bad. One in three older adults who break a hip will die within 12 months of the injury.
Doing exercise throughout your adult life can maintain your muscle mass, bone and immune system, and keep you healthy in old age.
Around 140 Australian nursing-home residents have taken their own lives between 2000 and 2013, our new study shows.
Twenty years since the Aged Care Act was introduced, the situation for older Australians remains dire. They’re sicker and have more complex care needs, but little access to medical care.
Older people are less lonely than we think, but more importantly loneliness is something they face all year round – not just at Christmas.
There are many ways in which older people can engage in their communities and meet new people this Christmas.
With people living longer lives and dementia on the rise, it’s time to consider whether it’s verboten for spouses acting as full-time caregivers to seek love and comfort outside their marriages.
The main arguments used by those who voted against assisted dying – including that the bill has insufficient safeguards – in Victoria’s upper house, deserve further scrutiny.
Loneliness shortens our life spans and some studies suggest it’s even more lethal than obesity. We are physiologically and psychologically primed for connection, so don’t shrug off your loneliness.
Energy companies routinely cut off service to vulnerable people who experience energy poverty. Here’s how to fix the problem.
Employers who cater for their ageing workforce will get better staff productivity and engagement levels
The population is aging in Canada and around the world. It’s time to focus our attentions on optimal aging instead of grimly tallying the burdens of growing old.
Migration may help to pay Western pensions, but life is hard for those left behind.
The federal governments efforts to tackle the financial abuse of elders is to be welcomed - but will banks be properly empowered to act?
Evacuating nursing home residents during a disaster can be even more dangerous than staying put.
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Professor, Aged Care Medical Research Australian Centre for Evidence Based Aged Care, La Trobe University
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Professor of Law, Discipline of Law, Justice and Society, Adelaide University
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Associate Professor of Medicine and Geriatrics, University of Virginia
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Senior Research Fellow and Deputy Unit Head, Twins Research Australia and MyBRISK Centre of Research Excellence in Breast Cancer Risk; Melbourne School of Population & Global Health, The University of Melbourne
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Research director (CNRS), Toulouse School of Economics – École d'Économie de Toulouse
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Associate Professor | Schlegel Chair in Clinical Epidemiology & Aging | Canada Research Chair in Integrated Care for Seniors, McMaster University
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Vice-Chancellor's Research Fellow, School of Health and Biomedical Sciences, RMIT University
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Assistant Professor, Management, Concordia University
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Director of the International Laboratory of Demography and Human Capital, Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
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Emeritus Professor La Trobe University, La Trobe University
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Professor in Criminal Law, Durham University
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Assistant Professor, Department of Finance, HEC Montréal
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Professor of Economics, emeritus, Stony Brook University (The State University of New York)
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Assistant Professor, Economics, University of Groningen
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Associate Professor, Epidemiology, Deakin University