A bone health lifestyle management resource has been produced for the one-in-three Australians aged fifty and over who suffer from osteoporosis.
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Residents benefit from play with kids
Early findings of a project evaluating different models of care involving aged care recipients and children indicate that intergenerational approaches can reduce social isolation among older people.
Study looking at how to encourage uptake of support services
Griffith University researchers are investigating how to improve the wellbeing of people with early-stage dementia and their carers and the take up of community services that can help them.
Community care offers lessons on satisfied staff
Residential aged care could look to home care for retention strategies as a new survey finds community workers are more satisfied.
New research grants awarded to advance aged and disability sectors
The effect of acquiring a disability in adulthood and an investigation into improving job and care quality in aged care are among the new research projects awarded funding this week from the Australian Research Council.
Study gives voice to people with dementia in CDC rollout
New research is investigating the experience of people with dementia under a consumer directed aged care model.
New initiative to educate staff on sexuality and dementia
A study will deliver education to residential aged care staff to help them respond to and support the sexuality and sexual expression of people living with dementia.
Researchers test intergenerational model of respite care
Researchers from Griffith University are exploring an intergenerational care model that would see respite care united with child care, harnessing the benefits of intergenerational mixing.
Social robots and dementia care study recruiting
Researchers from Griffith University are looking for people with dementia and a family member to volunteer for a new trial that will gather their views on telepresence robots in dementia care.
Need for carer supports highlighted in homicide research
Family carers having homicidal thoughts about their loved one with dementia is a “real and significant phenomenon” according to world-first Australian research, which reaffirms the profound pressures facing carers.
Anger over Fin Review’s ‘feral’ dementia story
Advocates and care providers are outraged over a newspaper article that labelled seniors experiencing severe behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia as “mad, bad and dangerous to know”, sparking a new focus on media representations of dementia.
Promoting good mental health for carers
It is important that we take time to acknowledge family carers – the people who really have the toughest job in the country – and explore how we might better support them in their role, writes Dr Siobhan O’Dwyer.
Suicide risk among carers highlighted
A “small but significant” proportion of female carers experience death thoughts, a forthcoming study will show, adding to the growing body of evidence on suicide-related thoughts and behaviours in carers.
Understanding sexuality and dementia
A new e-learning resource about sexual expression in people with dementia aims to provide clear and practical advice and direction for care professionals across all health and aged care settings. And it’s free!
