Providing useful information for older people as they age, professional development and education opportunities for future generations of carers, and other professionals in the aged care field is a source of pride for us.
When it comes to developing different models for long-term institutional care for older people, New Zealand has some insights and expertise worthy of consideration.
As well as being the start of a new decade, this year has been designated International Year of the Nurse and Midwife by the World Health Organisation (WHO).
The only ‘shame’ about loneliness is when nothing positive is done about it.
As caregivers, or people working in the broader aged care sector, are we unwittingly guilty of ageism?
PURE dietary advice: Research findings change the view on what is best for heart health
In terms of ageing well few phenomena can compete with being a clown... laughter might even be part of the spiritual dimension.
Studies from around the world indicate the brain, in some instances, can actually improve with age or find different pathways to deal with the challenges of changes.
Here are some suggestions to maximize performance and gain the benefits of a well ageing brain.
Animals provide a myriad of benefits for people and that particularly includes those who are getting older.
Resilience is the ability to ‘bounce back’, or return to normal functioning, after an abrupt, or sustained period of adversity. So what makes resilience a matter of attention in the context of ageing?
When ‘just what the doctor ordered’ instructions come from Harvard Medical School it might pay to listen.
It is never too late to activate programmes and practices to remain engaged and excited about life. Professor Manfred Diehl has proposed there are 10 tips to consider to grow old with a flourish.
New research has taken the view that there are immense psychological benefits to actually not saying you’re sorry.
Ageing may be a chronological state of measurement whereas elderhood is a state of mind related to being actively and positively alive.
All signs point that this more engaging means of health care treatment is just what the patient ordered.
More and more people are moving from the material world to embracing beliefs with more substance.
Contrary to intuition, recent findings show the ageing brain resembles the creative brain in a number of ways.
Providing advice and assistance in the development of villages, facilities and services within aged care.
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