older people

Image: ShutterstockFalls are common. Each year one in every three people aged over 65 will fall. Around one in ten falls lead to serious injury. Most of us...

Image: ShutterstockAustralian aged care policy and programs are increasingly focused on what’s known as “successful ageing” – helping people feel satisfied, happier and healthier as they age. The...

Image: ShutterstockThe stark difference between an aged care “home” and a real home has been laid bare by the COVID pandemic.Residential aged care buildings...

  Picture: ShuttlestockCompared to younger homicide victims, older homicide victims are more likely to be women who die in their own home at the...

Shuttlestock While we wait for further results from phase 3 trials, it’s clear that supply of any potential COVID vaccine would initially be limited.Local authorities...

Baby boomers who drink and take drugs risk a range of physical and mental problems that younger substance users don’t necessarily face. If you...

Listen To Older Voices presents the stories, views and opinions of our older citizens. It is predominantly in a life & times format, with...

You’re another year older but that doesn’t have to mean poorer health. Lorene Farrugia Many diseases develop and become more likely as we age. Here...

Two thirds of Australians over 65 use social media.  Shutterstock Older people are often portrayed in the media as being technically challenged. Jokes are often shared...

All humans have fundamental needs. These are physiological (food, drink, clothing, sleep), safety (emotional security, physical safety, health), love and belonging (friendships, community), esteem (respect,...