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Only 25% of older Australians have an advance care plan. Coronavirus makes it even...
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Older adults and those with chronic health conditions share an increased risk of experiencing severe symptoms if they contract COVID-19.
But they’re not a homogeneous group. In the event they become very sick, one person...
The government has thrown another $171 million at the problem. But a real plan...
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As deaths in aged care continue to rise, the community may find the Morrison government’s announcement of an additional A$171.5 million to boost its response to COVID-19 in residential aged care reassuring.
The package...
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 2020
Relationships Australia – working with families to negotiate the complex issues related to ageing and to reduce incidence of the abuse of older people across Australia.
Monday 15 June is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day,...
State-by-state: how Australia’s new coronavirus rules will affect you
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A suite of new measures aimed at slowing the spread of the coronavirus COVID-19 have been announced by federal and state governments in the last 24 hours.
We’ve collated the regulations in an infographic...
Why are older people more at risk of coronavirus?
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As we learn more about COVID-19, it’s increasingly clear that your risk of severe illness and death increases with age.
Children under nine years of age seem to be largely unaffected, either with no or...
If you’re ageing and on medication, it might be time to re-assess your alcohol...
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Drinking patterns tend to change as we age. The older we get, the more likely we are to drink on a daily basis. But older adults often perceive that drinking is only a problem...
I’m taking glucosamine for my arthritis. So what’s behind the new advice to stop?
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The Australian Rheumatology Association this week warned people not to take the supplement glucosamine for their osteoarthritis due to possible allergic side-effects.
The Australian Rheumatology Association warns against taking glucosamine to ease arthritis symptoms. Credit:...
What Are The Pros And Cons Of Physical Therapy?
Physical therapy is a procedure of helping people of all ages suffering from any medical condition, injury or illness. The therapy help people in getting back to their lives and start living their regular...
Hot and bothered: heat affects all of us, but older people face the highest...
Older people’s bodies can’t regulate their temperature as well as younger people’s.
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Australian summer temperatures have risen by 1.66℃ over the past 20 years. In the past century we’ve seen a significant increase...
There’s a yawning gap in the plan to keep older Australians working
A key reason for deciding to retire has to do with getting tired at
and through work, how that tiredness affects partners and families.Image shutterstock.com
In the past decade a 30-year trend to earlier retirement...
