Aged care and village residents cook up a storm to thank nurses on International Nurses Day
With the coronavirus pandemic, marking International Nurses Day on Tuesday took on a special meaning…More
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Still on the job: 94-year-old aged care resident recruited to construction crew at his aged care home
Ted (pictured, seated), a resident at KOPWA’s Roseville aged care home on Sydney’s Upper North…More
A retirement village you can move into and never have to leave? It’s real
Retirement living operator LDK Healthcare is offering residents at its two villages – The Landings…More
An app that can detect early signs of dementia simply by listening to older people speak? It’s real
The speech-analysing technology is being developed by engineers at UNSW Sydney – and could one…More
New study on movement of dead bodies could help solve deadly investigations
Dead bodies move when they decompose, according to new study which may hold the key…More
A retirement village apartment straight out of a sci-fi movie? It’s real
Picture this: you say the words, “good morning” and the blinds slide open as the…More
Only in Australia: Hungry 2.5m snake on the loose in Sydney
Australia really is the land of wildlife that makes you jump out your skin. Sydney…More
What happens when students call an aged care home, home?
It’s not every day your neighbours are 160 older people with dementia or age-related care…More
Easy day ‘on the beat’ and big drugs bust to boot for NSW police!
Celebrations are the order of the day after one of their easiest drug busts ever…More
Retirement villages and aged care: “inappropriate development” or fulfilling a community need?
Another week, another retirement village proposal rejected as an ‘overdevelopment’, this time at Mona Vale…More