Reducing risk of Alzheimer’s Disease in families
It is estimated more than 55 million people worldwide live with Alzheimer’s Disease and other forms of dementia. Sadly, the number continues to grow. Dementia Australia states Alzheimer’s Disease is a physical brain condition resulting in impaired memory, thinking and behaviour, as a person’s abilities…
$200 annual Ticket to Wellbeing for people aged 65+ in one Australian state
In what is being called a “national first”, people over 65 in Tasmania are being given two $100 vouchers annually to reduce the cost of sport and active recreation membership. The Ticket to Wellbeing, which is for any person on a Services Australia Health Care…
Free vaccine to prevent shingles may lower the risk of dementia
One in three people will develop shingles in their lifetime and the condition is most common in people aged 60 and older. Shingles, which can lead to a painful rash and, in extreme cases, blindness or hearing loss, is a viral infection that comes from…
The essential thing for a good night’s sleep that everyone is missing
Dr Virend Somers, a cardiologist from Rochester, Minnesota, said it is the quality of sleep rather than the length of it that is important for your health. “Different people need different amounts of sleep, and, on average, we can say most people need seven to…
Life expectancy is increasing at a slower rate this century
A new scientific paper states human life expectancy is increasing at a slower rate than it did in the 20th century after a study of 10 wealthy countries. During the 20th century, improvements in public health and medicine resulted in “radical life extension”. With each…
The Best 30 Years: Reliving the TV series showing what retirement living, aged care and home care really are
This month marks the two-year anniversary of our five-part TV series ‘The Best 30 Years’ so it’s time for a trip down memory lane. The first episode of The Best 30 Years was broadcast on Nine Network’s Gem platform on Saturday, 22 October 2022 and…
How the new Aged Care Act will benefit people in retirement living
The new Aged Care Act, which has still to be passed and faces a Senate inquiry later this year, will impact on the way that care services are delivered in retirement villages. The existing Home Care Package program will be replaced by Support at Home…
Retirement living gives the luxury of being able to lock up and leave
Gated communities, be they a retirement village or land lease community, more often than not also have CCTV cameras, giving you complete peace of mind that you can lock your door and leave for wherever you want to and for as long as you please….
Poodles give oodles of love in retirement
Many people find love online nowadays but few fall in love at first sight. That’s what happened to Carolyn Patton who was smitten from when she saw a post online about a pretty miniature poodle. “I was looking for a second poodle, saw Daisy online…
The GemLife Games is the best advertisement for Over 50s living
An active lifestyle is an individual choice but you surely would be swept up by what is happening on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast. More than 500 athletes, volunteers and spectators, aged in their 50s to 80s, will show age is no barrier to competing on the…