Resident abuse awareness in retirement living not enough: Age Discrimination Commissioner Robert Fitzgerald AM
The Retirement Living Council has been put on notice it must introduce new nationwide strategies to better identify and respond to resident abuse. The Age Discrimination Commissioner, Robert Fitzgerald AM, who spoke at the National Retirement Living Summit, said elder abuse affects one in six…
RVRA, ADC and RLC’s united message to denounce elder abuse in retirement villages
12 months ago, the Retirement Village Residents Association (RVRA) released the survey, Ageing Without Fear, conducted across 120 NSW villages and 1,259 residents. 40% of residents have experienced abuse: first with residents and their families, and second with retirement village operators. The RVRA then partnered…
You may have noticed: the fastest growing age cohort is those between 75 and 79
The Australian Bureau of Statistics’ report on the national, state and territory population, released on 13 June, showed the age group, 75 to 79, is the fastest growing of all age groups. It is increasing at a rate of 6.73%, whereas the national population grew…
An AI companion for aged care residents living with dementia? It’s for real
Over 400,000 Australians living with a diagnosis of dementia, one in three people aged over 85 is now living with some form of dementia or cognitive impairment – and these figures are set to grow, even as the aged care sector continues to see significant…
On 24 January 2013, the notion of ageing changed forever
This was the date that being asked how old you are changed forever – why? A group of scientists have revealed the results of the first DNA tests that show humans have a traditional chronological age and a potentially more fluid “biological age” – and…
The challenge of dementia in the retirement village
With an average age of 81, the incidence of dementia in retirement villages is increasing – so what are your rights if you, your partner or your parent is diagnosed with dementia in the village? The good news is that a resident cannot be made…
Why dementia is now core business for retirement village operator Keyton
One operator that has taken on the ‘dementia challenge’ is Keyton, which has 75 retirement villages across Australia and has seen all its village staff from the executive leadership team down complete training with Dementia Australia. “We obviously see in the villages that our staff…
“I just never wanted my children to get a phone call saying ‘your mum’s had a fall, you’ve got to find a bed for her.”
Virginia Thiessen worked in aged care all her life and knows what happens to people when they suffer a traumatic accident when living at home alone. “I just never wanted my children to get a phone call saying, ‘your mum’s had a fall, you’ve got…
The residents of Goodwin Village Crace, Canberra, walk 136kms in 12 hours for Dementia Australia
Goodwin CEO Stephen Holmes with walkers Michael Adler (98) and event organsier Sue Brudenall. 98-year-old resident Michael Adler was the first to sign up. He was one of the 170 residents, aged 62 to 98-year-old Michael, at the retirement village who, walking solo and in…
Celebrate who you are: why anti-ageing is dead, says actor Helen Mirren, 77
It’s a sign of how perceptions of ageing are changing when in 2024, Andie McDowell and Helen Mirren are employed as Global Ambassadors by the cosmetic, haircare, and perfume company L’Oréal Paris. Helen, 77, and the narrator of Barbie, the world’s most popular movie of…