One or both parents requiring care can create serious stresses and conflicts within families. Sometimes disagreements and misunderstandings over elder care or inheritance issues can lead families to break apart, affecting descendants…
A rise in people taking up higher education may have a positive impact to fight off dementia, a leading expert has said. Professor June Andrews told an audience at Edinburgh International…
Mackay mother, Khloe Dales is the mastermind behind a new initiative that is encouraging young children and their families to visit people in nursing homes. She says Little High Fives…
Facilitated mediation may be an effective way to resolve conflicts between older people, their families and care providers. Preliminary results from a specialised conflict resolution program for seniors, run between a…
The Sydney Morning Herald has commented on the challenges of Australia's rapidly ageing population as often being talked about in terms of healthcare costs or keeping older people in work.…
Just 10 minutes of fun and laughter a week is enough to dramatically improve the quality of life of a person living with dementia, according to Newcastle filmmaker and Arts…
We recently had the privilege of seeing and listening to Amy O’Rourke talking about caring for an ageing parent. Amy has a Masters in Public Health Administration, a Masters in…
Published in the Newcastle Herald 31/10/2014 The National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013 (NDIS) is landmark federal legislation. Its guiding principles are to ensure people living with disability have choice, control…