Empowering Aged Care Through Virtual Reality
In 2018, a milestone emerged – individuals over 64 surpassed children under 5 for the first time in history. This realisation ignited a spark…
In 2018, a milestone emerged – individuals over 64 surpassed children under 5 for the first time in history. This realisation ignited a spark…
With snacking innovation, the spotlight often shines on Gen Z’s preferences. However, the global population’s future demographic makeup, characterised by many older consumers, presents…
One in 15 people aged 50+ is often lonely, rising to one in three for widowed and one in four for those in poor…
AUSTRALIA | Physical inactivity, smoking, poor diet and sleep disorders between the ages of 60 and 64 are linked with more than double the…
AUSTRALIA | To support adopting digital health tools in the aged care sector, the Australian Digital Health Agency has launched another phase of the…
Who said guacamole only had to be made solely with avocados? This vegan-friendly, gluten-free broccoli guacamole from the globally renowned Chiva-Som International Health Resort…
Two organisations are putting their skills together to provide rehabilitation health services to cancer patients and their whānau supporting them to live well, pre-,…
AUSTRALIA | Fitbits, Garmins or Apple Watches, whatever your preference, wearable activity trackers could help patients recover faster during a hospitalisation, potentially easing some…
Loneliness has long been a pressing issue for aged care residents, and the COVID-19 pandemic only magnified its impact. Loneliness in aged care should…
SINGAPORE | St Luke’s ElderCare (SLEC), Singapore’s largest eldercare provider, will bring virtual reality to older adults with the purchase of VR equipment from…
Aged Care Commissioner Carolyn Cooper strongly criticised a care home in Tauranga following a distressing incident involving a dementia patient who assaulted another resident…
A prostate cancer patient has become the first person in New Zealand to receive radiation treatment using ground-breaking new radiation technology. He has just…