Old People’s Home for Four-Year-Olds Inspires Care Facility
Taking inspiration from the hit television series Old People’s Home for Four-Year-Olds, The Maranatha Gunyah Intergenerational Learning Centre in Australia has started welcoming residents…
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Survey Shows 75% Say Care Needs Not Always Met
Only around one-quarter of the people living in a residential aged care facility or receiving a home care package feel that their care needs…
Tuned Lighting Helps Nursing Home Residents Get Better Sleep
A study led by researchers at the Brown University School of Public Health found that using tuned LED lighting cut in half the number…
Kellogg’s Inclusive and Accessible Packaging Design
Kellogg’s in the UK has launched a trial of Coco Pops boxes for blind and partially sighted people in 60 Co-op stores. In partnership with…
Phytaphix Launches
Ireland-based Phytaphix, which specialises in plant-based nutrition products, is launching an immune support product this month dubbed Immune Phix. The founder of the company,…
Blended Nutraceutical – Manuka Honey and CBD
In a first for the country, a Kiwi company has developed a Manuka honey and CBD blended nutraceutical to target the billion-dollar export market…
Dopamine’s Role in Mobility of Older Adults
A published article in the Journal of The American Geriatrics Society this month adds to the growing body of evidence hinting that lower dopamine…
Long-term RB Executives Promoted to Chief ANZ roles
Reckitt Benckiser (RB) confirms multiple changes to its senior leadership team, announcing new Regional Directors to both the RB Health and RB Hygiene arms…
Polygiene ViralOff proven effective against SARS-CoV-2
In the first test ever using the ISO method* on the SARS-CoV-2 virus on textiles, Polygiene ViralOff® was confirmed as the first commercial textiles…
Plant-Based Foods Trending as Mainstream
Plant-based eating has become a mainstream movement. Globally retail sales of plant-based foods have experienced strong growth. Meat and dairy continue to drive plant-based…
Join the Conversation or Be Left Behind
Attitudes to aged care are changing with COVID-19, particularly in Australia, where there is a heated debate around senior care during the pandemic. Australian…
DEATH TAX OR SOLUTION TO AGED CARE FUNDING?
The ballooning cost of aged care in Australia has drawn commentary from former prime minister Paul Keating. Keating believes that costs should be met by…