by Andrea Alvarez | Jun 17, 2022 | Blog, Health & Wellbeing
Aging at Home Might be a Bad Idea Aged Care Reviews Many members of the baby boomer generation are beginning to look for suitable living arrangements for themselves, or their elderly parents. A new study suggests that the popular notion of remaining at home for as...
by Andrea Alvarez | Jun 17, 2022 | Blog, Health & Wellbeing
Aged Care residents benefit from the talents of Circus Arts “Creature Tales”, a non-profit group that runs arts-in-health activities, is operating a regular circus program for residents of aged care facilities. The weekly group, which brings together both the...
by Andrea Alvarez | Jun 17, 2022 | Blog, Health & Wellbeing, Support
Can Illness Isolate the Elderly? In times of crisis, people are often united. It is generally thought that the illness of a person will act to gather their friends and loved ones around them. However, a study published by Concordia University indicates that people who...
by Andrea Alvarez | Jun 17, 2022 | Blog, Health & Wellbeing
Culture Changes Improve Nursing Home Care Changing the “culture” of a nursing home has been shown to improve the quality of the care given. This is according to a study of the topic. Brown University researchers of gerontology released the study for...
by Andrea Alvarez | Jun 17, 2022 | Blog, Health & Wellbeing
Social Media Benefits the Elderly in Many Ways 10 April 2015 Aged Care Reviews If you still cringe at the thought of your parents joining Facebook, prepare for the next logical step. A new study has shown that the elderly are increasingly joining social media...
by Andrea Alvarez | Jun 17, 2022 | Blog, Health & Wellbeing
It is estimated that one in ten adults experience depression and a similar number experience anxiety. According to beyondblue CEO, Georgie Harman, “Mental health conditions are even more common among older people in the community”. Research shows that nearly 35% of...