Author: Matthew Carroll

A COTA survey indicates the top election issues for older Australians are health care, pensions, and aged care.

New Australian guidelines aim to raise awareness of the psychological and spiritual needs of older people receiving aged care.

The Australian Ageing Agenda reports on progress of the new code, and what it means for providers, staff, and consumers.

The World Health Organization (WHO) have adopted a proposal to develop a Global Action Plan on Dementia.

The Australian Centre for Social Innovation reports on baby boomers’ perspectives on what it takes to age well.

The Australian Burden of Disease Study 2011 responds to a need for updated, comparable evidence on the health of the Australian population.

The Australian Human Rights Commission welcomes appointments to the Age and Disability portfolios.

In a new guide, Dementia Alliance International advocates for a rights-based approach, including access to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD).

The Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre has reported on results from their 2015 Housing Affordability Survey.

The Conversation is featuring a series on ‘Coping with Mortality’, including an article titled “Here’s what people in their 90s really think about death”.