A nursing home in Denmark is home to its very own world-famous chocolatier!
One of the world’s best chocolatiers – in a nursing home? It’s true - The Donaldson Sisters
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And residents get to sample the chocolate too. Hvalsø Ældrecenter, a nursing home in Lejre, Denmark, is home to its very own world-famous chocolatier, according to Vice. Award-winning 47-year-old Mi...
The restaurant that gets your order wrong every time in support of people living with dementia.
A restaurant that always gets your order wrong? In Japan, it’s real - The Donaldson Sisters
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It’s in the name of a good cause too. The pop-up restaurant in Tokyo – called The Restaurant of Order Mistakes – employs people with dementia in an effort to raise awareness of the condition. Ja...
Technology to keep older Australians independent for longer.
Technology needs to support delivery of aged care services
agedcareguide.com.au
Establishing a national data exchange and reporting hub to support providers with advanced business intelligence, analytics and reporting capabilities, and developing a series of Demonstration Pilots ...
'Older people deserve to be confident they will be safe from abuse in all its forms.'
National Plan needed to battle elder abuse
agedcareguide.com.au
A new report, released on World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 2017, recommends a National Plan to combat elder abuse and more research into the prevalence of elder abuse.
'I'll keep running as much as possible as long as my body lets me.'
Meet the grandmasters of competition sport
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A handful of veterans in Canberra's sporting community are inspiring people of all ages to keep doing the sport they love.
'This issue should not be considered a ‘normal’ part of ageing.' #agewell #agedcarenews
Older people at disproportionate risk of malnutrition
agedcareguide.com.au
Research published last Friday by New Zealand’s Massey University shows worrying levels of malnutrition among New Zealand seniors, and Australian statistics are likely to be similar.
A new accreditation system will allow aged care facilities to compare their performance against national benchmarks. #agedcarenews #agewell
Much needed upgrades made to aged care accreditation system
agedcareguide.com.au
Aged care facilities will be surveyed for accreditation using a new online system starting this month, in an effort to prevent sub-standard facilities from falling through the cracks.
Celebrating the big 100! #agedcarenews #agewell
"Everyone needs a friend. If you can have a friend in your life that you can just visit, someone to look forward to coming to see you and brighten up their day, I think that's a wonderful thing." - Agreed. #agedcare #agewell
sbs.com.au
A review of the government-funded Community Visitor Scheme shows a lack of awareness still exists about the scheme, which was designed to provide social support to older Australians.
Social networking for seniors!
How older Australians are going online to reconnect
abc.net.au
Facebook has dubbed it 'the grandparent effect', when older people create profiles on the social networking site to look at pictures of their grandchildren.
