Industry News
Study highlights new cause of Alzheimer's, vascular dementia
A new cause of cell death in Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia has been revealed, following an examination of post-mortem human brain tissue of patients with dementia. [ + ]
New eye-tracking tech to assist older dementia patients
The Caring Futures Institute is using eye-tracking technology to drive improvements in self-reported quality of care and quality of life information from older people. [ + ]
Funding for dementia green care respite project
The GreenCare Respite project plans to use escapes in nature to improve the quality of life for people living with early-stage dementia. [ + ]
Free training to improve food and nutrition in aged care
The federal government is investing $5 million in the Maggie Beer Foundation to deliver a free training program for aged care cooks and chefs. [ + ]
Group Homes Australia to host 33 dementia retreats
The Rementia Together Retreat program is hoping to transform post-diagnostic care by developing a retreat framework based on repositioning "dementia" (to be "without the mind" in Latin) to "rementia" (to "return to the mind" in Latin). [ + ]
Lifestyle factors in 60s linked to aged care admissions
Those over 60 with the unhealthiest lifestyles were more likely to require admission to aged care than their peers with the healthiest lifestyles, according to a new study. [ + ]
How headbands can detect early signs of Alzheimer's during sleep
International researchers have identified a way to assess brain activity in sleep that occurs in the earliest stages of Alzheimer's disease. [ + ]
Community-based services could reduce frailty risk: study
A new Japanese study is found to have lowered the risk of frailty by 40% in older adults with the help of community-based services. [ + ]
Palliative care support for rural communities
A new research project is exploring ways to support rural people in palliative care to have important conversations, find key supports and live better for longer. [ + ]
Baptcare appoints Superloop for network infrastructure upgrade
Australian connectivity service Superloop has been awarded a contract by Baptcare to deliver network, SD-WAN and VoIP services to its aged care community. [ + ]
South Australian dementia care village opens this month
A dementia care village has opened for residents in the Adelaide suburb of Daw Park. [ + ]
Applications open for ARIIA's free Innovator Training Program
Aged Care Research and Industry Innovation Australia (ARIIA) is inviting applications for the free Innovator Training Program (ITP). [ + ]
RFBI launches new service to provide telehealth access to residents
Royal Freemasons' Benevolent Institution (RFBI) is launching a new service to support its residents to have better access to health professionals and reduced hospital visits. [ + ]
Older people must be consulted on the new Act: COTA, OPAN
Aged care advocacy bodies COTA and OPAN are set to lead a series of forums across the country over the coming weeks seeking input on the new Aged Care Act. [ + ]
Apollo Care partners with Telstra to implement digital health solutions
Telstra Health has partnered with Apollo Care to implement four aged care digital health solutions across Australian facilities. [ + ]
