14+ hour, 57+ min ago  (689+ words) As many Australians struggle with sweeping aged care reforms - including confusing price increases and major blow outs in wait times for support - the head of the Council of Elders says the government must genuinely listen to the people affected. "Setting…...

10+ hour, 33+ min ago  (293+ words) Shares in Roche have dropped more than five per cent as "the Swiss drug maker failed to show its promising "drug candidate giredestrant against a common form of breast "cancer can help newly diagnosed patients. Roche said the late-stage trial…...

19+ hour, 12+ min ago  (505+ words) Artificial intelligence companions being marketed to combat loneliness among older people could actually have the reverse impact, new research has found. Professor Robert Sparrow from Monash University's Department of Philosophy said his work has found the growing push to introduce…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (656+ words) Worried battery power of an electronic vehicle won't survive day trips and getaways? One couple are proving they can last the distance and say they would never go back to a petrol-fuelled car again. Ray Marx, 79 and his wife Robyn,…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago  (330+ words) International travel and a $1 million dollar windfall has landed in the lap of a grandmother and dog show judge after she reluctantly returned a missed call The woman from NSW's Central Coast, who has chosen to remain anonymous, spotted a…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago  (704+ words) Fiona Horne has been many things: lead singer of '90s band Def FX, a regular on television and radio, a carer for her mother living with Alzheimer's, a pilot and an author - but there came a point when it was too…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (579+ words) As the waitlist for in-home care balloons beyond 200,000 while many eligible are only receiving a portion of their funding, advocates are demanding the government "confront" the crisis, saying the aged care sector is stretched beyond capacity. "The rise in demand…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago  (616+ words) Navigating the Australian healthcare system shouldn't require a medical degree, yet staying on top of which jabs are free and which will cost you a few hundred dollars has become increasingly complex. The Senior has compiled a list of the…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago  (689+ words) An additional $115 million will be sent to targeted areas around the country to tackle hospital bed block and critical shortages of aged care places, as the Albanese government tries to move older Australians out of hospital and into appropriate care....

1+ week, 13+ hour ago  (791+ words) This is branded content. Mental health support shouldn't get harder to access as people get older, but for many seniors in Australia, that's exactly what happens. Very often, appointments feel complicated to book, clinics are too far away to access,…...