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“Older Australians—people aged 55 years and over—are being strongly caught up in the national obesity epidemic”, a study by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare reports. Maintaining a healthy weight lowers risk of chronic illness, disability, and social impairments, and is therefore vital for seniors in aged care homes. Seniors can retain mobility, lose weight, and boost health most easily by eating a healthy diet and regularly walking (a gentle endurance exercise). Moreover, walking with a dog provides seniors with valuable...

Pain is a very personal process with everyone’s experience of it being different. It is, however, the elderly that often endure the most physical pain and its related conditions. It is estimated that 1 in 3 people older than 65 is living with chronic pain in Australia. Individuals older than 45 were twice as likely to experience severe pain compared to those younger than 45 with the highest rate of excruciating pain being reported by those older than 75. Apart from being...

Imagine staring at the screen of the cash point machine, bereft to find your hard earned savings have dwindled to nothing but a few cents. This is the reality many of Australia’s older population face as they are scammed and ripped off by fraudsters. In 2017, Australians lost $31.2 million to investment scams, with those aged 55 and over being financially hit the hardest. For most, it’s money they simply cannot afford to lose as the elderly are already facing...