Opinion

Dame Helen Mirren takes down British talk show host Michael Parkinson – in 1975 This interview was dug out of the archives this week, reminding us yet again why we love the iconic British actress.

Yes, this $3.8 million oceanfront house could be yours – and all for the price of a raffle ticket. The property in the Sydney suburb of Freshwater is being raffled by Home lotteries group RSL Art Union to raise money for veterans.

Tough question: how do you talk to a smart, responsible man, aged about 70, and tell him he must plan for his life possibly going wrong? Events such as strokes, accidents, back injuries, mental illness and divorce can happen to anyone, but few people want to talk about what this could mean for their future, especially us men.

The latest topic for debate in Federal Parliament would certainly have you think so, with new National Party MP Andrew Gee using his maiden speech to put forth the argument that the fish-and-chip shop classic, the Chiko Roll, was created in his electorate in the town of Lithgow.

Imagine being hit with a lower credit rating if you didn’t call your parents It sounds ridiculous, but it’s what can happen to residents in Shanghai after the Government introduced a law that says adult children living away from parents “visit or send greetings often”. It’s not the only law about taking care of your elderly parents in China, where filial piety taken very seriously by the authorities. Children are legally required to look after parents, with over 1,000 court cases involving elderly Chinese forcing their children to pay assistance costs.

The Aged & Community Care Providers Association (ACCPA) wants to honour excellence across the aged care sector – and they need your help.

It’s a question we’ve been asked this week as Labor and the Coalition continue to argue over the $5 billion in funding announced in the recent Federal Budget.

You may not be able to turn back time, but there are steps that you can take to keep your brain young – here’s what science has to say.

Independent Queensland MP Bob Katter has highlighted a growing trend in Australia that has seniors’ advocates on the warpath.

Executive Director, Peter Reilly OAM, and CEO Samantha Jewell are putting the smiles on the residents faces in its four boutique aged care homes in Melbourne.

Cognitive decline is cited 37 times in the new strengthened Aged Care Quality Standards, up from just one citation – now a new platform is aiming to help home care staff meet the new requirements.

With a new national framework on dementia training and education set to launch in July, a new online tool is making it simpler for aged care providers to upskill their staff.

Co-creating rainbow-inclusive care for gender and sexually diverse people in residential aged care is the first study of its kind in Australia, states the university based in Lismore in NSW's Northern Rivers region, 374km north of Sydney.

Art can stimulate the senses and provide spaces for mindfulness, as well as creating social contact.

Robert Fitzgerald AM, Age Discrimination Commissioner at the Australian Human Rights Commission, has released new research 'Shaping Perceptions: How Australian Media Reports on Ageing'.

Todd Murfitt (pictured centre) with Mable CEO and cofounder Tony Charara (left) and co-founder Peter Scutt (right)

The latest Carer Wellbeing Survey from Carers Australia has highlighted the continuing challenges facing the three million-plus unpaid Australians caring for others.

Joffre Bell, who is one of Australia’s oldest living World War II veterans, recently joined the Carinity Brownesholme community in Highfields, a town in the Toowoomba region.

A dementia support program introduced in Calvary Health Care’s aged care homes across Melbourne’s Mornington and Bayside areas has won the provider’s national quality and safety Star award.

AI humanoid companions are becoming the now and will be the future in residential aged care.

Hall & Prior Chief Executive Officer Graeme Prior has written a public message of condolence to staff, residents and family members from its Concorde aged care home in the inner-city suburb of South Perth after a beloved employee died in a car accident.