Category: Society
Exploring senior housing options: your guide to making the right decision
Written by stannah
For some people, the best option is to stay in the house they have lived in for several years, while for others, the ideal might be a nursing home or shared accommodation. The only thing we can be sure of is that the place where we live is crucial for us to truly feel “at […]
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Celebrating life: how oral history can help preserve our stories
Written by stannah
Ever met someone whose life story you thought should be shared with the world? How would you go about doing that? As a method of collecting life stories through recorded interviews, oral history gives us the chance to record, preserve and share those incredible and wonderful stories! Peoples’ lives are full of trials and tribulations, […]
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House of the future; technology designed to age in place
Written by Stannah
When we talk about a House of the Future, futuristic Jetsons kind of houses with a strong sixties allure seems to come to mind. However thrilling the idea of living in a high-tech apartment in space might seem, it is not what we mean by a “house of the future”. We can have a little […]
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Happy International Day of Friendship
Written by Stannah
What is Love? When we take a look at the dictionary definition it seems dull, like something almost tangible. The description that we thought described it best was: “Love is unconditional selflessness” It’s by far the emotion we talk about most in the creative arts, it’s something intrinsic we all share as living beings. And […]
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Independence through communal living: is cohousing the future?
Written by Stannah
Cohousing, or communal living, is a trend that has picked up a lot of steam over the last 40 years and could very well be in your future. However, many people still don’t know much about the subject and associate the idea of communal living with hippy communes of the sixties. However, that’s not the […]
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World Day of Families: Senior Citizens life advice to younger people
Written by Stannah
The theme for the International Day of Families 2018 is “Families and inclusive societies”. Although the focus is to promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, we think promoting inclusive societies means much more than that. It means equal opportunities for all, including and especially for our seniors. The first step in creating an […]
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World Wildlife Day: The impact we can have on a big and small scale
Written by Stannah
Australian wildlife Helping animals closer to home A pet-friendly stairlift overlooking the Amsterdam canals Common Ailments in Senior Dogs Warning signs that your senior dog could have arthritis. What can you do to help your dog with arthritis? A stairlift for the entire family, human or not! This World Wildlife Day, the theme is endangered […]
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How can technology help seniors who are aging in place?
Written by Stannah
According to the Australian Demographic Resource Centre, there are 3 million people over the age of 65, and over 1.5 million over the age of 75 in Australia. Considering this number is going to increase in the next 20 or 30 years, age-friendly technology and devices to help improve the experience of aging at home […]
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