The National Ageing Research Institute has received four significant funding grants from the Australian Government’s Medical Research Future Fund, to support the delivery of better health outcomes for older Australians. Read more
The National Ageing Research Institute's 2016 Annual Report. Read more
The National Ageing Research Institute's 2017 Annual Report. Read more
The National Ageing Research Institute's 2018 Annual Report. Read more
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The National Ageing Research Institute's 2020 Annual Report. Read more
Professor Gill Livingston, Professor of Psychiatry of Older People at University College London, lead author of Dementia prevention, intervention, and care: 2020 report of the Lancet Commission, presents the latest evidence about dementia prevention, treatment and care. Read more
The National Ageing Research Institute's 2021 Highlights Report. Read more
Professor John Beard, ARC Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research, University of New South Wales, presents The Decade of Healthy Ageing: 2021-2030 - What does it mean for you? Read more
The National Ageing Research Institute's 2022 Highlights Report. Read more
The National Ageing Research Institute's 2023 Highlights Report. Read more
This research co-designed and evaluated a best practice model for delivering continence care in Australian residential aged care homes. The model helps residential aged care providers deliver high quality continence care that is consistent with the Aged Care Quality Standard. Read more
Indwelling urinary catheter care for aged care residents poses a significant clinical governance risk. This risk could be mitigated with a better understanding of the key challenges. This project involves consulting with key stakeholders about indwelling urinary catheter care and associated complications in Victorian residential aged care homes. Read more
NARI would like to express its deepest thanks to Professor Briony Dow, whose leadership has shaped NARI’s role in the sector, leading to life-changing translational research projects and consumer-led innovation. After almost a decade leading the organisation, Professor Dow will step down from her role as Director in May 2024. Read more
This international social survey asked people living in Australia to tell us how COVID-19 has been impacting their health and well-being. Read more
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This culturally appropriate resource kit for older CALD volunteers was developed by NARI, the Australian Multicultural Community Services, and the Centre for Cultural Diversity in Ageing to support them in their voluntary roles and activities. Read more
Up to 40% of dementia can be prevented by addressing health and lifestyle factors. Unfortunately, this message is not reaching Australia’s CALD communities. NARI is working to address this gap with an animated video about dementia prevention in 9 languages. Read more
This project evaluates the efficacy of a culturally adapted community-based intervention for family caregivers. Funded by the US National Institute of Health, it strengthens Vietnam’s dementia research capacity to develop the next generation of dementia researchers in Vietnam. Read more
This video shows older people and younger people being interviewed about what age means to them and how they view the other generation. There are some surprises - young people experience age discrimination and each generation has a largely positive view of the other. Read more
Do you have residents with symptoms of depression, anxiety or loneliness? We are recruiting older people living in residential aged care for a trial of ‘befriending’ – regular conversation with a new friend to talk about topics of mutual interest. Read more
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NARI is urging Australians to be more aware of how they may unknowingly demonstrate ageism, ahead of the International Day of Older Persons this Sunday, 1 October. “We unfortunately see ageist attitudes across all aspects of our society, and it's often so deeply ingrained we don't necessarily recognise it,” NARI Executive Director, Professor Briony Dow, said. Read more
As part of our commitment to combatting ageism, NARI has developed an age-positive language guide. The guide provides practical examples of how words, phrases, and images can better portray older people and combat ageism. Read more
A Memorandum of Understanding between NARI and Deakin University will deliver solutions for older people through new approaches to research and education. Read more
Professor Alison Hutchinson is the Chair in Nursing at Barwon Health, a Professor in the School of Nursing and Midwifery at Deakin University, and Co-Director of the Centre for Quality and Patient Safety Research (QPS) in the Institute for Health Transformation at Deakin University. Read more
Amy is a Senior Policy and Practice Research Fellow within the Clinical Gerontology Division at NARI. With a clinical background in physiotherapy, and significant project management experience in the public health care system, she leads NARI’s program of work for the Victorian Department of Health regarding older people policy. Read more
The National Ageing Research Institute's Annual Reports highlight programs and achievements for the year. Read more
An all-day paid event, thematically curated, bringing together national and international experts. Read more
This study is exploring the ways in which three Aboriginal community controlled art centres are supporting older people and those living with dementia in remote communities. Read more
In Part 1 of this series we hear how art centres play a role in keeping older artists and Elders connected to their communities and Country, and communities connected to each other. Artists share how central Elders are to keeping culture alive and strong, and how art centres facilitate this. Read more
In Part 2 of this series Elders, artists and staff from three Aboriginal community controlled art centres share their perspectives on why art centres play such a vital role for them and their communities, and keep older artists strong. Read more
Part 3 of this series invites the audience to understand what art centres need to keep playing their vital roles in their communities. Elders, artists and staff of three Aboriginal community controlled art centres share the importance of recognising and resourcing the art centres to support their communities. Read more
This good news story uses several short films to share the ways in which three Aboriginal community controlled art centres are supporting older people and those living with dementia in remote communities. Read more
This story, a combined version of the three short films, invites the audience to listen to Elders, artists and staff from three Aboriginal community controlled art centres as they share the vital role they play in keeping their Elders strong and connected. Read more
A/Prof Anita Goh (MAPS, FCCN) is a clinician researcher, with expertise in mental health, cognition, ageing, and dementia. Anita is a clinical neuropsychologist and a senior researcher at NARI, and holds honorary roles at The University of Melbourne, Royal Melbourne Hospital and Edith Cowan University. Read more
Associate Professor Said is the inaugural Associate Professor Physiotherapy, Western Health and The University of Melbourne, and a program director with the Australian Institute of Musculoskeletal Science. Her research focuses on fall prevention and rehabilitation of older people and people with neurological disorders. Read more
A/Prof Frances Batchelor is a Principal Research Fellow and Director of the Clinical Gerontology Division. She is also a Research Lead for the Melbourne Ageing Research Collaboration. Her PhD was on falls prevention after stroke. Her research interests are falls prevention, balance and gait, healthy ageing, the role of technology in ageing, and health and aged care practice. Read more
A/Prof Lucio Naccarella is a leading health systems researcher, evaluator and implementation science educator, with interests in systems change, health system literacy, aged care workforce, care coordination, multidisciplinary primary health care team work, primary care organisations and health workforce reforms, from a policy, research and practice perspective. Read more
Associate Professor Michael Murray AM, is the President of the NARI Board, the medical director of Continuing Care and head of Geriatric Medicine at Austin Health, Associate Professor at Melbourne University and Adjunct Associate Professor Australian Centre for Evidence Based Aged Care, La Trobe University. Read more
A/Prof Paul Yates is a geriatrician with Austin Health, Deputy Director of Aged Care Research and Medical Lead for the Residential InReach Program. His clinical and research interests include care of older people at the interface between hospital and community, including residential aged care, and novel approaches to improve outcomes in ageing and dementia. Read more
Associate Professor Samantha Loi is an old age psychiatrist and neuropsychiatrist working at the Royal Melbourne Hospital Neuropsychiatry Centre and Department of Psychiatry at the University of Melbourne. Her research interests include ageing, mental health and cognition in middle aged and older adults. Read more
A/Prof Tuan Anh Nguyen is a Principal Research Fellow. His current research relates to the development and implementation of national dementia strategies with a focus on low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Read more
The National Ageing Research Institute (NARI) has taken their vital work to the global stage, gathering with the best and brightest of the international ageing research sector to deliver a number of presentations at the International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics 2023 Asia/Oceania Conference. Read more
AVERTO is a language translation app for older adults from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds, developed to allow real-time voice to voice, text and pre-set translation. Read more
BEFRIENDAS investigates the impact of befriending on levels of depression, anxiety, social support and loneliness in older people living in residential aged care when provided by trained volunteers. Read more
Meet NARI research fellow Dr Andrew Simon Gilbert Read more
Caitlin is a Research Assistant within the Aged Care Division at NARI. She has a background in public health and is currently working on the IDC-IMPROVE research project. Read more
Australia’s first Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) Dementia Research Action Plan was developed by NARI in partnership with the NHMRC National Institute of Dementia Research (NNIDR). Read more
Despite people from CALD backgrounds comprising over one-third of Australia’s older population, they are under-represented in dementia research, which potentially translates into less than optimal care. Read more
NARI is calling for assistance from the Greek-Australian community to evaluate three new Greek-language short films about dementia. Read more
Researchers at the National Ageing Research Institute (NARI) have designed and evaluated a free Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) to support carers of people living with dementia and continence care needs. Read more
The National Ageing Research Institute (NARI) is proud to announce the continuation of our open online course Caregiving, Dementia and Incontinence. This free 5 week course is designed to support carers of people living with dementia and continence care needs. Read more
The National Ageing Research Institute (NARI) is proud to announce the launch of our open online course Caregiving, Dementia and Incontinence. This free 5 week course is designed to support carers of people living with dementia and continence care needs. Read more
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To mark Australia’s first Ageism Awareness Day, the National Ageing Research Institute (NARI) has today released an age-positive language guide. The guide provides practical examples of how words, phrases, and images can better portray older people and combat ageism. Read more