Royal Commission into Mental Health

Mental health of older adults

NARI has made a submission to the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System. Read more

Response to the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System

NARI’s submission to the Victorian Royal Commission into mental health advocates for greater focus on older age mental health, including in diverse communities. Read more

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Seminars in Ageing: What can volunteering do for you? Resilience, befriending and social support in the age of COVID

Professor Colleen Doyle and Marcia Fearn presents: What can volunteering do for you? Resilience, befriending and social support in the age of COVID
GENIE: Online resources to support CALD family carers of people living with dementia

Find out how you can help develop GENIE - online resources to support Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) family carers of people living with dementia.
GENIE: Online resources to support CALD family carers of people living with dementia

The Global dEmeNtIa rEsources (GENIE) project is developing an online resource repository. It will include national and international evidence-based dementia resources to support Culturally and Linguistically Diverse family carers of people living with dementia.
2021 Highlights report

The National Ageing Research Institute's 2021 Highlights Report.

Falls risk for older People in the community: FROP-Com

The Falls Risk for Older People in the Community (FROP-Com and FROP-Com Screen) are tools used in the community for assessment or screening of falls risk.
What is the Seniors Exercise Park?

The Seniors Exercise Park is an outdoor exercise equipment includes multiple stations specifically designed for older people to improve strength, balance, joint movements, mobility and function.
Age-positive language guide

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.
Indigenous Cognitive Assessment: Regional and Urban KICA

The regional and urban KICA is an instrument to assess dementia in older Aboriginal people in regional and urban settings.
Moving Pictures: FILM Launch

NARI is pleased to announce that the Moving Pictures Film launch will be held on the 21st of September at 11am-12pm AEST.
Victorian falls and balance service directory

The Victorian Falls and Balance Service Directory provides details of the clinics and programs operated by public hospitals and community health services in Victoria for older people who have had a fall or are at risk of falling.
7th Annual MARC Symposium 2021- Reforming Ageing and Aged Care: Pathways to success

The Melbourne Ageing Research Collaboration (MARC) 2021 Annual Symposium addressed how reforming the ageing and aged care sectors could be achieved by presenting success stories, experiences and ideas from a range of care settings and backgrounds.
BEFRIENDAS

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.
Elder abuse and dementia

These three short films demonstrate how to respond where the carer abuses the person with dementia; where the person with dementia abuses their carer; and where there is unintended neglect related to advancing dementia. They were co-produced with providers and older people, with funding from the State Trustees Australia Foundation.
Mental health tips for aged care workers and managers

NARI has mental health tips and strategies to help aged care workers and managers best handle stress and anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic, to optimise wellbeing.