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: Ageing, Migration and Digital Care Labour: the role of distant and virtual supports in aged care

Professor Loretta Baldassar presents: Ageing, Migration and Digital Care Labour: the role of distant and virtual supports in aged care
Caregiving, Dementia and Incontinence

Researchers at the National Ageing Research Institute (NARI) are designing and evaluating a free Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) to support carers of people living with dementia and continence care needs.
Ageing Well - June 2022

NARI's newsletter Ageing Well - June 2022
Ageing Well - March 2022

NARI's newsletter Ageing Well - March 2022

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.
Conversations on Ageing: Laureate Professor Peter Doherty AC

Join us on Wednesday, 22nd June 6-7pm AEST for the first Conversations on Ageing series as Professor Peter Doherty, Nobel Prize Laureate, joins us as our inaugural conversationalist.
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.
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.
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.
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.