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Seminars in Ageing: Factors associated with healthcare barriers in older CALD Australians

Kerry Hwang from NARI presents: Factors associated with healthcare barriers in older culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) Australians: a quantitative approach.
Sharing stories in more languages to raise awareness of dementia

Moving Pictures has launched twelve new short films in Italian, Greek, Vietnamese, and Spanish , aimed at raising awareness about dementia among culturally and linguistically diverse communities.
Project Manager - Drawing out Care Project: Closing date 3 October 2021

NARI is seeking a Project Manager to work on the Drawing out Care Project
NARI awarded $1.7 million in grants funding to deliver better outcomes for older Australians

The National Health and Medical Research Council’s latest round of grants, announced this week by the Federal Minister for Health Greg Hunt MP, included a combined total of almost $1.7 million for two of NARI’s projects – CultureCare and IMPART.

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.
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) invites you to our 2021 Annual Symposium. This year the symposium will address 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.
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.
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.
AUSTIN HEALTH (HEIDELBERG REPATRIATION HOSPITAL)
Launch of Art Centres: Supporting our Elders - A good news story

Join us on 6 August in person or online as we launch this important research.
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.
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.
Professor Bianca Brijnath

Professor Bianca Brijnath is the Divisional Director of Social Gerontology at the National Ageing Research Institute. Her disciplinary training is in medical anthropology and public health and her research expertise is in cultural diversity, dementia, and mental health. She leads the Moving Pictures study in Australia and India.