2017 Annual Report

The National Ageing Research Institute's 2017 Annual Report highlights programs and achievements for the year. NARI 2017 Annual Report cover

2017 Annual Report

2017 Director’s Report and Annual Financial Statements

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NARI and Dementia Australia partner to bolster dementia research and advocacy

NARI and Dementia Australia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding, strengthening the capacity of both institutions to jointly pursue research goals, provide expert leadership, and promote excellence in the fields of dementia awareness, dementia support programs, and dementia care.
Ageing Well - March 2023

NARI's newsletter Ageing Well - March 2023
$3.5M in grants funding awarded to bolster NARI’s outstanding ageing and aged care research

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.
Dr Bronwyn Dreher

Dr Bronwyn Dreher is a Research Assistant in the Clinical Gerontology Division at NARI. She is a registered Physiotherapist, with over 20 years of experience. Bronwyn’s current role is focused on supporting older people to maintain and improve their mobility and level of function, including through exercise.

2022 Highlights Report

The National Ageing Research Institute's 2022 Highlights Report.
2021 Highlights report

The National Ageing Research Institute's 2021 Highlights Report.
2020 Annual Report

The National Ageing Research Institute's 2020 Annual Report.
2019 Annual Report

The National Ageing Research Institute's 2019 Annual Report.
2018 Annual Report

The National Ageing Research Institute's 2018 Annual Report.
2016 Annual Report

The National Ageing Research Institute's 2016 Annual 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.
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.
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.
MINDSET: Improving interpreting for dementia assessments

We are seeking interpreters to trial an online training program on communication in a cognitive assessment for dementia.
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.
Grief in Older People and its Effect on Healthcare Use

Examines the effects of grief in older people on healthcare use from the perspective of (a) the older bereaved person who is experiencing grief and (b) GPs who are treating grieving older people.
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.