The NARI Director’s Lecture Series is a free online public lecture series with leading Australian and international experts in ageing research. Read more
Join us on 9th March for the first NARI Director's Lecture of the 2021 series as Professor John Beard presents The Decade of Healthy Ageing: 2021-2030 - What does it mean for you? Read more
This research is co-designing and evaluating a best practice model for delivering continence care in Australian residential aged care homes. The model will help residential aged care providers deliver high quality continence care that is consistent with the Aged Care Quality Standard. 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. With federal government funding, NARI is working to address this gap by developing an animated video about dementia prevention in 9 languages. 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
Amy is a Research Fellow within the Clinical Gerontology Division at NARI. She leads NARI’s program of work for the Victorian Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) regarding older people policy. Read more
Anabelle Peck is a Research Assistant in the Clinical Gerontology Division at NARI. She works on projects exploring aspects of aged care service delivery, and educational interventions for improving pain management in residential aged care. Read more
The National Ageing Research Institute's Annual Reports highlight programs and achievements for the year. 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
Associate 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. Read more
A/Prof Frances Batchelor is the Director of Clinical Gerontology and 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
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
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
Bridget is a research assistant at NARI on the BEFRIENDAS project which is exploring the impact of befriending on loneliness, depression and anxiety in older people living in residential aged care. 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
Join us on 22nd March to learn about conducting co-design research with older people. This interactive half day online workshop is suitable for researchers and aged care professionals. Read more
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NARI is working with the Victorian Department of Health and Human Services to investigate what quality care means from the perspectives of people who either receive or provide residential aged care services and to understand how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected residential aged care in Victoria. Read more
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We have developed this resource to record the COVID-19 restrictions that are impacting older people and aged care services in Australia. It tracks the implementation and impact of restrictions in Australia. Read more
We culturally adapted the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) and the Geriatric Anxiety Inventory (GAI) for older Chinese migrants. Funded by Beyond Blue, these adaptations are freely available along with a tip sheet and guide to using the screening tools. Read more
Debra O'Connor is the Deputy Director of NARI and Director of the Melbourne Ageing Research Collaboration (MARC). As a member of the executive team, she leads the operational and research governance functioning of NARI as well as supporting the Board and their subcommittees. Read more
Derek McMillan is Vice-President of the NARI Board. Mr McMillan is Managing Director of Centennial Living, an operator of retirement villages. He has held Executive and Board positions in Health and Ageing organisations since 1999 including at Australian Unity, the Property Council of Australia and Leading Aged Services Australia – Victoria. Read more
The Australian Ageing Research Foundation raises funds for research which will contribute to the health and wellbeing of older people and reduce the impact of conditions such as frailty and chronic disease. Read more
Dr Andrew Simon Gilbert is a Research Fellow in the Social Gerontology Division at National Ageing Research Institute. He is an emerging researcher in health and aged care systems, including organisational issues and policy. He has 10 years’ experience working with people with intellectual disabilities in government and non-profit sectors. Read more
Dr Anita Goh is a clinician researcher, and as a clinical neuropsychologist, her research focuses on cognitive health, mental health and well-being, and quality of life in ageing, with a specialisation in neurodegenerative and psychiatric disorders. She has a strong academic output and is committed to knowledge translation and engagement. Read more
Dr Carolina Navarro is a Bilingual Research Assistant at Moving Pictures. She interviews members of Spanish-speaking communities about their experiences as carers or providers of services for people with dementia. Carolina is an expert on the interviewing of victims and vulnerable witnesses in multicultural settings. Read more
Christa is a research fellow at the National Ageing Research Institute, working on a variety of projects all centred around quality of care for older people and its impact on their well-being. Read more
Dr Jessica Cecil is a Research Fellow within the Aged Care Division at NARI. With an interest in translational and multi-disciplinary research, her current research interests include continence care in residential aged care homes, health and wellbeing in remote Aboriginal communities and public health care research. Read more
Joan leads a program of research on issues related to the care of older people who access aged care services. Joan has content expertise in the management of incontinence in residential aged care and in the development and evaluation of evidence-based knowledge translation resources for aged care. Read more
Dr Josefine Antoniades is a Research Fellow in Social Gerontology. Her disciplinary expertise is at the nexus of psychology, public health and primary care. Her research interests include dementia, mental health and health literacy, in particular in underserved and vulnerable communities. Dr Antoniades is the national project manager for Moving Pictures. Read more
Dr Kate O’Halloran is a Research Fellow (Mental Health) in Social Gerontology. She leads the elder abuse portfolio at NARI, has a PhD in Gender and Cultural Studies and has worked extensively in the family violence and media sectors prior to returning to academia. Read more
Dr Katrin Gerber is an end-of-life researcher with a PhD in Psychology from the University of Melbourne. Her passion for palliative care, end-of-life research, bereavement support and mental health stems from her work as a hospice volunteer and her experience as a family caregiver. Read more
Kirsten Moore is a Senior Research Fellow in the Melbourne Ageing Research Collaboration. She is a social gerontologist with a research focus on dementia, family carers, grief and end of life care. She has extensive experience in clinical trials, qualitative research, service evaluation and implementation studies in multiple settings. Read more
Dr. Scott Fraser is a Research Fellow at NARI involved in a diverse array of projects ranging from cultural aspects of care in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, aged care workforce sustainability and harnessing the power of digital health and big data how it applies to aged care services. Read more
Steve is a researcher in geriatric science and experienced in aged care. He is also an expert in pain and dementia, workforce education, and innovation in home and residential aged care. His work focuses on the quality of aged care services, education and training aged care staff, and managing clinical concerns in older people. Read more
I am a Bilingual Research Assistant with over 25 years of working experience in different areas of healthcare, both in Vietnam and Australia. I have extensive experience in clinical research and data management, systematic and scoping reviews, quantitative and quantitative research. My interest research areas are digital health and dementia. Read more
When compared to face-to-face interpreting for home-based dementia assessments, we found that e-interpreting is an effective alternative. Read more
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. Read more
In collaboration with the elder abuse sector, NARI developed the first action plan specifically to assist the Victorian community to tackle elder abuse. Read more
With funding from the State Trustees Australia Foundation, in collaboration with Senior’s Rights Victoria (SRV), NARI analysed seven years of data to better understand elder abuse in Victoria. Read more
NARI worked with Seniors Rights Victoria to better understand the older person’s experience of elder abuse, the interventions used to address elder abuse and the outcome of these interventions for older people. Read more
Ellen Gaffy is a Research Assistant at the National Ageing Research Institute and a PhD candidate at La Trobe University. Ellen has worked across a range of research areas including dementia and carer support. Her PhD research is exploring the involvement of people living with dementia in co-design. Read more
Erica is a research officer at NARI working across multiple projects. She coordinates and facilitates the ‘PITCH – Promoting Independence Through quality dementia Care at Home’ training program, which works with home and community care workers in Victoria and New South Wales. Read more
Esther is a Research Assistant working on the PITCH project in the Aged Care Division within NARI. She also provides administrative support to the Education team to coordinate weekly seminars and educational workshops. Read more
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. Read more
I am a Research Assistant at NARI on the BEFRIENDAS project where I am involved in recruiting residents from aged care facilities and completing interviews. I have previously worked with older adults living in the community and am interested in research topics of depression, loneliness and cognitive impairment. Read more
On behalf of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety, NARI conducted a nation-wide telephone survey of people receiving Home Care Packages or respite services and how they feel about their lives and the care they receive. Read more
The Hon Marsha Thomson is a Director of the NARI Board. Marsha has worked as an economic forecaster for IBIS Research Services and in project management for the State Transport Authority. She also worked as a senior adviser for State and Federal Ministers. Read more