University of Queensland researchers are working with a team of 50 social workers across south east Queensland to create a uniform, national approach to identifying abuse in elderly people who present to hospitals.
The Longevity by Design Charrette, an industry-wide workshop created to challenge the future of senior living won the research category at the 2020 Future of Ageing Awards.
Facilitating a physically active lifestyle and better social connectedness for Brisbane-based military veterans is the focus of a new program being trialled by researchers at The University of Queensland.
At least weekly participation in a wide range of recreational activities can help prevent hypertension, diabetes, and obesity, a University of Queensland study has found.
Senior living as we know it has retired thanks to the designers, innovators, planners and seniors that gathered together to rethink the future of community living as part of the Longevity by Design charrette, hosted by The University of Queensland and DMA Engineers.
Changing our assumptions of ‘sixtyfive-ism’ and how we design communities for life in later years is the focus of a design challenge being held at UQ's St Lucia Campus.
Receiving occupational therapy at home has been found to be effective for people living with dementia, according to a University of Queensland-led study.