A new project is working to reduce loneliness and increase social support for older people from migrant and refugee backgrounds living with dementia and their caregivers By Dr Anna Lane, Associate Professor Anita Goh, Professor Colleen Doyle, Dr Manonita Ghosh,...
ECCV’s elder abuse prevention programs are empowering older people from migrant and refugee backgrounds to know their rights and seek help Elder abuse is defined as a single or repeated act or lack of appropriate action, occurring within any relationship where there...
By Dr Marina Cavuoto, Dr Josefine Antoniades, Professor Bianca Brijnath New Australian research explores the benefits of green spaces in reducing risks of dementia and keeping the brain healthy. Researchers at the National Ageing Research Institute (NARI) and Monash...
Researchers and people from multicultural communities are working together to support older people to exercise and reduce the risk of falls. Some of the members of the MOVE Together: Reduce Falls research team, Professor Cathy Said (left), Rosa Cursio-Barcham,...
After attending ECCV’s bicultural elder abuse education training, Kaltun Ali Bobe is on a mission to tackle the taboo of elder abuse in the Somali community. ECCV trains community members to deliver information sessions on elder abuse prevention in their own...
Jaya Manchikanti has helped bring communities together for the better part of three decades, from leading community organisations to supporting seniors. Jaya is the founder and president of IndianCare, a self-determined charity organisation that supports the welfare...
