Friendships across generations are helping young and old share culture and care and may be one solution to the isolation felt by many seniors from multicultural communities. Older and younger people thrive when they spend time together. Across Victoria,...
A new resource by the Multicultural Centre for Women’s Health explores the unique challenges faced by older migrant women during the pandemic By Giang Tran and Amy Tong, Multicultural Centre for Women’s Health Research has shown that migrants and refugees were...
A new research report by ECCV highlights how digital illiteracy has become a new disability for older people from migrant backgrounds With the pressure to ‘go online’ for a range of basic information and services, digital literacy has emerged in recent years as a...
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,...
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,...
