We’re disappointed that the 24/25 #VicBudget did not invest in the preventative measures our researchers identified would empower Victorians to age well & maintain their independence. This is a missed opportunity to ⬇️ the cost of age-related illness on our public health system.

Thank you to interpreter & translator Olena Radievska for sharing her experience completing the MINDSET training! MINDSET provides FREE training for interpreters to improve cognitive assessment for dementia in people from CALD backgrounds.
Click to enrol:
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Older Australians are x5 more likely to die from a fall than on the road - NARI has called for ongoing financial support from the government to fund falls prevention and keep older people safe, healthy and out of hospital.
agedcareguide.com.au/talking-aged-c…
Aged Care Guide

NARI are leading a national workforce capacity building project on indwelling catheter care in Australian residential aged care homes - join us from 12 – 1pm AEST on Friday 17 May 2024 for the online launch!
👉 forms.office.com/r/0zrRNUvdiM
#IDCImprove #CatheterCare #ResidentialCare

The AAG VIC one-day conference kicking off today focused on self care, body & mind. The event is co-organised by Jo Antoniades, Danny Hills, Sze-Ee Soh & colleagues, has a great line up of speakers & supported by NARI, Baptcare Monash RAIL Research Centre National Centre for Healthy Ageing University of Melbourne

NARI & the MINDSET Team invite you to the launch of the Improving interpreting for dementia assessments (MINDSET) program. This world-first study aims to improve the quality of interpreter communication in cognitive assessments for dementia.
Register here: events.humanitix.com/mindset-online…

NARI welcomes the 'Health Research for a Future Made in Australia' package announced by Mark Butler MP. We look forward to contributing to the development of a National Health & Medical Research Strategy that supports translational research & benefits the lives of older people.

Today, on #DVRemembranceDay , we pause to honour those we have lost and stand in solidarity with survivors. The heartbreaking rate of women’s deaths this year alone is stark reminder of the urgent need for change. We must do better.

The NHMRC-funded Promoting Independence Through quality Care at Home (PITCH) project co-designed a dementia training program for home care workers who support people living with dementia & their families at home 👏👏👏👏👏
👉 nari.net.au/pitch
👉 nari.net.au/pitch-project

Apr 29 - May 3, 2024 is Patient Experience Week - an annual event that celebrates the wide range of individuals working in, & on, the healthcare system who impact patient experience everyday.
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The Beryl Institute
#PXWEEK #PtExp #healthcare #patients #families

Don't forget to register for the AAG
AAG Victoria 2024 Ageing Well: Self-care – mind and body one-day conference to be held THIS FRIDAY - 3rd MAY: aag.asn.au/EventDetail?Ev…
University of Melbourne Baptcare Monash University National Centre for Healthy Ageing Peninsula Health

Approximately 30% of adults aged 65 years or older experience at least 1 fall annually. This article summarizes a 2022 clinical practice guideline on falls prevention and management in older adults from the World Falls Guidelines Initiative. ja.ma/3UFn1uV

NARI & the MINDSET Team invite you to the launch of: Improving interpreting for dementia assessments (MINDSET) training program.
This world-first study aims to ⬆️ quality of interpreter communication in cognitive assessments for dementia.
Register below: events.humanitix.com/mindset-online…

Ahead of next month’s Victorian State Budget, NARI is calling on the Victorian Government to back new research & workforce training to keep Victorians healthier, happier & living at home for longer.
#research #training #impact #olderpeople #healthyageing
nari.net.au/news/nari-call…

We look forward to welcoming Tracy Comans to NARI very, very soon!

“The flip side of challenges is the set of opportunities. (…) The summit brings together experts to address our countries’ most critical health challenges.” Ged Kearney, Assistant Minister of Health and Aged Care, Australian Government🌏

MINDSET is providing FREE specialist online dementia training for interpreters to improve cognitive assessment for dementia in people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds.

Interested in taking part? Click the link below to enrol:
forms.office.com/r/3WW1856sif

Great to see NARI Principal Research Fellow, Dr Anita Goh 🧠 🇦🇺 🇲🇾 She/her. Own views., featured in the 'More Than a Cure' report recently released by the Dementia Australia Research Foundation!
In aiming to close the 17-year gap between research evidence, policy & practice, Anita is 'bringing research to life' 🙌

NARI Honorary Fellow, Colleen Doyle, recently co-authored a Cochrane review which found that psychological therapies for aged care residents may ⬇️depression symptoms compared with usual care (e.g. antidepressants; access to activities)
theconversation.com/half-of-austra…