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Dementia is now the leading cause of death, overtaking heart disease. The Conversation’s experts explain how Australians’ health has changed – both good and bad.
A new survey shows children’s chronic pain is often dismissed as anxiety or attention-seeking.
Late midlife adults (ages 55 to 64) represent one of our major resources, given the socioeconomic and health-related roles they play as caregivers to young and old. However, they may need a break.
A national screening system for workers in childcare, disability and aged care is among the recommendations in a new report for the federal government.
Waiting rooms as a carer are very different to the experience of being a patient.
Young carers are less likely to finish school, get a job, or stay well.
Some NDIS participants use all their funds before their plan clicks over, while others don’t use all of theirs. But will shorter funding periods address this?
Caring for a loved one with dementia, particularly if they’re a parent, takes a unique emotional toll on a young person. They need better support.
Just as caring for a human loved one can come at great personal cost, a growing body of research shows people with a seriously ill pet experience ‘caregiver burden’.
Ultimately, Take My Hand misses the mark in representing the complexity of living with multiple sclerosis – but its depictions of care are worth talking about.
Unpaid caring roles, lack of workplace flexibility and so-called female jobs contribute to women retiring with less money than men.
It’s OK to say you feel awkward and acknowledge the challenges they’re facing. But there are practical things you can do too.
Disability support and aged care are critical issues for the federal government right now. But what about the needs of disability carers with disability or chronic health conditions?
According to the latest ABS survey, there are now 5.5 million Australians with disability. What’s driving the increase?
The Australian government hopes an ad campaign will raise awareness to stop elder abuse. But it may do more harm than good.
Dual sensory loss means loss of sight or hearing where one sense can’t compensate for the loss of the other. It can happen at any age but the risk increases with age.
Showing and celebrating that men care – and presenting positive public images of what men do for family – is vital to wider societal wellbeing and health
Canadians can make National Caregiver Day count by celebrating carer-employees and supporting the creation of carer-friendly supports in the workplace.
Most of the indirect care workforce will only see a pay rise between 3% and 7%.
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Associate Professor, gender, ageing and care, University of Sydney
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Adjunct Research Fellow, School of Public Health, The University of Queensland
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Professor, Public Service Research, UNSW
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Policy Director, Centre for Future Work at the Australia Institute and Adjunct Principal Research Fellow, RMIT University
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Professor, Centre for Health Policy, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne
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Research Assistant at National Ageing Research Institute, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Trials for Older People, University of Newcastle
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Professor in Ageing and Health, University of Sydney
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Research Associate, Lancaster University
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Head of Department of Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies, University of Essex
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Deputy Head of Research, School of Healthcare Sciences and Professor of General Practice, Bangor University
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Professor of Children's Nursing, Edge Hill University
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Post grad student at University of Edinburgh, University of Edinburgh
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Distinguished Professor, Public Health and Medical Anthropology, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of Sociology, University of Sheffield