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(Image: Alf and Phyl Fernihough with granddaughter Jacinta) A large gathering of family and friends of well-known Salvation Army volunteer Phyl Fernihough will take part in this year’s Perth Walk to Remember to honour their champion who gave so much…

One in seven people in Australia are affected by dementia – either themselves, or through a parent or a friend. Despite this startlingly high statistic, many people do not think it will happen to them. You certainly would not think…

You know that feeling when something isn’t quite right within yourself? It’s human nature to imagine the worst case scenario, first. Chronic, persistent pain or a lump under the skin? It must be cancer! Just ask Dr Google and you…

Let me ask you two questions. What happens after we retire and the social interaction of our working life ends? What plans have you made to ensure you will remain socially connected and engaged? Over the last twenty years I…

Retirement and getting older puts a new angle on talk about ‘sustainability’.  It’s a current buzz word for the financial survival for Governments, businesses and anything else we’re trying to deliver or sell.  As we retire and move beyond 60,…

It has been long known that a simple cup of tea possesses magic powers capable of fixing just about anything. Winston Churchill is rumoured to have said tea was as important to the Second World War effort as bullets, and…

Home sweet home.  T.S.Elliot wrote ‘home is where one starts from’.  With age, we also know that home is where we want to end.  One of the things we work hardest for throughout our earning life is the security of…

There’s been a lot of discussion recently, both in the media and the community, about GPS devices for people living with dementia. Many people like to take a walk, go to the shops or exercise a pet. This doesn’t change…

With increasing life expectancies for the ageing baby boomers, savvy financial planning for the golden years is the new black. Numerous revelations of the enquiries into the financial services sector, especially the Royal Commission, raises the bar in terms of…

In remote Indigenous communities access to aged care services, in particular dementia-specific support, is limited or even non-existent. There is a pressing need for improved services and greater awareness and understanding of dementia among Aboriginal communities. Data suggests dementia prevalence…