It was Nancy Reagan who likened Alzheimer’s to “a truly long, long goodbye”. Mrs Reagan knew first hand what it was like to care for someone suffering the devastating disease after nursing her husband, former President and Alzheimer’s sufferer Ronald Reagan, up until his death.
Alzheimer’s is a progressive disease that slowly
When is a person no longer middle-aged? 55? 60? How do we define old? Many of us would consider 65 the turning point. After all, in Australia, people traditionally reach retirement age and can qualify for the Age Pension at 65, which has quite naturally come to symbolise the entry point into older age.
Australia’s ageing population. It’s an ever-growing demographic that keeps the government on its toes as it attempts to meet the changing requirements for support and care. Now added to the government’s challenge is the growing number of potentially elderly homeless women.
Women have always lived longer than men, but today, they are living
At our latest Careers and Recruitment Expo, Sage students were asked to share their stories for a chance to win tickets to be in the audience of the AFL Footy Show and The Project. The submissions were assessed and
