We’ve identified that there’s a significant gap between industry’s belief that products are user-friendly for older consumers and the actual usability challenges faced by older Australians every day.

We’ve identified that there’s a significant gap between industry’s belief that products are user-friendly for older consumers and the actual usability challenges faced by older Australians every day.

Ahead of Victorian Healthcare Week on 18 and 19 October, GCMA CEO and Aged Care Transformation conference Chair Julianne Parkinson previews her keynote presentation on the future of Aged Care in Australia with Community Care Review.

Global Centre for Modern Ageing® CEO Julianne Parkinson shares ‘Lessons in Modern Ageing®’ with Charlotte Newton of Aged Health Magazine (May 2023), discussing the preference of older Australians to age in their own homes, and how emerging technologies will enable new, blended models of care delivery to improve both quality of care, and quality of life for older adults.

The Global Centre for Modern Ageing® conducted independent research on residents’ mobility behaviour, and gathered user feedback to investigate the market viability of autonomous vehicles in the retirement village context for Aurrigo - a leading manufacturer of autonomous vehicles. The trial was launched at the Lendlease owned Elliot Gardens retirement village at Port Elliot, in collaboration with Regional Development Australia.

New Australian research, conducted by the Global Centre for Modern Ageing® (GCMA) has revealed that while older Australians’ desire to remain living at home tends to increase with age, the majority of older Australians have not done enough to modify their properties in line with their changing needs.

The Global Centre for Modern Ageing® partnered with The Australian Centre for Social Innovation (TACSI), engaged by SA Health, to work alongside the Strathalbyn community and clinicians on redesigning the region’s aged care services, to ensure they met the needs of the community.