Preventing Medication Hazards for Elderly Patients We are fortunate to live in a world with many medications designed to improve health and save lives. But the increased number of prescription medications can also lead to more problems about using them…
Hiring outside help to care for a loved one or yourself can be challenging in any situation. Here is some information to guide you in your decision-making process. Caregiving covers a variety of tasks including getting the mail, meal preparation…
Dr Rachel Melsom is a tireless and enthusiastic quadruple threat: doctor, media executive, investor and change agent. She embodies the portfolio career – founding Medical Matrix Consulting, to pursue system change in global aging. After becoming a Doctor in 2012…
What are self-managed organizations, and how could they work in senior housing? This was the subject of a three-way discussion between Aging2.0 co-founder Stephen Johnston, President of Amica (a member of the Aging2.0 Collective) Bob Kallonen and author and organizational…
We introduced the 21 Days, 21 Stories series to start this year on a positive note. We shared Stories from around the world and learned about a variety of projects that all share the common belief that innovation and fresh…
The Melbourne-based Grattan Institute’s new report (released yesterday) on the aged care industry pulls no punches. Given the traumatic news scenes and tragic personal stories from wall-to-wall coverage of pandemic-related failures of the system in Australia in recent months, this is only…
The Aging2.0 Melbourne event on 1st September on the topic of Elevating Caregiving brought together the Topic Sponsor Amica with a diverse group of innovators consisting mainly of startups, providers and corporate partners. Participants were from Australia (Melbourne, Adelaide), United…
With 70% of Australian Covid deaths in nursing homes, there is a need to understand what happened. Causal factors suggested include a lack of planning, lack of PPE, insufficient staff training and carers who work in multiple sites. There are…
Today, Taiwan Aging2.0 Ambassador and CEO of Silver Linings Global Hsin-Ling Tsai hosted Taiwan’s Digital Minister Audrey Tang (read about her remarkable accomplishments here) together with Aging2.0 Co-founder Stephen Johnston and Francis Ngai, Founder of Social Ventures Hong Kong to discuss ‘Longevity…
[This post is by Sheridan Jobbins, Narrative Director at Shapeable.ai and Stephen Johnston, Co-founder, Aging2.0] Procter & Gamble Ventures (PGV) are looking to ‘redefine aging at home’, and we’re excited to announce they’ve just renewed their partnership with Aging2.0, so we…