Practical guides for families supporting an older parent, and for older Australians themselves. Researched properly, written plainly, and updated as the evidence changes.
What the evidence shows, how to recognise it, and what genuinely helps.
Older Australians are not the loneliest group, and the rate has been falling – but risk is concentrated in specific circumstances. What the evidence supports, and what it doesn’t.
Read the guide → GuideLoneliness cannot be seen from the outside, and older people under-report it. The behaviour changes worth noticing – and how to ask so you get a real answer.
Read the guide → GuideLiving alone is not the problem to solve. What it removes is incidental contact and incidental observation – and both can be replaced without costing independence.
Read the guide → GuideThere is no research-backed correct number. What the trial evidence points to – predictability, and what happens inside the call – is more useful than one.
Read the guide →An honest look at what this technology can and cannot do.
We are building a separate set of guides for care, disability and services providers – scheduling, client notification, no-shows and communication records. In the meantime, the Nearness Alert System is explained in full on the business side of the site.
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