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Staying active
Gentle, regular exercise can boost your physical and mental health. It can also help improve muscle mass and bone strength.
- Cycling - health benefits
- Gardening for seniors
- Healthy ageing - stay physically active
- Physical activity - it's important
- Resistance training - health benefits
- Tai Chi - health benefits
- Travel tips for seniors
- Walking for fun and fitness - getting started
- Walking tips
Eating well
Good nutrition and weight management are healthy at any age. A balanced diet includes adequate nutrients, fibre and water.
- Breakfast
- Cereals and wholegrain foods
- Fibre in food
- Food and your life stages
- Healthy cooking tips
- Water - a vital nutrient
- Weight loss and carbohydrates
Healthy ageing
Ageing affects the muscles, bones, joints and skin as well as the mind. Keeping mentally and physically fit is the key.
- Ageing - muscles bones and joints
- Falls prevention for older people
- Healthy ageing - stay mentally active
- Healthy ageing - stay physically active
- Healthy ageing - the skin
- Menopause
- Retirement - issues to consider
- Weight loss - a healthy approach
Health conditions and older people
Learn how to manage a range of health conditions that can affect older people.
- Arthritis
- Bowel cancer
- Cholesterol - healthy eating tips
- Dementia and memory loss
- Dementia explained
- Depression and ageing
- Heat stress and the elderly
- Incontinence and continence problems
- Kidneys - age related problems
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoporosis
- Pap tests and older women
- Prostate cancer testing
- Vision loss - some causes explained
- Wounds - lower leg ulcers
Independent living
Community services and independent living aids can support you to look after yourself at home.
- Aged care - helping people at home
- Community rehabilitation centres support independence
- Community services
- Falls prevention for older people
- Independent living - aids and equipment
Support services - useful links
A wide range of aged care services and other programs are available to support older people within the community.
- Aged Care Australia.
- Aged Care in Victoria.
- Australian Government Legislation - Aged Care Act 1997
- Australian Guide to Healthy Eating.
- Commonwealth Aged Care Packages.
- Community Aged Care Packages.
- Continence Foundation of Australia.
- National Concession Cards for Seniors.
- Personal alert Victoria.
- Seniors Card - Victoria.
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