LiveLife Personal Mobile Alarm
01 February, 2025The LiveLife Alarm is an SOS pendant with automatic fall detection technology.
High cost of fall-related injuries in aged care
17 January, 2025Fall-related injuries in Australian residential aged care facilities could cost our health system $325 million annually, according to new research.
Study examines strategies for reducing hip fractures
04 September, 2023A study by UTD has examined how bone-strengthening exercises could lead to a decrease in hip fractures, including for those outside of the high-risk category.
Aged care: increasing dairy intake can reduce falls, fractures — study
21 October, 2021A two-year trial, which included 7195 residents from 60 Victorian aged-care facilities, has found that addition of dairy foods into the daily diet of aged-care residents can reduce fractures and falls.
Fall-prevention technology helps seniors stand tall
15 July, 2020StandingTall is an app that offers individually tailored exercises to older Australians so that they are able to exercise independently at home.
StandingTall app set to prevent falls
01 April, 2020Neuroscience Research Australia and The Project Factory have developed an app to support and strengthen physical balance and cognition in the ageing population.
Drones, phones and responding to elderly falls
18 February, 2020 by Professor Javaan Chahl, University of South AustraliaOur research has been exploring 'the art of the possible' with networked drones and smart fall detection sensors.
Grant secured to optimise aged and dementia home care
06 December, 2019Flinders University has secured an Australian Research Council (ARC) grant to optimise the home environment to promote healthy ageing.
Ageing joyfully
18 July, 2019 by Professor Catherine Bridge* and Dr Peter Sweatman**Designing bathroom environments that suit older people can help reduce barriers to functioning and allow more people to age in place for longer periods.
Innovative falls program helps Parkinson's sufferers
14 February, 2019Using a safety harness, participants walk along a booby-trapped walkway, helping to train the brain to respond quickly to fall hazards.
New technology to reduce patient falls from bed
27 November, 2018New bed sensors being developed in Melbourne will soon alert carers in nursing homes and hospitals if their patients are at risk of a fall.
Mack Traction Control footwear
06 February, 2018The Mack range of slip-resistant occupational footwear includes a lightweight, slip-resistant, slip-on double gusset safety boot for workers that are exposed to slippery environments.
Fall prevention with a powered exoskeleton
16 May, 2017European researchers have developed a smart exoskeleton that recognises loss of balance and prevents falling in elderly patients.
