• Global Ageing Demographics: Ageing in Place Hong Kong

    Updated: 2012-02-06 09:00:29
    The government of Hong Kong recently revealed plans to support elders as they age in place. The four-year pilot scheme will provide vouchers to the elderly to help them cover the cost of services they need. The government hopes that by directly providing payments to the elderly, they will choose the services that they most [...]

  • Health Robots: Latest Applied Research in Retirement Villages

    Updated: 2012-02-03 16:54:32
    The University of Auckland recently launched a trial on the use of “healthbots” (robots used in health care) at the Selwyn retirement village in New Zealand.  The study will evaluate the extent to which robots are able to assist seniors and care home staff. There are different types of robots that are programmed to perform [...]

  • UK Bupa Care Homes Celebrate Storytelling Week

    Updated: 2012-02-02 15:37:03
    Bupa care homes across the UK want to hear from people who can spin a good yarn to join in Bupa’s plans to mark National Storytelling Week. The care homes will be hosting special community storytelling events in January and are appealing for storytellers to bring tales and fables to life. Celebrated each year, National [...]

  • Community Supports in Canadian: Action Plan for Health Care

    Updated: 2012-02-01 18:45:16
    The Ontario Community Support Association (OCSA) released a statement this week favoring the government’s newly released Action Plan for Health Care. According to a press release by the OCSA,  the new Senior Care Strategy will provide 3 million new hours of support to seniors living in community settings. The action plan will also increase house [...]

  • Still Time to Take Part: 1 Feb 2012 Dignity Action Day in the UK

    Updated: 2012-01-31 14:50:09
    The National Dignity Council, through its Dignity in Care campaign promotes dignity for people in care homes, and works to ensure that they are treated as individuals, are given choices, and are provided with stimulating activities. To accomplish this task, the Dignity Council has recruited over 35,000 dignity champions across the UK. Champions speak out [...]

  • Coalition Calls for Aged Care Reform in Australia

    Updated: 2012-01-30 14:54:44
    Over the weekend a coalition that includes the Australian Healthcare and Hospital Association and the Health Services Union joined with over 20 other groups to call for aged care reform. Together with unions and charitable organisations, the coalition launched the Australians Deserve to Age Well campaign. There are currently about 1 million Australians living in aged [...]

  • Global Demographics: Aged Care in China

    Updated: 2012-01-27 18:18:56
    Industrializing nations face a true challenge due to the global shift in ageing demographics.  China shares this reality, and is predicted to have 25% of its population be aged 65 by 2050. Naturally, this predicted change creates concerns over who will care for the elderly, how care will be financed, and how medical and social [...]

  • Designing the Care Homes of the Future

    Updated: 2012-01-26 15:21:35
    What will retirement villages look like in the future? That was the question students in Virginia, USA were challenged to answer this past year. The request was made by Friendship Retirement Community, a care home that plans to expand in 2012. Friendship Retirement wanted to see what solutions youth would find to promote active ageing and independence. [...]

  • Top Ten New Technologies to Watch in Elder Care

    Updated: 2012-01-24 20:53:38
    Are you wondering which technologies would be best for your organization? The director of the Center for Aging Services Technologies, Dr. Majd Alwan, recently shared his insights on best technology investments. Here are his top ten to watch in 2012: Intuitive computer interfaces: Touch screens and graphic user-interfaces have made computing devices accessible not only [...]

  • Ageing in Place: Singapore

    Updated: 2012-01-23 17:07:48
    The government of Singapore has introduced a new programme for the elderly that is intended to help them stay in their residences.  The service will provide housekeeping and vermin control. Beginning in April, “Hands for Homes” will replace mattresses of seniors living in rental apartments (flats) in order to keep units free of bedbugs. The [...]

  • Give Today!

    Updated: 2012-01-20 15:16:07
    This is the last week to contribute to the 2011 Singularity Institute Winter Fundraiser. Please contribute, so we can we can hire more full-time researchers to make progress formalizing and solving open problems in the mathematics, decision theory, and cognitive science of AI risk research, bringing mankind closer to a beneficial Singularity. Thank you for your [...]

  • Cross party talks on elderly care start this week - Let battle commence!

    Updated: 2012-01-16 11:15:25

  • Senior Retirement Homes They May Not Be What You Think

    Updated: 2012-01-13 02:01:58

  • Singularity Institute Covered in Bloomberg Businessweek

    Updated: 2012-01-11 00:18:57
    The Singularity Institute and existential risk mitigation were recently covered in a special feature in Bloomberg Businessweek, and the article was syndicated on various websites, including SFGate.com. Bloomberg Businessweek has a circulation of approximately one million. A scan of the feature is available here.

  • Sharing homes - could it work?

    Updated: 2012-01-09 00:59:12

  • Machine Morality Addressed in New York Times Op-Ed

    Updated: 2012-01-05 04:16:49
    From the New York Times Opinionator blog: A robot walks into a bar and says, “I’ll have a screwdriver.” A bad joke, indeed. But even less funny if the robot says “Give me what’s in your cash register.” The fictional theme of robots turning against humans is older than the word itself, which first appeared [...]

  • Yourcarehome launches job vacancy board

    Updated: 2012-01-04 11:02:47

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