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24.01.2022 Reminder that early bird ticket pricing ends tonight at 5pm for the Capacity Australia Live Global Debate "Nursing Homes Should Be Abolished" to be held on September 2nd 6am AEST. Ticket prices include viewing and participation in the live debate, abstracts from all speakers and access to the recording. Visit the Capacity Australia website for information on the debate, moderators, participants and to purchase your tickets.

24.01.2022 Submissions from aged care providers and people who receive aged care services and their families who are affected by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic are currently being encouraged to the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety. Visit the Capacity Australia website for more details and the link to read last week's Media Release.

23.01.2022 On the website today, read the article posted by Capacity Australia collaborator and Old Age Psychiatrist (UK), Oluwatoyin (Deji) Sorinmade "Highlighting some of the challenges COVID-19 has posed to the European Convention on Human Rights"

22.01.2022 A feel-good article on the Capacity Australia website today. Discover the changes Maurie Voisey-Barlin made to ensure that residents of Aged Care facilities could still receive his creative therapy through Window Therapy during social distancing. https://capacityaustralia.org.au/window-therapy-during-cov/

21.01.2022 Today is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day and was first established by the International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse (INPEA) in June 2006. Elder abuse is a global social and human rights issue that Capacity Australia has a long commitment to addressing through awareness raising and research. The current COVID-19 pandemic has revealed culturally and socially entrenched ageism in Australia and globally. Ageism is a significant facilitator of elder abuse and we hav...e also seen this type of discrimination on the rise. Help us in the fight against elder abuse by donating to the important work of Capacity Australia https://capacityaustralia.org.au/donate/ Where does your contribution go? - Raise awareness amongst doctors and lawyers about issues impacting our most vulnerable i.e Capacity and decision making, end of life care and consent to treatment - Combating ageism and the downstream impacts on mental health of older people

21.01.2022 Do you know the level of care you should expect, demand and advocate for to assist those with dementia and their loved ones and family? Read the article now available on our Empowered Project website from Tiffany Jessop and Carmelle Peisah published in the Australian Journal of Dementia Care. https://empoweredproject.org.au/empowered-resources/

20.01.2022 During the COVID-19 pandemic, ageist attitudes have been surfacing. Read the response from EveryAGE Counts for their "campaigning for a world without ageism, where all people are valued, respected or connected regardless of age or functional ability" via the Capacity Website

19.01.2022 In collaboration with INTERDEM, the International Psychogeriatrics Association (IPA) brought together international speakers including Capacity Australia's Prof. Carmelle Peisah in a live, 90-minute webinar focusing on geriatric mental health, the impact of social distancing on social health and functioning of the elderly. The webinar and corresponding resources are now available through the Capacity Australia website. https://capacityaustralia.org.au/covid-19-social-distancin/

19.01.2022 Leading up to our live global debate on nursing homes on September 2nd we will be sharing information on the moderators, speakers and participants for and against in the debate. Speaking for the affirmative, Prof. Israel (Issi) Doran is currently Head of the Research and Study of Aging at the University of Haifa, the Past President of the Israeli Gerontological Society, and the Past Head of the Department of Gerontology. He specialises in the fields of law and ageing, social... policy, human rights and ageism and has written extensively on topics such as socio-legal construction of old age, and human rights of older person and is the editor/co-editor of key books in the field. Prof. Israel (Issi) Doron LL.B. (Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel); LL.M. (Washington College of Law, Washington DC, USA); Ph.D. (Osgoode Hall Law School, Toronto, ON., Canada). Read more on Prof. Doran and the other participants on the Capacity Australia website. Early Bird Tickets are available until 5pm August 27th.

18.01.2022 As part of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, we have shared an article from Dr Kay Patterson AO, AO, Australia’s Age Discrimination Commissioner from The Courier Mail discussing the increasing rise in elderly abuse, particularly during COVID-19 and how everyone can play their part it reducing the statistics.

17.01.2022 Aged care facilities are predisposed to contagious diseases such as COVID-19 spreading quickly. Do you know what to do if a resident or staff member tests positive? Article courtesy of HelloCare.

16.01.2022 Speaking for the affirmative side of the upcoming live global debate on nursing homes, Dr Linda Steele is a socio-legal researcher working at the intersections of disability, law and social justice. She has been researching disability law and social issues for over a decade, having previously been a solicitor with the Intellectual Disability Rights Service. Dr Steele teaches civil court procedure law and mental health and disability law. Her research is focused on understandi...ng law’s complex and contradictory relationship to violence, institutionalisation and discrimination, reflecting on what this means for how we engage with legal methods (such as litigation and law reform) to achieve social justice for people with disability. She has particular expertise in legal responses to abuse and neglect in institutional settings. Her monograph Disability, Criminal Justice and Law was recently published by Routledge. Dr Linda Steele Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law, University of Technology Sydney Read more on Dr. Steele and the other participants on the Capacity Australia website. Early Bird Tickets are available until 5pm August 28th

16.01.2022 In crises like the Coronavirus pandemic, inequities in delivery of and access to healthcare are even more apparent. Our colleagues at 3DN (UNSW Department of Developmental Disability Neuropsychiatry), in association with CID, Inclusion Australia and AADDM, are calling for concerted action to ensure the right to access to COVID-19 screening, prevention and health care for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. You can help by viewing and endorsing the Stateme...nt here: https://3dn.unsw.edu.au//endorse-our-position-statement-co See more

16.01.2022 With health guidelines and commentary in media and social media repeatedly singling out the ageing population, the narrative around ageing is increasingly declining. Today on the website we have shared an article "Will COVID-19 Make the Decline Narrative of Aging Worse?" from Next Avenue, talking about ageism during the COVID-19 pandemic and the assumptions being made based on age.

16.01.2022 On May 6 the UN Secretary-General announced that fatality rate for COVID-19 for people over 80-years-old being five times the global average. Pervasive gerontophobia, the fear of age-related self-degeneration and death, nurtures prejudice against older people, discrimination and ultimately the denial of human rights in older age the UN Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons Rosa Kornfeld-Matte said. We need to stand up now for older person’s rights. A new policy initiative by the UN was announced to address challenges faced by the elderly during and after the pandemic. Read the full article from the United Nations on the Capacity website

14.01.2022 Read our World Elder Abuse Awareness Day newsletter that has just hit mailboxes https://mailchi.mp//register-for-live-webinar-changed-beha. To get our newsletter, remember to sign up on there Capacity Australia website.

14.01.2022 Fast facts from the Aged Care Royal Commission for February 2020 Submissions received to date: 7853 Telephone calls to the information line: 5438 Most common term of reference this month: Substandard or unsafe aged care services... For the latest press release on the upcoming hearings at the Royal Commission, see their website: https://agedcare.royalcommission.gov.au//royal-commission-

13.01.2022 Read the latest report submitted to the Australian Journal of Dementia Care by Carmelle Peisah and Tiffany Jessop addressing a response into Australia’s Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety report and the opportunity it has to address human rights violations, specifically for those living in residential aged care and people with dementia. https://empoweredproject.org.au/empowered-resources/

13.01.2022 Professor Liat Ayalon, PhD, is a researcher in the School of Social Work, at Bar Ilan University, Israel and is speaking on the against in the upcoming nursing homes debate on September 2nd. Prof. Ayalon coordinates an international EU funded Ph.D. program on the topic of ageism (EuroAgeism.eu), is the Israeli PI of the EU funded MascAge program to study ageing masculinities in literature and cinema and leads an international research network on the topic of ageism, funded t...hrough COST (Cooperation in Science and Technology; COST IS1402, notoageism.com). She consults both national and international organizations concerning the development and evaluation of programs and services for older adults. Prof. Liat Ayalon Coordinator EuroAgeism ITN-MSCA, Louis and Gabi Weisfeld School of Social Work, Bar Ilan University Read more on Prof. Ayalon and the other participants and tickets to the debate are available through the Capacity Australia Website

12.01.2022 We'd like to thank the UNSW Ageing Futures Institute for their support of our Global Debate! The UNSW AgeingFutures Institute was established to optimise ageing for individuals and society through interdisciplinary research. They tackle real-world issues and opportunities that come with an ageing population. Read about the Institute at: https://research.unsw.edu.au/ageingfutures

10.01.2022 Join us 6:00am to 7:30am September 2, 2020 Sydney time for a live Global Debate supported by senior UN representatives, international senior human rights colleagues and senior health and aged care professionals on the need and relevance of Nursing Homes in society. Tickets include viewing and participation in the live debate, and access to the recording are available through the Capacity Australia Website: https://capacityaustralia.org.au/capacity-australia-intern/ Early Bird special pricing on tickets closes 5pm 27th August.

09.01.2022 Combating ageism and ensuring access to health care and services is the latest post on the Capacity website today thanks Human Rights Watch. Discussing the severe physical and mental health conditions, including cognitive decline that can result from social isolation with restrictions being placed by governments based on age.

08.01.2022 On May 1, 2020, Aged Services announced the development in consultation with the public, a "COVID-19 Residential Care Visitor Access Code". Aimed to "facilitate safe and regular communication between residents and their family, family of choice or friends during the COVID-19 pandemic, while minimising the risk of its introduction to a residential care home". Read the full response from Capacity Australia on the website

06.01.2022 Congratulations to Dr Mangal Kardile for her Excellence in Innovation in Healthcare Industry (MSME sector) award received on February 2, 2020. Awarded at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi for innovative work in Mental Health, research and development of user friendly products by changing lives and creating a small scale company. Congratulations!

05.01.2022 Capacity Australia provide a range of professional resources and services addressing capacity and human rights including workshops, ongoing education, reference material and access to professional texts. Become a Professional Member of Capacity Australia to receive pre-release information regarding conferences, workshops and education, the latest news regarding capacity as well as member-only resources. For more information about our Professional Membership and it's inclusions, visit our website https://capacityaustralia.org.au/capacity-australia-profes/

05.01.2022 Last chance to join us tomorrow for the live global debate "Nursing Homes Should be Abolished". Ticket price includes viewing and participation in the live debate, abstracts from all speakers and access to the recording. The debate will be broadcast with international senior human rights colleagues and senior health and aged care professionals in live debate on the need and relevance of Nursing Homes in society. Sydney: 6:00 am, 2 September 2020... London: 9:00 pm, 1 September 2020 Toronto: 4:00 pm, 1 September 2020 Tel Aviv: 11:00 pm, 1 September 2020 Copenhagen: 10:00 pm, 1 September 2020 Tickets available from the Capacity Australia Website.

04.01.2022 With older people most at risk from COVID-19, there are huge efforts underway to protect this vulnerable population. But could ageist attitudes prevent older people from gaining access to fair medical treatment? https://capacityaustralia.org.au/ageism-behind-societys-re/

04.01.2022 Speaking for the opposing team in the September 2nd Capacity Australia live global debate on nursing homes, Professor Titti Mattsson is Professor of Public Law at the Faculty of Law, Lund University, Sweden. She is Director of the Norma Elder Law Research Group at the faculty as well a member of the steering group på ELAN, the European Law and Ageing Network. Mattsson has published widely in elder law, social-welfare law and health law. Prof. Titti Mattsson Professor of Law, Lund University Sweden Read more on Prof. Mattsson and the other participants on the Capacity Australia website. Early Bird Tickets are available until 5pm August 27th.

03.01.2022 Thanks to The Conversation, an article discussing tactics for encouraging social distancing for older adults who may be resisting the current changes to their normal routines. Social distancing: 6 ways to help older adults change their routines https://theconversation.com//social-distancing-6-ways-to-h

03.01.2022 On the against side for "Nursing Homes Should be Abolished" global live debate is Professor Susan Kurrle, a geriatrician practising at Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital and at Batemans Bay Hospital. She is the Clinical Network Director for Rehabilitation and Aged Care in Northern Sydney Local Health District and holds the Curran Chair in Health Care of Older People in the Faculty of Medicine and Health at the University of Sydney. Her research and practice interests centre on deme...ntia and frailty, successful ageing, and improving care for older people in residential care. Prof. Susan Kurrle Clinical Director Aged Care and Rehabilitation for Northern Sydney LHD, Director NHMRC Cognitive Decline Partnership Centre, University of Sydney Read more on Prof. Kurrle and the other participants and tickets to the debate are available through the Capacity Australia Website

03.01.2022 A call for action to come back and join the fight against COVID-19 has been issued to retired doctors around the world (CBS News, 2020). Many have responded to this call and have returned, or will return to the workforce. Conversely, some late-career doctors who are in practice are anxious about their risk and are understandably choosing now to retire. In this brief perspective, we explore the challenges of the bidirectional movement of older doctors returning to and exiting from the profession at this time of unprecedented stress, to inform solutions, and suggestions for the future. Read the full article "Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in: the older physician in the COVID-19 pandemic" on the Capacity Australia website > https://capacityaustralia.org.au/just-when-i-thought-i-was/

03.01.2022 Sharing a new article on the Capacity website outlining the risks caused by blanket visitor bans in some Aged Care Facilities during COVID-19. Click on the link to read more. https://capacityaustralia.org.au/blanket-visitor-ban-under/

02.01.2022 In May 2020, The United Nations released "Policy Brief: The Impact of COVID-19 on older persons". The brief outlines the immediate and long term responses needed for action and recommendations against the range of particular risks presented to the older population. Head to the Capacity Australia website to read the full brief and recommended solutions.

02.01.2022 Small changes can make a big difference to those with dementia. Read the SBS News article exploring how the seaside town of Kiama, NSW has become a "dementia-friendly community" after it's selection as a prototype location by Dementia Australia. https://www.sbs.com.au//the-australian-town-that-has-trans

01.01.2022 Dementia Margaret and her carer have hit the UK music charts performing Frank Sinatra’s ‘My Way’. Thanks to HelloCare for this feel-good article which highlights why musical therapy is an area of growing interest. https://hellocaremail.com.au/dementia-patient-carer-sing-s/

01.01.2022 Speaking for the opposing team in the September 2nd "Nursing Homes should be abolished" global debate, Dr. Kiran Rabheru is a Full Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Ottawa and Geriatric Psychiatrist at The Ottawa Hospital (TOH). He serves as Medical Director of the Geriatric Psychiatry, Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT), and the Behavioral Support Programs at TOH. He is a Certificant and Fellow of the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CCFP, FCFP) and has comple...ted specialty training in Psychiatry, subspecializing in Geriatric Psychiatry, in which he is Board Certified in Canada (FRCP) and the United States (DABPN). Recognized nationally and internationally for his work and commitment to serving seniors, Dr Rabheru is the recipient of Outstanding Achievements in Geriatric Psychiatry in Canada award by the Canadian Academy of Geriatric Psychiatry and has served as President, board member and chair for a number of associations. Dr. Kiran Rabheru Professor of Psychiatry, University of Ottawa, Chair of the Board, International Longevity Centre-Canada Read more on Prof. Rabheru and the other participants on the Capacity Australia website. Early Bird Tickets are available until 5pm August 28th

01.01.2022 While those with dementia are not at a greater risk for COVID-19, dementia-related behaviours, increased age and the common health conditions that accompany individuals with dementia may increase their risk. We have put together some quick tips on staying healthy on our latest post "Tips for Dementia Caregivers: Coronavirus (COVID-19)" on the Capacity Australia website. https://capacityaustralia.org.au/tips-for-dementia-caregiv/