Most people picture a fall as the dangerous part. The impact, the injury, the fracture. But for elderly people living alone, there is a second danger that can be just as serious – and far less talked about. It’s the hours that follow. A “long lie” is the term used in medicine and aged care … Read more
There’s a particular kind of worry that comes with having an elderly parent living alone. It doesn’t announce itself loudly. It tends to surface at 11pm when they haven’t answered a call, or on a Tuesday morning when you realise you haven’t heard from them since Saturday. It’s the background hum of not knowing. According … Read more
More than one million Australians aged 65 and over live alone. For most, that independence is something to be protected – not surrendered. But independence at home carries a quiet risk that personal alarms, check-in calls, and good intentions don’t always catch: the moment when something goes wrong and the person either can’t reach a … Read more