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Dementia is more common in women than men in Australia. Staying socially active is a key to positive health outcomes.

Dementia is becoming more common. These strategies can make it less distressing

Christmas is a time to bring loved ones together. For someone with dementia, events with many people and high spirits can be bewildering, but leaving them out can be worse. Here’s how to handle it.

  • Robyn Willis

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Rookwood Cemetery.

Ocean views, quiet neighbours and a $165,000 price tag: The other property boom

Like Australia’s housing crisis, high demand and land scarcity have led to another accommodation crunch: we’re running out of grave sites to bury our dead.

  • Tim Elliott
Melissa Reader: When my husband, Mauro, was dying of cancer, we had no conversations and no guidance to prepare us.

My husband didn’t plan the end of his life – I don’t want that for anyone else

Very few of us have made decisions about our final days. It’s not just a missed opportunity; it’s a collective blindness.

  • Melissa Reader
Scott Thomas was rejected from a UK drama school by a teacher who thought she was talentless.

Chilly? Aloof? Frosty? Kristin Scott Thomas, 65, says audiences have her all wrong

The star of Slow Horses talks marriage, menopause and the “ice queen” similes that have followed her for nearly 40 years.

  • Julia Llewellyn Smith
Here’s how to decipher all the classic old man noises, including “ugh”, “aghhgh” and “ooof”.

A guide to understanding the daily groans of men of a certain age

Including all the classics such as “ugh”, “aghhgh” and “ooof”.

  • Richard Glover
Your purpose in retirement doesn’t need to be grand. It just needs to be yours.

Thinking about retiring soon? Here’s where to start

Asking how much you need to retire is a fun number to contemplate. It’s also the wrong question to be asking about your retirement.

  • Bec Wilson
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The pace of life is slower in Kamiyama, but the town has remade its identity as a hub for creatives and nature lovers.

The smart decision 20 years ago that saved a Japanese town

Where others have withered, this mountain town has reinvented itself as a refuge for Tokyo’s entrepreneurs and artists - thanks to one smart decision.

  • Lisa Visentin
Gabrielle Ingate regularly cares for her 10-year-old granddaughter Charlie. Research suggests older people who do so can enjoy better health outcomes.

Want to live well in old age? Look after the grandchildren

Caring for children could hold the key to a longer life for older adults, new research reveals, although there is a catch.

  • Sarah Berry

Baby boomers have always rewritten the rules. Now they are reinventing funerals

We may have little say over when we’re going to die, but an increasing number are seizing control over how they’ll be celebrated after the fact.

  • Sue Williams
Learning another language can slow down ageing, new research suggests.

Porque no los dos? Why learning this skill can slow ageing

The ability to speak more than one language is handy for travellers, but new research shows it can also make a difference to how we age.

  • Joe Pinkstone

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