The ingredients to 'ageing well'

What does it mean to 'age well', what gets in the way, and what needs to change?

How can older people empower themselves?

Ageist attitudes can be a barrier to ageing well, as can residential aged care — which tends to discourage older people from being more independent.

But we can learn from so called 'blue zones': those places around the world where people enjoy longevity, coupled with quality of life.

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ABC RN

Recorded at the Australian Association of Gerontology national conference in Adelaide, November 24, 2022.