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COVID-19 Year reveals resilience of older people

25 March 2021

Recent research by COTA (Council on the Ageing) NSW has revealed that many older people were resilient in the face of reduced social activity during COVID-19 restrictions, and were inventive in finding new ways to address their needs.

New research – assumptions disproved about older single women without children

21 February 2021

COTA NSW Board member Associate Professor Myra Hamilton and her colleagues have just released new research about older single women without children. Myra is Principal Research Fellow at the Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research at the University of Sydney.

Report reveals lack of planning for last stage of life

1 September 2020

Dignity, Respect, Choice: Planning for the Final Chapter – A new report released today by COTA (Council on the Ageing) NSW reveals that many older people find there is still a taboo around this discussion, and struggle to talk to their families about their desires at end of life.

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COVID-19 Year reveals resilience of older people

New research – assumptions disproved about older single women without children

Report reveals lack of planning for last stage of life