Ageing population and society: a scientometric analysis.

The ageing population and society (APS) nexus is one of the key grand challenges of this millennium. And yet, the systematic analysis of scholarly literature on the APS nexus has remained under the radar. This study responds to this gap and employs a quantitative approach through a scientometric analysis of literature on the APS nexus to inform policy discussions and guide future research directions.

Challenges of caring for the aged: Attracting and retaining aged care assistants in Western Australia.

Objectives: To report on the attraction and retention challenges concerning Aged Care Assistants (ACAs) in the state of Western Australia (WA) and to identify the related specific 'push-and-pull' factors.

Methods: A self-administered survey resulted in a 20.2% response rate (79/391) from nine WA residential aged care facilities.

Analysing news media coverage of the 2015 Nepal earthquake using a community capitals lens: implications for disaster resilience.

South Asia is one of the regions of the world most vulnerable to natural disasters. Although news media analyses of disasters have been conducted frequently in various settings globally, there is little research on populous South Asia. This paper begins to fill this gap by evaluating local and foreign news media coverage of the earthquake in Nepal on 25 April 2015.