Proactive planning, hydration, cooling, and community support are essential to keeping seniors safe during summer.
Ageing bodies don’t regulate temperature as efficiently. Chronic health conditions, reduced mobility, cognitive impairment, and certain medications all increase vulnerability.
Add social isolation or limited access to air conditioning, and the risk escalates fast.
Keeping senior Australians safe during summer is not optional. It’s a shared responsibility across families, communities, service providers and the broader aged care system.