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Social Isolation

Around one in five older Australians are socially isolated. This rises to a third of older people living in residential aged care.

In a 2022 survey, the Australian aged care workforce nominated social isolation as one of four priority topics for the sector. The Knowledge Hub has therefore gathered evidence of best practice, along with learning and practical resources, to support the aged care workforce to identify and act to reduce the social isolation of those in their care.

Social isolation evidence and resources

The Knowledge Hub is in the process of bringing together research evidence on social isolation issues in aged care and Australian online learning and practice tools and resources. This will be done through:

  1. A scoping review of published systematic reviews revealed the main ‘evidence themes’ across the social isolation research.
  2. An environmental scan of online resources in diverse formats such as guidelines, videos, learning modules, and downloadable information sheets.

This work will be guided by an advisory group of researchers with expertise in the topic and people with experience in the sector.

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Grey literature

Find non-commercially produced sources of evidence and information on this topic (e.g., government documents, organisational reports, etc.)

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Projects

Find out about current Australian projects and initiatives on social isolation in aged care.

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