Resources

This report explores quality from the perspectives of older people, their family members and care workers. This provides an outline of the factors known to build social and emotional wellbeing in aged care settings.

Due to the alarmingly high rates of depression and anxiety in residential aged care facilities, this submission focuses on practical and achievable solutions to improve the mental health and wellbeing of aged care residents.

This report describes the Australian Association of Gerontology pre-conference workshop held in November 2018. Participants were asked to explore their experiences of short and long-term reablement approaches.

This report shows results of the 2019 and 2020 wellness and reablement report of Commonwealth Home Support Programme service providers from all states and territories.

This is a progress report regarding the wellness and reablement services implemented in Victoria and the key areas explored.

This Briefing draws on both Australian and international evidence to provide guidance for community care practitioners in their day-to-day work with older people. It focuses, in particular, on time-limited interventions that help older people ‘get back on their feet’.

An infographic utilizing the maturity framework model and consumer experience to embed wellness into practice.

This submission argues that 'wellness and reablement as significant paradigm shifts are a win-win. A win for older people by supporting people to remain as able and engaged as possible in their community and a win for government and society as it can free up resources for those who do require regular and longer-term support'.

This review of international approaches to the provision of long-term care to older people has been conducted by Flinders University for the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety. The aim of this review is to provide learnings for the aged care system in Australia and to situate the Australian aged care system within the appropriate global context.

This report presents information on Australians’ physical and sedentary activity participation rates against Australia’s Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour Guidelines.