Resources

This report details the operation of Australia’s aged care system during the 2020–21 financial year. It presents an overview of the components, services and operations of the Australian system including transition and short-term restorative forms of flexible care.

An evaluation of the 'Better ageing: Promoting independent living'  budget measure initiated by the Australian Government Department of Health. The aim of the measure was to support Regional Assessment Services and Commonwealth Home Support Programme providers to deliver services that promote greater client independence.

This review considers what works to support carers of older people with dementia to prevent or delay entry into residential aged care. It adopts a rigorous and systematic approach to identify and appraise the evidence, aiming to inform dementia policy.

This report describes the characteristics, prevalence and current health service use of people with behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia.

This report provides information regarding dementia, diagnosis, medications, hospitalisations, aged care services, health care costs, carers, dementia and vulnerable populations.

This report presents some of the key findings and concepts from the Dementia in Australia online compendium.

Interrogates and informs conceptualisations of consent in the domain of sexuality and intimacy in residential aged care.

Through legal, policy and empirical social science research, the investigator team documented current practice in supported decision-making and areas where policy and practice will need to adapt.

This report outlines of the rights and care needs of people living with dementia, and cultural attitudes/stigma toward dementia, describes interventions to address dementia-related cognitive, physical and functional decline and highlights how and why reablement interventions can and should be applied in dementia care.

Information about dementia, advance care planning, symptom management, personal comfort measures, supporting diverse groups of people (culturally and linguistically diverse, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, the LGBTQI+ community), family carers, terminal care, grief and behavioural support.