Resources

This video from the Australian Health Journal describes social prescribing  and the Connect Local Program led by Bolton Clarke Institute. (16 m)

This video from the Australian Health Journal defines social prescribing and its potential benefits in addressing social isolation,  loneliness, and stress particularly in the elderly. (20 m)

This video from Bolton Clarke Institute describes the Connect Local program run by Connecting Communities to Care. The program aims to promote wellbeing through social connection. (5 m)

This report from the Australian Institute of Family Studies written by Emily Stevens and colleagues, presents the factors dynamics and effects of isolation experienced by older people in New South Wales and a consideration of the status of older people’s rights.  

This webpage from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare discusses the undesirable impacts of social isolation and loneliness across all age groups including the elderly group and ways to prevent and manage it. 

This article from Bolton Clarke discusses the Connecting Communities to Care project aimed at reducing social isolation, loneliness and depressive symptoms and preventing unnecessary hospitalisation in older people in Melbourne. 

This article from the Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association (APNA) written by Dr Rajna Ogrin discusses the potential benefits of social prescribing to address the undesirable impacts of social isolation and loneliness in older adults. 

This article from the Australian Government  My Aged Care describes how the Aged Care Volunteer Visitors Scheme (ACVVS) has built social connections for older people. It presents a case story between a volunteer and an older person and how the ACVVS has transformed their lives which is also available in a video link. 

This article from Australian Department of Health and Aged Care describes how friendship was formed between an older person and a volunteer of the Aged Care Volunteer Visitors Scheme. It also links to a video where the two talk about their experiences. 

Accessed via The Communiqués website, this series of webinars and case studies explore how the aged care workforce can recognise and support the mental health and well being of older people living in residential aged care.