Resources

This webpage from the Centre for Cultural Diversity in Ageing provides a suite of resources for managers and staff to practice cultural inclusivity when providing aged care services to older people. 

This webpage from the Department of Health and Aged Care provides a collection of documents addressing the needs of older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, senior Australians from CALD backgrounds and LGBTI elders. 

This webpage from the Department of Social Services describes the Seniors Connected Program. The program aims to address social isolation and loneliness among older Australians. The page links to a variety of programs and services to facilitate social connection. 

The ASPIRE website describes social prescribing, who it is for, what are the benefits, how it works and research conducted in the area. Anyone can register and become a member.

This toolkit from the World Health Organisation describes the steps to implement social prescribing scheme and includes examples of materials, which can be adapted to the local context. 

This webpage from Primary & Community Care Services Limited discusses what social prescribing is and the evidence base underpinning social prescribing. It also links to social prescribing activities undertaken in other countries. 

This article from Ear Science Institute Australia describes practical strategies to help in communicating with people with hearing problems. It also includes a 3min video about how hearing loss affects everyone.

This 33min video from Ear Science Institute Australia features Dr Bec Bennett who shares her research about people with hearing loss and its impact on social and emotional aspects. 

This webpage from COTA Victoria discusses a few approaches to address social isolation and loneliness. It also contains a video about the Connecting Communities to Care programs from Bolton Clarke and links to resources from the World Health Organization specific to social prescribing to address social isolation.

This information sheet from the Australian Institute of Family Studies discusses social isolation and loneliness and provides common definitions to support practitioner understanding of people experiencing challenges with social relationships and connections.