Resources

This Briefing from the Benevolent Society draws on both Australian and international evidence to provide guidance for community care practitioners in their day-to-day work with older people (*this link will take you to a webpage with a table of resources -please click on 'Supporting independence older people' to download the appropriate resource).

This report from the Department of Health and Aged Care summarises the result of consultations about wellness and reablement approaches in the aged home care sector, which Nous Group held in 2017.

This submission from the Independent Living Centre WA 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 from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare presents information on Australians’ physical and sedentary activity participation rates against Australia’s Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour Guidelines.

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 from the Productivity Commission 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 from NSW Health describes the characteristics, prevalence and current health service use of people with behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia.

This report from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare provides information regarding dementia, diagnosis, medications, hospitalisations, aged care services, health care costs, carers, dementia and vulnerable populations.

This report from the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety presents some of the key findings and concepts from the Dementia in Australia online compendium.