Resources

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, the first in our blog series, ‘searching for aged care information online’, looks at the basics of Internet searching, considers possible pitfalls and the digital literacy skills needed, along with helpful tips, to navigate the Internet successfully and have confidence in your results.​

This interactive resource assists older people to decide on goals for their care management plan.

​​When reflecting on the experience of researching in partnership with people living with dementia and their carers, Dr. Domenica Disalvo, in this blog, acknowledges both the challenges and benefits of co-designing. However, there is a need for researchers to be both flexible and creative in adapting their engagement approaches to enable people living with dementia to fully participate in research, generating real insights into their needs and preferences for care.​

This practitioner guide assists with setting goals and evaluating meaningful outcomes for older people living with dementia who are participating in reablement programs

This resource supports the development of person-centred goals for clients and includes a goal-setting checklist using the SMARTA approach