Resources

A report by the Intelligent Home Solutions for Independent Living discusses how smart home devices support older people living independently in their homes, the benefits, opportunities and challenges of using smart home devices, and usability challenges and expectations, hopes and anxieties of older people living in smart homes.

This Position Statement, written by the Australian Medical Association, discusses overarching principles of innovation in aged care and the specific types of technologies used in aged care. 

This article by the Community Care Review provides a summary of the Ageing Grand Challenge forum among members of the NSW Smart Sensing Network (NSSN) which highlights the need to integrate innovative technology across systems to provide practical solutions for supporting the ageing population. 

This Victorian Government Department of Health webpage provides an overview of the purpose of assistive technology especially in aged care settings, benefits to older people especially those with dementia, and the different types of assistive technology. 

This policy evidence summary by the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute provides guidance on the role of smart home technologies to support older people in ageing in place. 

This full report by the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute describes new and emerging assistive technologies in aged care and how they impact on the older people's lives and everyday activities at present and in the future. 

A position paper by the National Aged Care Alliance defining what assistive technology is and details its benefits for the older person, the family, the carer and the aged care workers. It also discusses issues and recommendations for the NDIS rollout. 

This Aged Care Industry Information Technology Council (ACIITC) article provides an overview of the CARE-IT project and discusses key findings. It also links to a copy of the full report available upon registration. 

A University of Western Sydney report discusses the findings of a project that evaluated the use of telehealth technology in residential aged care facilities in the Nepean Blue Mountains, the benefits, barriers and facilitators, and recommendations for care. 

This article, written by Aged Care Decisions, describes various forms of technology used in residential aged care settings and the benefits of using technology.