Resources

This webpage describes the Red Cross Community Visitors Scheme and provides information about signing up to the program.

This website provides comprehensive information about the Community Visitors Scheme, which arranges volunteer visits to older people to provide friendship and companionship. Visits are available to anyone receiving government-subsidised residential aged care or Home Care Packages.

This webpage from the Selmar Institute of Education discusses loneliness in relation to lack of social connection, its impact and some strategies to address it.

One in 4 older people aged 65 and over lives alone. This can affect health and wellbeing. This chapter of Australia's welfare from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare discusses two of the key issues facing older Australians: ageing and dementia.

This 2020 background paper presents a comprehensive discussion about social isolation and loneliness across population groups and also specifically among the older Australian population.

The webpage from Focused Health Care presents some background information about social isolation and loneliness and provides strategies to prevent and address loneliness.

A fact sheet from the Healing Foundation providing information for aged care staff to improve services for Stolen Generations survivors.

A continuing professional development webinar from the Mental Health Professionals' Network featuring an interdisciplinary panel discussing how collaborative care may help support the mental health of older LGBTI people. (1 h 10 m)

This booklet was created by Beyond Blue for aged care staff and covers a range of interventions that can be used to promote emotional wellbeing or to help people with anxiety or depression.

This resource from Relationships Australia SA provides questions and activities for people to use to encourage someone in aged care to reminisce about their past experiences.