Dealing with Diversity: Aged Care services for new and emerging communities

The purpose of this research was to identify the impacts of diversity on the ability of culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) people to access government services such as aged care, particularly when these services require a high level of Read more

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Decade of healthy ageing: baseline report

The Baseline Report for the Decade of Healthy Ageing 2021-2030 addresses five issues: 1. Introduces Healthy Ageing, the Decade’s actions and enablers, and a pathway to accelerate impact by 2030. 2. Where are we in 2020? The report provides Read more

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Australian Association of Gerontology (AAG) – Fact sheet 2 – Australian approaches to reablement in the home support and care program

This Fact Sheet has been developed by the Australian Association of Gerontology (AAG) with the support of the Expert Reference Group for the AAG Reablement Project 2017-19 (1).

The aim is to provide a summary of current reablement approaches Read more

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Australian Association of Gerontology (AAG) – Fact sheet 4 – list of published evidence on reablement approaches

This Fact Sheet has been developed by the Australian Association of Gerontology (AAG) with the support of the Expert Reference Group for the AAG Reablement Project 2017-19 1.

The aim is to provide a list and brief summaries of Read more

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Effectiveness of Reablement: A Systematic Review

This resource provides the results of a review of the Effectiveness of Reablement for people over the age of 65 years, who have functional limitations and still live at home.

The ageing of the population and the increasing need Read more

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Aged Care Quality Standards: a message for boards, CEOs and senior staff

This 3.5 minute video is an introduction to spiritual care for senior leaders. Highlighting key responsibilities and concepts, it is a great way to start the conversation with those responsible for governance and strategy.

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Aged Care Quality Standards: a message for personal carers

This 1.5 minute video is a special message for personal carers, who are the heart of the aged care system in Australia. It introduces them to the idea that their role is contributing to each person’s spiritual wellbeing.

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Aged Care Quality Standards: assessment and planning

This 3.20 minute video is for those who are responsible for assessment and planning in aged care in Australia. It introduces the links between assessment and planning the Quality Standards and the National Guidelines for Spiritual Care in Aged Care.

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Aged Care Quality Standards: examples of spiritual care in action

This five minute video introduces care coordinators and team leaders to ways in which spiritual care can be integrated in to usual care planning. It shows that understanding a person’s spirituality may or may not include a faith connection, Read more

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Wellness and Reablement in the home Care Sector – Summary of Consultations across the Home Care Sector (NOUS Report)

Using wellness and reablement (W&R) approaches to deliver support to older people is a key objective of the Commonwealth Government’s home-based care programs. To help encourage these approaches, in January 2017 the Department of Health engaged the Nous Group Read more

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