Resources

This report from Enkindle presents top home care innovations in aged care. It provides case studies and examples of technologies and creative service models, and how these can be used in the care setting. (Free registration required to receive report by email.)

This response report to the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety from Independent Living Centre WA discusses the importance of reablement and the benefits for older people and the community.

This report from Dementia Australia emphasises that a wellness and enablement approach in a redesigned aged care system should be implemented from dementia diagnosis or on entry to an aged care service to support people to maintain function and independence.

This report from Audiology Australia discusses the group's response to National Dementia Action Plan 2023-2033 and lists the recommendations set by the group. 

A clinical and care governance framework, based on the fundamental principles of clinical governance, from Anglicare Southern Queensland.

A briefing paper from the Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association proposing a shared care model of clinical governance that is person-centred, connected, effective, and safe, bridging multiple sectors of healthcare.

The Riverview Lutheran Rest Home framework provides a guide to inform clinical governance. This is done by setting out key structures, systems and processes that enable whole of organisation accountability for the delivery of quality, safe clinical care based principles of person-centred care.

This report describes how to establish a clinical governance framework, based on the key principles in aged care regulations and standards (e.g., the Aged Care Quality Standards and the Commonwealth Aged Care Act 1997). 

This report from the Aged Care Royal Commission discusses the importance of ensuring care, dignity and respect for older adults and care workers are supported. It details how these principles are integrated in aged care reforms and services and in relation to technology. 

This report from the Brightwater Care Group presents an investigation into the outcomes of resident social engagement and staff attitudes when a humanoid socialisation robot was incorporated into residential aged care facilities in Western Australia.