Resources

This webpage from Council on the Ageing Victoria describes issues about social isolation and provides a link to another document specific to impact of social isolation on mental health and wellbeing of older Victorians.

This webpage from Independent Living Assessment provides a list and link to all the community-led groups providing services to help address loneliness and social isolation among older Australians.

Aged Care Guide describes the creative strategies adopted by aged care organisations and providers to reduce loneliness for people in aged care during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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.

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

The symptoms of anxiety in older people are sometimes not all that obvious as they often develop gradually and it can be hard to know how much is too much. This webpage from Beyond Blue describes the signs and symptoms of anxiety and depression in older people.

This programme from the Department of Health and Aged Care provides a range of online resources for services providers of the Commonwealth Home Support Programme, to include wellness and reablement strategies in their organisations.

This webpage from Aged Care Rehabilitation Services provides an overview of stroke and details of rehabilitation including roles played by physiotherapy and occupational therapy.

Rehabilitation aims to restore function across physical, psychological, social and vocational domains. Allied health professionals play essential roles in delivering cost-effective rehabilitation services. This webpage from Allied Health Professionals Australia summarises the role of allied health professionals in the delivery of rehabilitative care.