Resources
Explore resources from a range of sources across the aged care sector - including government, research, academic and practice-based materials - curated by ARIIA to support evidence-informed practice and innovation.
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Loneliness and social isolation
This webpage from COTA Victoria discusses a few approaches to address social isolation and loneliness. It also contains a video about the Connecting Communities to Care programs from Bolton Clarke and links to resources from the World Health Organization specific to social prescribing to address social isolation.
Leisure options in nursing homes
This webpage from Aged Care Guide describes various leisure activities available in nursing homes such as community outings, dress-up days and special occasions and other lifestyle needs.
Aged care innovations to keep your loved ones engaged
This webpage from Homage provides tips for family and friends to support older people to stay engaged and socially connected using technology.
The Rehabilitation Appliances Program (RAP)
The Rehabilitation Appliances Program (RAP) provides aids, equipment and modifications to help eligible veterans, war widowed partners and dependants to live safely and independently. The RAP webpage links to other resources such as guidelines, forms, schedules, and more, to assists clients in accessing the program.
Aligning business and care models to succeed
A KeepAble resource on the importance of aligning business and care models when implementing wellness and reablement within a home care organisation.
Reablement and diversity
A KeepAble resource on the importance of wellness and reablement approaches in aged care that are inclusive of all cultural backgrounds.
A wellness and reablement approach: A cultural change
A KeepAble resource on the importance of creating an organisational culture where staff at every level are motivated to assist home care clients to gain or regain skills and confidence to achieve their goals. Describes reablement drivers as well as potential barriers to implementing a wellness and reablement approach in a home care service.
Setting goals and achieving them
This KeepAble guide highlights the importance of client goal setting and goal-directed activities, and provides recommendations to guide home care staff to plan support and help clients achieve their goals.
How to achieve successful coaching
Delivering effective wellness and reablement support is the fundamental cornerstone of a successful home care service. This webpage from KeepAble provides supervisors with tips and guidance on coaching staff in effective reablement approaches.
Why wellness and reablement are important in aged care
This webpage from KeepAble presents comprehensive information about wellness and reablement with links to videos for additional information about ageing and healthy ageing.