This report presents the results of an evaluation of consumer-directed community aged care. Consumer-Directed Care (CDC) is central to the aim of rendering community aged care more flexible and responsive. In Australia, it builds on experiences of consumer-directed community-based disability care and is intended to offer greater decisional authority to care recipients over the services...

This survey-based Australian study contributes to the small contemporary literature on the problems that people with a hearing loss face in the labour force and some solutions to them. It focuses not only on barriers to labour force participation and success, but also on the things that help people with a hearing loss to overcome...

This report looks into the current research regarding dementia and Alzheimer's disease prevention and offers ideas for possible future solutions.

Welcome to Shades of Grey, a series from The Conversation that examines the challenges posed by Australia’s ageing workforce. Today, Adjunct Associate Professor Margaret Patrickson from the University of South Australia takes a look at the underlying desires and expectations of our older workers. Though much has been written about the issues that arise from...

This report provides a comprehensive picture of dementia in Australia, illustrated by the latest available data and information on trends over time.