Voice of Arthritis 2011 was a community based survey which recruited a representative sample of over 1000 people with arthritis across Australia. The purpose was to find out how arthritis affected people at home and at work and what factors were associated with good or poor outcomes. Analysis of the results gathered revealed three distinct...

This report focuses on the health of older women from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women‘s Health (ALSWH). The report was developed on the basis of discussions between the ALSWH research team and the staff of the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing and has the broad aim of examining the health of older...

This report is a systematic review of existing published and unpublished literature relating to assistive technology for frail older people in the community care context. The population of Australia is ageing, and as the population ages, the occurrence of disability also increases. Around 67.5 per cent of people aged 75 years and over are affected...

This report describes the operation of the Act during 2009-10 and examines the adequacy of Australia's aged care programs and policies. It is delivered to Parliament and the Australian community by the Minister in accordance with section 63-2 of the Act, which requires that the report include information about: the extent of unmet demand for...

This report sets out a series of proposals to deal with weaknesses and challenges in the aged care system and promote higher quality care.