Elder abuse
NARROWER TERMS
Report
Experimental estimates of the prevalence of elder abuse in Australian aged care facilities
Just under 40 per cent of people living in Australian aged care facilities experience elder abuse in the form of neglect, emotional abuse or physical abuse, according to experimental estimates outlined in this report.
Guide
Best practice guide for legal practitioners in relation to elder financial abuse
This guide is intended to assist legal practitioners to identify and address potential issues regarding elder financial abuse in the preparation and execution of wills and other advance planning documents.
Report
Prevalence study for a Serious Incident Response Scheme (SIRS)
The Prevalence Study for a Serious Incident Response Scheme (SIRS) report looks at incidents of abuse between residents of aged care facilities that are currently exempt from reporting. It gives options for reporting these incidents under a SIRS.
Report
Community co-design of digital interventions for primary prevention of ageism and elder abuse
This report evaluates the consultation and co-design processes used to create the digital intervention and how this methodology impacted on the creation of the approach to storytelling about ageism as a driver of elder abuse.
Report
Older People: Equity, Respect & Ageing (OPERA) - phase 1 findings
This report presents an overview of findings from community consultations and provides analysis and recommendations for action in the prevention of elder abuse.
Strategy
WA strategy to respond to the abuse of older people (elder abuse) 2019–2029
The Western Australian government has released the state's first, long-term strategy to combat elder abuse, which outlines a series of support, education and awareness measures to help combat this growing issue.
Report
Elder abuse national research - strengthening the evidence base: research definition background paper
This background paper sets out the approach to the development of a working definition of abuse of older people. The working definition is intended to be applied in the Elder Abuse National Research Program and, in particular, to inform the development of data collection instruments...
Report
Providing aged-care through a tv screen
This report contains a review of the evidence behind the use of CCTV surveillance in Residential Aged Care Facilities (RACFs) in South Australia, and takes a closer look at the risks and benefits associated with the practice.
Report
Elder abuse: key issues and emerging evidence
This paper provides an overview of elder abuse in Australia. It discusses key issues involved in how elder abuse is defined and examines its prevalence, impact and associated risk factors, with a focus on implications of recent research for policy and practice.
Report
National elder abuse prevention and advocacy framework
OPAN and other services targeting elder abuse operate in a changing landscape that has seen elder abuse gain increasing policy attention, community awareness and dedicated resourcing. Significant movement on a number of major initiatives has occurred in the last two years.