Quality of life
Infographic
2023 Status of women report card
This report card shows the challenges women and girls in Australia face through youth and young adulthood, in careers and working life, through parenthood and families, and in later life. It looks at education, economic outcomes, health, safety and wellbeing, housing and gender norms.
Report
Life and death in long-term care: are we learning the wrong lessons from COVID-19?
This study presents a novel approach to measuring the performance of long-term care institutions during the pandemic, and identifies the factors behind their performance. Based on the findings, it proposes three areas for action that could inform federal, provincial and territorial government discussions on how to improve long-term care in Canada.
Guide
National Aged Care Mandatory Quality Indicator Program (QI Program) Manual 3.0 – Part A
Participation in the National Aged Care Mandatory Quality Indicator Program (QI Program) has been a requirement for all approved providers of residential care services since 1 July 2019. This publication is a manual to administer the QI Program's quarterly reporting requirements against eleven quality indicators across crucial care areas and to inform policy and regulation.
Evaluation
DACS: smarter safer homes to support older people living in their own homes through enhanced care models
This randomised control trial evaluated the use of home technology to support older community members living independently at home. The overall finding was that the home intervention benefited people's social care related quality of life and contributed to them staying in their own homes longer, although there were no benefits observed against secondary outcomes.
Report
Shaping the future of small and medium-sized cities: a framework for digital transformation
At present, the digitalisation level of small and medium-sized cities (SMCs) varies greatly in different regions of the world and at different economic levels. This report examines the challenges of digital transformation in SMCs from four viewpoints - society, economy, governance and environment.