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Residential care

Alternative labels
Institutional care
People with disabilities institutional care
Description

Residential care refers to long-term care given to adults or children who stay in a residential setting rather than in their own home or family home. [wikipedia]

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Community sector
Current term
Residential care
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Report

Accommodating transition: improving housing outcomes for young people leaving OHC


This research examined the housing, homelessness, mental health, alcohol and drug and juvenile justice service usage pathways for out-of-home care (OHC) leavers in Victoria and Western Australia.
Journal article

Young people in residential aged care: is Australia on track to meet its targets?

Governments have long aimed to reduce admissions of young people to residential aged care (RAC). This study draws on quarterly data from the National Aged Care Data Clearinghouse to examine the Australian government's progress.
Report

What contributes to placement moves in out-of-home care?


Children without a safe and stable home environment require alternative living arrangements and can be placed in out-of-home care (OOHC). This paper presents local and international evidence from a scoping review on the factors that influence placement moves for children in OOHC.
Report

How children who exit out-of-home care to guardianship orders are faring: socio-emotional wellbeing


This report is one of four analyses that were undertaken to examine the outcomes of children and young people (hereafter children) who exit out-of-home care (OOHC) to guardianship orders.
Briefing paper

Children involved with NSW child protection services before five years of age: what does the Seeding Success study tell us?


This paper reports analysis from the 'Seeding Success' study, looking at the proportion of child involved with NSW child protection services before five years of age. It also discusses the implications for policy and programs.