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]
Report
Indigenous care leavers in Australia: a national scoping study
This study, based on focus groups and interviews with 53 representatives of government departments, NGOs and Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations across Australia, examined the numbers, needs and outcomes of Indigenous care leavers, and associated program and policy supports.
Report
Disability support workers: the forgotten workforce during COVID-19
This research report describes the findings from a national survey of 357 disability support workers (DSWs) conducted online between May and June 2020.
Journal article
Young people in Australian residential aged care: evaluating trends from 2008 to 2018
This paper reports trends in the number of young people entering and exiting aged care, after statistically controlling for changes due to population growth and ageing. The paper highlights that national admission rates did not increase or decrease in a sustained manner, and that most of those admitted never return to community living before turning...
Strategy
Management and operational plan for people with disability
The 'Australian health sector emergency response plan for novel coronavirus' guides the Australian health sector response. This management and operational plan focuses on people with disability.
Conference paper
Influence of the built environment on patient safety and well-being: a functional perspective
In healthcare facilities, patient safety and well-being are known to be influenced by the built environment (BE). However, mechanisms linking BE to patient safety and wellbeing are not well-understood, which hinders the prevention and mitigation of undesired outcomes.