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
Youth justice review and strategy: meeting needs and reducing offending
This review is intended to guide the strategy to strengthen and modernise Victoria’s youth justice system.
Policy report
Transforming respite: disability support services respite strategy 2017 to 2022
This strategy is intended to make it easier for carers of disabled people to have a break from their caring responsibilities.
Report
Behaviour management practices at Banksia Hill Detention Centre
Managing young people in detention will always be difficult. Almost all the young people who are held at Banksia Hill face complex layers of dysfunction, disengagement. This review discusses behaviour management practices at Banksia Hill and the impact of the transformation project.
Report
Government response to the independent review of youth detention
This resource outlines the Queensland government's response to the issues raised by the Independent Review of Youth Detention, conducted by Kathryn McMillan QC and Professor Megan Davis.
Report
Legal frameworks for the use of restrictive practices in residential aged care: an analysis of Australian and international jurisdictions
The unregulated use of restrictive practices in aged care settings is unlawful and amounts to elder abuse. This paper explores the laws, policies and practices in relation to the use of restrictive practices in residential aged care.