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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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Broader terms
Community sector
Current term
Residential care
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Fact sheet

Younger people in residential aged care: progress towards government targets - December 2022


This fact sheets shows there are 2,934 Australians with disability under 65 living in aged care. They are referred to as younger people in residential aged care (YPIRAC).
Report

Aged care employment: study report


It is widely recognised that there are major problems in the quality of aged care, especially in residential aged care. This report looks at whether there should be a policy to preference the direct employment of aged care workers.
Report

Connecting the dots: understanding the domestic and family violence experiences of children and young people with disability within and across sectors - final report


This report presents the findings from research that aimed to provide new knowledge on the nature and extent of domestic and family violence experienced by children with disability (0 to 18 years), and the experiences of children and young people with disability (8 to 24 years) and their families of using support services.
Report

The voices of children and young people in out-of-home care 2021


In 2021, the ACYP team spoke to 99 children and young people across NSW who are currently or who were previously in out-of-home care (OOHC). This report outlines the experiences of those young people and provides their suggestions for what needs to change.
Strategy

Oranga Tamariki action plan


The Oranga Tamariki action plan aims to promote wellbeing for children, young people and families with the greatest needs, by enabling government agencies to work more effectively together and support whānau and communities.