The Retirement Villages Care Pilot has trialled the provision of flexible care packages into retirement villages in metropolitan, regional and rural locations across Australia. In this evaluation Cathy Hales, Lydia Ross and Claire Ryan found that RVCP packages deliver a more comprehensive range of services than Community Aged Care Packages, and are able to deliver...

The findings of this research are intended to provide policy makers, service providers and organisations working with refugees, with an overview of the broad issues affecting refugee seniors as well as detailed information on the needs of specific communities in Victoria.

Older Australians are increasingly looking for flexibility rather than stability in their housing options, writes Diana Olsberg.

This paper outlines a research project investigating programs for older homeless people in all states in Australia. The wide coverage will enable the research team to provide a comparative analysis of the housing of homeless older people nationally in both urban and regional areas - including programs catering for indigenous people.