Aged care
Alternative labels
Residential aged care
Older people care
Aged care services
Report
Support at home: a commentary on the design of the proposed unified program
This paper offers a commentary on the design of the proposed unified program offers a critique of the initial framework for reforms to the delivery of in-home aged care services. It is a response to an overview paper, released by the Department of Health in January 2022, and discusses the strengths and shortcomings of the...
Evaluation
DACS: smarter safer homes to support older people living in their own homes through enhanced care models
This randomised control trial evaluated the use of home technology to support older community members living independently at home. The overall finding was that the home intervention benefited people's social care related quality of life and contributed to them staying in their own homes longer, although there were no benefits observed against secondary outcomes.
Discussion paper
A new model for regulating aged care: consultation paper no.1
This paper opens consultation with stakeholders to inform a new model for regulating aged care and is the first in a series of consultation papers that will develop the different components of the model in more detail.
Fact sheet
Younger people in residential aged care: progress towards government targets
This fact sheet details information about younger Australians currently living in residential aged care facilities.
Report
Aged care market analysis 2022
This report outlines the findings from an analysis of Australia’s top 25 home care and residential aged care providers.