Resources

This webpage by LiveUp provides various resources designed to support culturally appropriate assistive technology, independence, and wellbeing for Elders, older people, and their families.

VR-enabled exercise is gaining momentum in aged care as an evidence-based way to increase physical activity, motivation, and engagement. This blog explores why immersive movement is emerging as best practice under the new Aged Care Act.

This Open Access Article by Henson et al. details the perspectives of older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women, drawing on Indigenous ways of knowing, being and doing, and their leadership roles within families and communities to inform a culturally grounded model for using digital technologies to support health and wellbeing.

The Framework for Enabling Technology Supported Aged Care at Home aims to assist in-home aged care service providers in the implementation of technology. Developed through a multi-stage, mixed-methods project, the Framework is evidence-informed and provides crucial information regarding technology implementation enablers and barriers specific to in-home aged care, and practical strategies for providers to enhance the enablers and mitigate the barriers.

Designing technological solutions for aged care is complex, with providers navigating an evolving digital landscape. In this blog, Dr Amanda Adams explains how ARIIA’s latest evidence ‘Developing new products’ theme explores considerations for successful development of useful technology products, including guidance for providers around vendor selection, managing relationships and processes, and the importance of involving staff, older people and families across development.

Partners National Ageing Research Institute (NARI) and Silverchain have produced resources to support aged care providers when developing technologies for use within home care services.

Aged Care Clinical Information System (ACCIS) Standards are technical standards that describe recommended minimum software requirements to be incorporated into RAC product roadmaps.

This innovAGEING blog describes how McLean Care's iAgeHealth initiative bridges gaps in regional, rural, and remote areas healthcare services through a virtual multi-disciplinary health hub.

The Australian Signal Directorate has produced a set of eight effective mitigation strategies to protect organizations' Internet-connected information technology networks from cyber threats.

KeepAble have produced a toolkit with tools and resources to enhance the knowledge and skills of assessors, coordination, and support staff when working with home care clients.