Resources

This article from the University of Melbourne discusses the challenges of social isolation and some strategies to address them.

This webpage from CareVision talks about social isolation, why it is an issue, the impact and cost of social isolation. It also has links to other articles on reducing social isolation with CareVision technology and why social isolation matters.

This webpage from care provider Whiddon provides suggestions to reduce loneliness for older people at home and in aged care.

This report from Councils on the Ageing discusses the findings of an online survey describing the state of older people in Australia.

This webpage from myagedcare provides information about this service, the purpose of the social activities and links to accessing the service.

This article from Pearl Home Care discusses factors leading to social isolation and some programs or activities to address social isolation and loneliness.

This article provides a comprehensive overview of social isolation, the number of older people affected by it, who is at risk, how to get out of it, its relationship with mental health and current role and scope of Council on the Ageing activities relating to it.

This webpage from Council on the Ageing Victoria describes issues about social isolation and provides a link to another document specific to impact of social isolation on mental health and wellbeing of older Victorians.

This webpage from Independent Living Assessment provides a list and link to all the community-led groups providing services to help address loneliness and social isolation among older Australians.

This company, feros care, invites senior Australians to face-to-face training sessions on using technology to be able to connect with family and friends, learn and be confident in using online government or bank services, or to meet their other personal goals.