Resources

This Open Access journal article by Kim explains Jigsawdio, a multi-sensory personalized puzzle system that blends images and audio to stimulate cognitive function and emotional well-being in people living with dementia. 

This article from Inside Ageing discusses how the Talking Mental Health project improved mental health support for older adults in home care through co-designed training, digital tools, and enhanced reporting, increasing staff confidence and client outcomes.

This policy evidence brief by the Australian Health Policy Collaboration presents evidence on the extensive burden of common mental disorders and poor diet quality in Australia and the role of dietary factors in the prevention and treatment of mental disorders.

This webpage from HealthDirect provides information on mental health for older people, and where to seek help if you need it.

This webpage from the Australian Institute for Health and Welfare provides a snapshot of the current mental health needs of people accessing aged care services. It finds that about 58% or people entering aged care are recorded to have a mental health condition.

Accessed via The Communiqués website, this series of webinars and case studies explore how the aged care workforce can recognise and support the mental health and well being of older people living in residential aged care.

Sustainable aging in rural settings requires ongoing commitment and collaboration by different organisations to support initiatives to overcome persistent barriers experienced by older people accessing aged care beyond their communities. Associate Professor Maree Bancroft examines both the challenges and explores how community-driven approaches can help elderly Australians age at home in regional, rural and remote areas a possibility.

The Equip Aged Care Learning Packages from the University of Tasmania (Wicking Dementia Centre) are freely available to anyone interested in the aged care sector to help enhance knowledge and keep up to date with current practices.  One of the modules is focused on promoting mental health and wellbeing, and can be accessed by enrolling in the course.

This is the supplement to the full report that Australian Healthcare Associates (AHA) completed for the Department of Health and Aged Care. It  presents the findings of the stakeholder interviews and the surveys conducted among health professionals, providers and residents about psychological services in residential aged care facilities.

This full report from  Australian Healthcare Associates (AHA) discusses the need for psychological services in residential aged care facilities as part of the primary health network. It presents the findings of a comprehensive evaluation of service models being implemented, the effective models and the recommendations to improve service.