Resources

Despite a much broader adoption of telehealth across Australia in the past few years, there remain questions about the long-term effectiveness and sustainability of increased telehealth uptake. In this blog, Emeritus Professor Anthony Maeder explores what these issues might mean for telehealth in the aged care context. 

Good Things Foundation has created a free Digital Skills Checker to support digital mentors to better understand their learners’ needs. The ‘Getting Started’ part is a quiz to determine an individual’s current level of digital literacy. The ‘Your Progress’ part can be used after a training session to assess progress, skills, and confidence. 

This article from Charles Sturt University discusses the risks of cyber attacks to the health and aged care sector and steps to take to implement better cyber security. 

This video from BlueCross Aged Care talks about the robotic seal PARO which is a form of animal therapy.  It discusses the benefits of animal therapy using robots and presents some case examples. (4 min)

This article from innovAGEING discusses how artificial intelligence and digital technology including virtual reality, are able to support and address aged care residents wants and needs, therefore improving their lives. 

This article from innovAGEING discusses what makes virtual reality and immersive learning special and appealing to aged care residents. 

In this article from innovAGEING, Merlin Kong discusses the use of technology in aged care, highlighting the importance of letting human systems guide the process. 

The Department of Health and Aged Care webpage provides an overview of the purpose of telehealth, its importance and how it is used. It also links to other telehealth related resources like consumer information, ongoing telehealth as part of primary care and changes to the MBS specialist telehealth services.

These modules from Vision Australia are composed of short, self-paced interactive e-learning modules on what underpins digital accessibility, accessibility standards organisations must follow, and putting digital accessibility into practice. These are free of charge to all aged care workers starting March 2023. Those interested can register via this form.

This article discusses important points to make telehealth work in aged care homes. It highlights that successful telehealth implementation needs both a human and technical response.