Resources

This report from Western Sydney University explores the impact of LGBTQI-affirming health and community care on the wellbeing and sense of belonging of gender- and sexuality-diverse women aged 55 and over.

This report from the National Aged Care Alliance considers how the aged care system and NDIS could be better aligned so people can use the support system that best meets their needs. It recommends eliminating service gaps, minimising separate systems and processes, reducing red tape and developing a stronger market.

This report from the Australian Association of Gerontology shares recommendations from a workshop aimed at providing responses to the lower rates of aged care service access among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. 

This report from Coram et al. shares data and research findings relevant to housing needs of older Australians, noting that older Forgotten Australians face greater housing precarity, as they are more likely to resist aged care residential settings/institutional environments. 

This report from Housing for the Aged Action Group presents findings on the housing experiences of older LGBTI people in Victoria. It identifies current housing circumstances and concerns and aims to inform research, policy and best practice and improve responses for older LGBTI people at risk of or experiencing homelessness.

This report from the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing presents results of the Aged Care Worker Survey 2024, conducted to better understand the workforce and support worker attraction, retention and satisfaction. It includes information about the birthplace and visa status of aged care workers captured in the survey.

This report from the Australian Association of Gerontology provides information from a Scoping Review which aimed to map the range of available LGBTI ageing research including research that covers the delivery of services and informal care to people who identify as LGBTI.

This report from National Seniors shares findings from a research project to uncover barriers for new and emerging communities in accessing and using aged care services. 

This report from the Australian Association of Gerontology considers how people ageing in prison often have complex, and unique, health, social and aged care needs and highlights the barriers that older incarcerated people face in accessing health, social and aged care supports when and after, leaving prison.

This report outlines ARIIA's nationally funded First Nations aged care workforce capability program, including development of the First Nations Hub, a knowledge exchange pilot and workforce priorities identified through engagement with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander aged care sector.