Resources

This webpage from IRT (Integrity, Respect and Trust) Organisation discusses the benefits of leisure and lifestyle activities in aged care.

Help sheets for careworkers to support older adults remain independent with functional tasks

This webpage from the Victorian Government Department of Health provides information about behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia, including reassuring and reducing triggers, wandering, sundowning, anxiety or agitation, aggression, hallucinations or false ideas, disinhibited behaviour, and pharmacological treatment.

Much assistive technology is aimed at supporting people with dementia and their carers at home. This webpage from The Victorian Government Department of Health provides information about the types of technology available, and tips about choosing technology that works for you.

This webpage from the Department of Health and Aged Care provides a list of products for Commonwealth Home Support Programme organisations to access.  

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

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.