Industry News

AAG Productivity Commission Submission

The AAG has given a response to the Productivity Commission Inquiry: Caring for Older Australians.

For a copy of the submission, please click here. ( Added 7 September 2010)

Older Workers: Age Discrimination and Research Ethics

The problem of age discrimination in the workforce has acquired extra salience because of the growth of policies designed to prolong labour force participation beyond the conventional retirement age at around 60. This article reports on a current project on age discrimination, discussing in particular the research ethics issues and bureaucratic controls encountered in the research process.   Click here to view the article. (Added 29 July 2010).

Community Care Research Agenda

CSA, the AAG and the ARC/NHMRC Research Network in Ageing Well united to develop a National Community Care Research Agenda

The purpose was to set high-priority, high-value topics for investigation and to advise stakeholders how to expand their involvement in research.  This publication includes two key deliverables: a list of the top priority research topics which form the National Research Agenda, and a 'Getting involved in Research' guide to assist people from the sector to engage actively in research.

For a copy of the document, please click here or to access a hard copy please contact Leanne Lovell at ACSA on LLovell@agedcare.org.au

(Added  29 July 2010)

Caring for Older Australians

The AAG is currently in the process of putting together a submission for the Productivity Commission's Inquiry into Caring for Older Australians.

If you have an issue you would like to see addressed as part of the AAG's submission, please send your thoughts to the AAG Executive Officer at eoaag@aag.asn.au by Wednesday 14 July. 

For information on the Inquiry, click here.

Added 22 July 2010

Environment and Technology for People with Dementia

There is an increasing body of evidence that suggests people with dementia can be assisted by the provision of special environments and technology aimed at improving their communication, mobility, manipulation, orientation, cognition and life style.

For more information please click here to access the full report. (Added 30 June 2010).

Beyond Life Expectancy

The ageing of the Australian population is often portrayed as a problem rather than an opportunity. Using census data, this report dispels some myths about ageing and its social and economic impacts.  Please click here to view the report.

Added 24 June 2010

Grey Nomad Volunteers

This research report sets out the issues and challenges facing Grey Nomad Volunteer projects as well as highlighting the successes.  To read the full report click here

Added 14 June 2010

Age Friendly Cities

The number of Australians aged over 65 is set to double in the next 40 years, but are our cities set up and designed to deal with greater numbers of older people? 

As we hear in this discussion, it's not just practical improvements like more seats and public toilets, it's attitudes towards ageing and older people that need to change too.

To talk about what makes an age friendly city are Dr John Beard, Director of the World Health Organisation's Department of Ageing and Life Course; Barbara Squires, General Manager for Ageing for the Benevolent Society; and, Professor Hal Kendig, Research Professor of Ageing and Health at the University of Sydney.

All three were speakers at the IFA 10th Global Conference on Ageing held from 3-6 May 2010 in Melbourne

To hear the discussion click here

Added 3 June 2010

Revers Mortgages and Older People

Rapid population ageing in Australia should lead to a significant increase in the demand for reverse mortgage products over the next 25-years. AHURI's recent report entitled "Reverse Mortgages and Older People" investigates the implications of this trend. To read the report click here (added 27 May 2010)

The Future is Grey: Article in the Sunday Age
On 11 April 2010, the Sunday Age Lifestyle section ran a story discussing the issues of working past the age of retirement, for the full article click here (Added 13 May 2010)

Divorce and the Well-being of Older Australians
Divorce and the Wellbeing of Older Australians' provides estimates of the effects of divorce on a number of aspects of wellbeing of older Australians (aged 55–74 years).  For the full article click here (Added 13 May 2010)

Employers must re-engage with their ageing workforce as the nursing shortage worsens

Retaining older employees needs to be given more prominence in government initiatives, according to a new study looking at Australia’s ageing nursing workforce.  For the full article, click here                         (Added 4 May 2010)

Dementia and the Take Up of Residential Respite Care Report

In the current policy and service environment respite care is a key service designed to provide support for carers and those they care for. Linked aged care program data for the Pathways in Aged Care (PIAC) cohort study allows analysis of the take-up of residential respite care by looking at 32,000 cohort members who had an approval of such care. This bulletin presents take-up rates and factors that affect the take-up of residential respite care. In particular, the bulletin investigates whether dementia, carer availability and English speaking background affect the take-up of residential respite care.  For the full report, click here