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Publications

Seniors-related publications in the Health and Ageing website.

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PublicationYearStatusHealth topics
Australian Government Directory of Services for Older People 2012/13

The Australian Government Directory of Services for Older People is a comprehensive guide to the wide range of services provided for older people by the Australian Government.

2012Current
Australian Government Response to the Productivity Commission's Caring for Older Australians Report

Australian Government Response Productivity Commission’s Caring for Older Australians Report

2012Current
Living Longer. Living Better.

2012Current
Consumer Directed Care Evaluation

Consumer Directed Care is a form of care for older people that gives them a greater say in, and more control over, the design and delivery of community care services provided to them and their carers.

2012Current
The 2008-09 Home and Community Care (HACC) Program Annual Report

This report presents consolidated information on the performance of the national HACC Program in 2008-09 across the states and territories, including against Key Performance Indicators. It also includes client case studies, funding information and a snapshot of HACC clients and services across the states and territories, and research projects undertaken in 2008-09.

2011Current
Community Care Common Standards Guide

The Community Care Common Standards have been developed jointly by the Australian Government and State and Territory Governments as part of broader community care reforms to develop common arrangements that help to simplify and streamline the way community care is delivered.

2011Current
Measuring Patient Satisfaction with Incontinence Treatment - Report

As part of the National Continence Management Strategy, Hawthorne (2006c) reviewed patient satisfaction measures and recommended (a) investigation into a single patient satisfaction item for use by clinicians wishing to make an “on-the-spot” assessment, (b) that a short incontinence specific measure be developed based on revisions to the GUTSS instrument, and (c) that a short generic instrument be developed. This study implements these recommendations through the evaluation of various patient satisfaction instruments to determine their suitability for inclusion in the NCMS suite of measures.

2006Historical
Community Attitudes Towards Palliative Care – Summary Report — August 2006

The attached summary of the 2006 Report provides data and information on what Australian people know and understand about palliative care. It also reports on any changes that have occurred, in community and professional awareness of palliative care issues, since the 2003 benchmark report.

2006Current