Media contributions
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Title Aussie researchers focused on improving the transition into residential aged care Degree of recognition National Media name/outlet HelloCare Media type Web Country/Territory Australia Date 25/01/24 Description Transitioning into residential aged care can be a challenging and highly emotional experience for many older people, but Charles Sturt University hopes a new project will reduce the mental health toll by unearthing new tools to help improve the journey.
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Research shows that depression rates are alarmingly high in residential aged care, with approximately half of residents experiencing mental health concerns, compared to 10-15% of older people living at home
Charles Sturt’s Ageing Well in Rural and Regional Australia Research Group has received $600,000 from The Ian Potter Foundation to fund their Improving the Mental Health of Older Australians Navigating the Transition to Residential Aged Care (ON-TRAC) Project
ON-TRAC will be co-designed, co-produced and trialled with aged care providers Uniting AgeWell (Victoria and Tasmania) and St Agnes Care and Lifestyle (New South Wales), plus aged care consumers and informal carersProducer/Author Alex Jacobs Journalist at HelloCare URL https://hellocare.com.au/aussie-researchers-focused-on-improving-the-transition-into-residential-aged-care/ Persons Shanna Fealy, Melissa Nott, Suzanne McLaren, Belinda Cash