Mental Health of Older People

Follow the links below to find information on mental health issues for older people.

Reviewed January 2008

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Title:   Mental health policy for the veteran community: index and introduction
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Veterans' Affairs
Description:   A strategic policy framework for the future planning and delivery of mental health services to the veteran community.
Title:   Media release. Australian Government's positive and active ageing plan
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The Federal Government has committed to a greater focus on positive and active ageing - as part of its social inclusion and reducing social isolation agenda
Date:   Jun 2008
Title:   Media release. New national protocol: plan to look after elderly Australians living alone
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   A new national protocol for community care service providers has been proposed aimed at reducing the number of frail older Australians dying alone at home and reducing delays until deaths are discovered.
Date:   Jun 2008
Title:   Media release. $2m funding for psychogeriatric research
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The Australian Government is providing $2 million in research funding to assist in the study of the care and treatment of people with psychogeriatric conditions in aged care homes.
Date:   Jun 2008
Title:   Media release. Minister for Ageing proud of Noeline Brown appointment as Ambassador for Ageing
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Minister for Ageing proud of Noeline Brown's appointment as Ambassador for Ageing
Date:   Apr 2008
Title:   Media release. Federal Government responds to psycho-geriatric patients
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The Australian Government has called for a report into appropriate care for people with psycho-geriatric illness.
Date:   Apr 2008
Title:   Pathways home
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Pathways Home is a program that the Australian Government funds under the 2003-08 Australian Health Care Agreements.
Date:   Feb 2008
Title:   National Demonstration Hospitals Program: NDHP Phase 4 - Improved Hospital Based Options for Older Australians
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Phase 4 of the National Demonstration Hospitals Program (NDHP) began in June 2002 and was completed in August 2003. Phase 4 aimed to identify innovative options to improve hospital based care for older Australians. Through this process, hospitals were encouraged to improve patient outcomes and deliver greater cost efficiencies.
Date:   Feb 2008
Title:   Media release. $25 Million for accommodation for aged and disadvantaged
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Older, disadvantaged and homeless men in Perth will receive more help with the building of a new hostel jointly funded by the Australian and WA governments.
Date:   Jan 2008
Title:   Media release. Christmas message - remember to check in on your elderly relatives and neighbours
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The Minister for Ageing, Justine Elliot, has encouraged Australians to remember elderly relatives and neighbours during the Christmas and New Year period by simply popping around and visiting. There are 1.9 million Australians aged 70 years and older, comprising 9.3 per cent of the total population.
Date:   Dec 2007
Title:   Aged Care Homes Services
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Information on the services available through aged care homes.
Date:   Dec 2007
Title:   Social activity
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Veterans' Affairs
Description:   Social contact is an important part of life for everyone. It may involve meeting or having contact with your family, friends, social group or club on a regular basis. Many people find joining a group or club can help them overcome feelings of loneliness and boredom by allowing them to meet new people, make new friends and have fun!
Title:   Women's health policy and program development in Australia: Student Factsheet
Publisher:   Women's Health Queensland Wide Inc
Description:   Outlines the development of the National Women's Health Policy, National Women's Health Program and the Queensland Women's Health Policy.
Date:   Oct 2007
Title:   Infection control strategies for preventing the transmission of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in nursing homes for older people
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   MRSA is a bacterium that can cause infection in patients, particularly those who are in hospital. MRSA is now becoming a problem for older people (residents) who live in nursing homes. Nursing homes are ideal places for MRSA to spread: the residents liv...
Date:   Oct 2007
Title:   Media release. Improved health services for residents of aged care homes
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The Australian Government is to invest $48 million over four years to expand the GP Panels Initiative to increase access to GP and allied health services for residents of aged care homes.
Date:   Sep 2007
Title:   Media release. The media and older people - promoting the positive
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Have you recently seen media articles or advertisements that portray older people in a positive light? If so, why not nominate them for the 2007 Older People Speak Out (OPSO) People's Choice Awards? The OPSO People's Choice Awards give an opportunity to recognise items in the media that accurately depict senior Australians as leading rich and fulfilling lives.
Date:   Aug 2007
Title:   Occupational therapy
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Occupational therapists are health professionals trained to assist people to overcome various limitations in order to live more independent lives. They work in many environments including schools, nursing homes, hospitals and workplaces. Their goal is to maximise living skills which enhance personal productivity, well-being and quality of life.
Date:   Jul 2007
Title:   Accommodation advice - special needs
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Aged Care Assessment Services (ACAS) is a program which helps older people and younger people with a disability gain access to the services they need. These services may include aged care services, health services and other community support services.
Date:   Jul 2007
Title:   Healthy ageing - stay involved
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   People of all ages need social interaction. This is even more important after retirement, when the social contact that comes with being in the workforce is gone. Sometimes factors like low income, reduced physical mobility due to illness, or lack of appropriate transport can leave some people at home alone with nothing much to do. But there are lots of ways to stay involved in the wider community.
Date:   Jun 2007
Title:   Interventions to support the decision-making process for older people facing the possibility of long-term residential care
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   The decision to enter long-term care is a major life event for older people. It is usually made at a time of crisis and vulnerability, and there is often pressure to make the decision quickly. How the decision is made may affect older people's adjustmen...
Date:   May 2007
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