Projects
Evaluation of Wyndham City community support worker program
Client: Wyndham City Council
Start year: 2013
End year: 2014
Evaluate a new model of HACC provision using specially trained community support workers to provide care and support within the Active Service Model of community care.
My Place for Life
Client: Australian Research Council
Start year: 2011
End year: 2014
The My Place for Life research project sought to address the question of how different living environments affect quality of life and outcomes of older people. The main outcome measures are quality of life and social participation. With Uniting Aged Care.
HACC Assessment Service
Client: Department of Health Victoria
Start year: 2012
End year: 2013
Evaluation of the HACC Assessment Service: short-term case management pilot.
Clinical Placements Projects
Client: Department of Health Victoria
Start year: 2012
End year: 2013
Uniting Aged Care Lead: Implementation of an expanded settings for clinical placements program.
Re-Visioning Ageing
Client: Australian Research Council
Start year: 2011
End year: 2013
This project examines new directions in service system design for older people. The projects aims to (a) determine the care, housing and psychosocial requirements of people who will require support over the next two decades, and (b) explore how the use of community development principles in the design of service provision can promote innovative services that support full social inclusion. With Uniting Aged Care.
EN-ABLE
Client: Australian Department of Health & Ageing
Start year: 2012
End year: 2012
Establish an evaluation framework for the EN-ABLE Program.
Best Care for Older People
Client: Northern Health
Start year: 2012
End year: 2012
Evaluation framework and data analysis for Northern Health's Best Care for Older People Program.
Strengthening Local Communities
Client: City of Melbourne
Start year: 2012
End year: 2012
Research project to explore innovative ways for capacity building and strengthening of local communities to be supportive and inclusive of older people.
HACC Active Service Model
Client: Municipal Association of Victoria
Start year: 2012
End year: 2012
Analyses of MAV Survey of HACC home care providers.
SCTT Revision
Client: Department of Health Victoria
Start year: 2011
End year: 2012
Pilot of the Service Coordination Tool Templates (SCTT) - a suite of templates developed to facilitate and support service coordination, SCTT support the collection and recording of initial contact, initial needs identification, referral and coordinated care planning information in a standardised way.
Go For Your Life
Client: YMCA
Start year: 2009
End year: 2010
An evaluation of the Seniors 'Go For Your Life' Acting Ageing Network and 2008 Improvement and Development Strength Training for Older Adults Program.
J.O. & J.R. Wicking Trust Strategic Grant
Client: J.O. & J.R. Wicking Trust
Start year: 2008
End year: 2009
Caring for Older Survivors of Genocide and Mass Trauma: A model for training aged care professionals.
eBusiness Stage 1 - eACCR
Client: Australian Department of Health & Ageing
Start year: 2004
End year: 2010
A project to support the electronic capture and lodgment of Aged Care Client Record information for processing within the aged care payments system.