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Optimising Health Care in the Home for Older Australians

Centre of Research Excellence

Optimising Health Care in the Home for Older Australians
Project Status: Commencing
Project administered by: Flinders University

The ROSA Research Centre is part of the consortium of leading institutions involved in this Centre of Research Excellence funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) led by Flinders University.

As Australia's population continues to age, more consideration needs to be given to those who choose to live out their lives at home, rather than enter residential aged care.

Led by Professor Gillian Harvey (Flinders University), the Centre of Research Excellence (CRE) in Optimising Health Care in the Home for Older Australians will unite leading national and international experts to improve care coordination, health outcomes, and strengthen the sustainability of Australia's health and aged care systems.

Working alongside a network of health and aged care providers and consumer organisations, ROSA Research Centre researchers and the other consortium members will deliver key projects including:

  • The use of big data to profile the population receiving aged care and characterise successful ageing at home
  • Digital tools to prevent falls and injuries
  • Microlearning programs for aged care workers
  • Shared-care models to improve transitions between hospital and home
  • Establishment of an Aged Care Observatory to monitor care pathways and outcomes in real time

Project Leader

PARTNERING INSTITUTIONS

Flinders University, National Ageing Research Institute, Silverchain, Deakin University

This project is funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council

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