This article considers the research on the nature and impact of sexual assault against older women, and suggests implications of this for responding to older women as victim and survivors of sexual assault.
This article considers the research on the nature and impact of sexual assault against older women, and suggests implications of this for responding to older women as victim and survivors of sexual assault.
This report provides comprehensive statistical information on residential aged care homes and their residents and contains information on the capacity of residential aged care homes, their residents and resident characteristics, levels of dependency among residents, and admissions and separations.
Australia's health 2008 is the 11th biennial health report of the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. It's the nation's premier source of statistics and informed commentary on: - patterns and determinants of health and illness - health across the life stages - the supply and use of health services - expenditure and workforce - and health sector performance.
Despite the large number of carers in Australia and the likely increase in their numbers, relatively little is known about the impact upon families of providing care. This report begins to fill the gap.
This report presents the findings of the 2007 national collection of performance indicator data from Australia's palliative care sector, and comparisons with the results of previous collections in 2005 and 2006. Some characteristics of palliative care agencies are also described.
Australia's health 2008 is the 11th biennial health report of the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. It's the nation's premier source of statistics and informed commentary on: - patterns and determinants of health and illness - health across the life stages - the supply and use of health services - expenditure and workforce - and health sector performance.
This report provides comprehensive statistical information on residential aged care homes and their residents and contains information on the capacity of residential aged care homes, their residents and resident characteristics, levels of dependency among residents, and admissions and separations.
Despite recent improvements, it remains the case that dementia research is the poor cousin in medical research ? and research on dementia care an even poorer cousin. In commissioning this report Alzheimer's Australia has set out to demonstrate that on any objective basis, dementia research is under-funded.
The Working Group is examining is access to simple advice on choices within an existing superannuation account (intra-fund advice). This paper seeks comments from industry and consumers about what regulatory and other steps government could take to help more consumers get this advice.
This report has been developed to assist practitioners, policy makers and planners to increase adult physical
activity levels through bicycle riding. It does this by first setting the scene on Australian cycling and then outlines
current barriers and facilitators to greater participation.
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