Caring for a Dementing Spouse

A thesis submitted in total fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy to the School of Psychology, Faculty of Science and Technology, La Trobe University, Victoria, Australia.</p

CERHC Pilot Phase 2: Report to the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission

The aim of the current project is to devise an appropriate set of questions for the development of consumer experience reports that can be published to support consumer decision-making about home- and community-based aged care services.</p

What predicts consumer experience in residential aged care? An analysis of Consumer Experience Report data

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What predicts consumer experience in residential aged care? An analysis of Consumer Experience Report data

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Consumer Experience Interview for Home Services: Data Analysis

The aim of this project was to analyse data from Consumer Experience Interviews in Home Care (CEI-HS) to:▪ Describe the data set.▪ Address the following questions:1. Does the mode of collection (in person, phone, online survey) have an effect on responses?1a. Based on that result, can the Commission conduct the CEI-HS in any mode or is one or more modes preferred?2. What is the overall consumer sentiment (i.e., simple counts and proportions of responses by question)?2a. Are the questions fit for purpose (i.e., do they have reliability and validity considering the results)?2b. Does this apply across the different demographic groups?3. Are there differences in consumer sentiment for the different demographic subpopulations included in the survey (e.g., age, sex, state/territory, ATSI, CALD)?4. Does mobility have an effect on consumer responses?5. Are there differences in consumer sentiment for the different service characteristics (e.g., remoteness, ownership type and state/territory)?The Commission also asked for other insights that the data could provide, such as whether consumer postcodes line up with the State/Territory of the service (Australian legal state) and whether it would be possible to publish CEI-HS data.Finally, the dataset was explored to see whether any overall differences in survey responses by survey mode could be explained by differences in respondent or service characteristics evident between the three modes.</p

Ethics of Research with Older Australians

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Caring behaviours of culturally diverse personal care attendants from the perspective of older people living in residential aged care settings

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Review of the Transition Care Program: Models of care. Part 1: Manager surveys and interviews

This report covers the first of a multi-stage project intended to review the Transition Care Program (TCP) in Victoria. In this stage, the Victorian Department of Health (“the Department”) sought to identify the models of care used in different Transition Care Program (TCP) agencies, with a focus on TCP managers.</p

A Most Significant Change evaluation of a new co-designed tool to measure holistic well-being in consumers of community aged care services

Abstract:Objectives: To evaluate a Wellbeing Check-in tool and process for use with BlueCare's home care package (HCP) clients by care and well-being practitioners. The tool had been co-designed with HCP clients and trialled with 15 clients. Methods: The Most Significant Change (MSC) methodology was used to gather stories from five practitioners, five HCP staff and seven clients. A workshop with senior staff was held to determine themes and whether the tool met its aims. Results: Out of 22 MSC stories, 18 were judged in scope by workshop participants. Eight themes were then identified. Four themes reflected the content of the narratives (i.e. what was discussed): Isolation and connection; Grief; Faith/explicit spirituality; and Client preference. The other four themes reflected the process (i.e. what the discussions meant to participants): Being there/Meaningful conversations; Impact on significant others; New insight; and Purpose of the check-in. These eight themes largely reflected the aims of the Wellbeing Check-in tool in terms of providing a means to optimise connectedness, well-being and spiritual care in accordance with the client's needs, goals and preferences. Unanticipated findings included its benefits for family members and uncertainty about the aim or value of the tool, which highlighted the need for BlueCare to be clear about the purpose of the tool in promoting it to clients and their informal carers. Conclusions: The Wellbeing Check-in tool was found to be fit for purpose. A tool used flexibly to prompt discussion about well-being can be helpful to clients and pastoral care staff.</p

Maximizing cognition in mild cognitive impairment and early stage dementia

Cognitive interventions aim to positively impact cognition and ideally enable function in day-to-day life. A range of approaches have been developed for people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and early stage dementia, including cognitive training, cognitive strategy training, single component training, and cognitive rehabilitation. Cognitive rehabilitation shows promise as the only approach that specifically tailors the intervention to the goals of individuals, whereas the other approaches typically utilize a standardized approach. A growing body of research suggests that individualized cognitive rehabilitation helps people reach their goals in day-to-day life and may even delay the onset of institutionalization. However, there is less evidence to suggest that cognitive rehabilitation impacts on broader outcomes such as quality of life, mood, and self-efficacy. Implications for future research and clinical practice are discussed, including the need for more research into cognitive rehabilitation in MCI groups and direct comparisons with other approaches.------------With an impact on millions globally, and billions of research dollars being invested in dementia research, this book will stimulate research in the area and inform researchers