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Research & Statistics

This section includes cultural diversity and ageing research, current and projected demographics and service usage data.

• Research
• Demographics
• Service Usage

Research

Ageing and Aged Care

• Spirituality in Aged Care Project- Final Evaluation Report, April 2011
  Irene Nolan and Terry Mills, Healthcare Chaplaincy Council of Victoria Inc. (HCCV), Bendigo Health, 2011

• Aged care packages in the community 2009-10: a statistical overview
  Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, August 2011

• Awareness of Incontinence in Ethnic Communities
  Continence Foundation of Australia (Victoria), 2011

• Diversity and Financial Elder Abuse in Victoria: Protecting Elders' Assets Study
  Monash University, Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, 2011

• Understanding Ageing Well in Culturally Diverse Older Males Living in Greater Shepparton (PDF 907)
  Associate Professor Susan Feldman and Dr Harriet Radermacher, 2011

• Report on the Barriers and Issues of Concern for the Cambodian Community in Accessing Aged Care Services
  South Eastern Region Migrant Resource Centre, 2011

• Breaking Down the Wall: Barriers to Social Inclusion Amongst Older Australians
  Northside Community Services, 2010

• Aged Care for Older Survivors of Genocide and Mass Trauma: Developing an Aged Care Training Model
  Australian Institute for Primary Care and Ageing, 2010

• Older Australians at a Glance
  Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2007

• Cultural Diversity, Ageing and HACC: Trends in Victoria in the Next 15 Years
  Victorian Government Department of Human Services, 2006

• Fall-Related Hospitalisations Among Older People: Sociocultural and Regional Aspects
  Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2007

• Dying, Death and Grieving - a Cultural Perspective: Conference Report
  Australian Multicultural Foundation, 2002

Carers

• Responding to Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Carers: Carers Voices
  Multicultural Communities Council SA, 2007

• Issues Faced by Carers of People with a Mental Illness from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Backgrounds: Carers' and Practitioners' Perceptions
  Rosanna Rooney, Bernadette Wright and Krissa O'Neil

• Diverse Strategies for Diverse Carers: The Cultural Context of Family Carers in NSW
  Department of Ageing, Disability and Home Care, 2006

Dementia & Language

• Dementia prevalence and incidence among Australians who do not speak English at home
  Alzheimer's Australia, 2009

Health Services

• Consumer Participation and Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Communities: A Discussion Paper
  Health Issues Centre, 2007

• Cultural Competency in Health: A Guide for Policy, Partnerships and Participation
  National Health and Medical Research Council, 2006

• Depression in Multicultural Australia: Policies, Research and Services
  Harry Minas, Steven Klimidis and Renata Kokanovic, 2007

Mental Health

• Demystifying Mental Health in Ethnic Communities: Multicultural Mental Health Project Evaluation
  Australian-Polish Community Services, 2009

• Beyond Words: Lessons on translation, trust and meaning (from the No more 'mualagh' project)
  Multicultural Mental Health Australia, 2005

Occupational Therapy

• Cultural diversity and mental health: The relationship between leisure experiences and wellbeing in an ageing Italian community in Australia
  Robert B. Pereira & Karen Stagnitti

Refugee Seniors

• Caring for Older Refugees in NSW: A Discussion Paper
  NSW Refugee Health Service

• It is Part of Your Life Until You Die: Older Refugees in Australia
  Australasian Journal on Ageing, Volume 23 Issue 3, 2004

Staff Training & Recruitment

• Effectiveness of Cross-Cultural Training in the Australian Context
  Department of Immigration & Citizenship, 2006

• MAV HACC Workforce Bilingual Audit (PDF 297kb)
  Municpial Association of Victoria, 2006

• Engaging the Untapped Workforce: Training solutions for the community Services and health industry (PDF 1.79mb)
  Australian Government Department of Education, Science and Training, 2005
  
  

Demographics

National

• Community Information Summaries
  Australian Government Department of Immigration and Citizenship

• Community Profiles: Immigrant and Refugee Communities in Australia
  Victorian Transcultural Psychiatry Unit

• Diversity Among Older Australians in Capital Cities 1996-2011
  Australian Institute of Health & Welfare, 2004

• Projections of Older Immigrants: People from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Backgrounds, 1996-2026, Australia
  Australian Institute of Health & Welfare, 2001

• Community Profiles and Statistics
  My Language: Serving Multicultural Australia

New South Wales

• The People of New South Wales
  Community Relations Commission, 2008

• CALD Demographics in NSW
  NSW Transcultural Aged Care Services (TACS), 2011

Northern Territory

• Where to After Retirement? A Survey of Senior Territorians on their Post Retirement Intentions
  Council on the Ageing Northern Territory, 2008

Queensland

• Diversity Statistics
  Queensland Health, 2010

• Queensland Multicultural Communities
  Queensland Health

• A HACC Statistical Profile - Multicultural Communities in Queensland
  Diversicare, 2007

South Australia

• South Australia's Diversity
  Multicultural SA, 2011

Victoria

• Population Diversity in Local Councils: 2006 Census
  Victorian Multicultural Commission, 2006

• Community Profiles: 2006 Census
  Victorian Multicultural Commission, 2006

• Cultural Diversity, Ageing and HACC: Trends in Victoria in the Next 15 Years (PDF 986kb)
  Victorian Government Department of Human Services, 2006

Western Australia

• The People of Western Australia
  Office of Multicultural Interests, 2008
  
  

Service Usage

• Use of HACC services by people born in non-English speaking countries
  State Government Victoria, Department of Health, 2010

• People from Ethnic Backgrounds in Commonwealth Funded Residential Care - Victoria (PDF 5.5mb)
  Australian-Polish Community Services, 2008

• Residential Aged Care in Australia 2008-09: A Statistical Overview
  Australian Institute of Health & Welfare, 2009

• Cultural Diversity, Ageing and HACC: Trends in Victoria in the Next 15 Years (PDF 986kb)
  Victorian Government Department of Human Services, 2006

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