Resident outcomes of homelike models of care in aged residential care

2024/2025 – ongoing

Relevance to our scope/purpose for being.

Compare the impact of the homelike and traditional models of care in Aged (ARC) on resident quality indicators and outcomes. Explain how nursing care is delivered in homelike and traditional ARC facilities. Develop a draft quality improvement tool for use in ARC facilities. Relevance to our purpose:

• Negotiating health issues.

Funders & supporters (internal and external)

Health Research Council Career Development Award (Kay Shannon)

Team members

Kay Shannon, Irene Zeng, David Jones, Katie Featherstone, Thérèse Jeffs

Outputs and outcomes (impact)

A report on the co-design phase of the study was presented at the Gerontological Society of America 2024 Annual Scientific Meeting (published abstract).