Australian Fact Sheets on Ageing and Aged Care

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)

www.abs.gov.au
Follow the Themes link for the Disability, Ageing and Carers thematic page.

Aged and Community Services Australia (formerly Aged Care Australia)

www.agedcare.org.au

Fact sheets available on topics of Health, Medicare, Hospitals, Residential care, Housing.

Alzheimer's helpsheets

Alzheimer's Association NSW www.alznsw.asn.au has 35 practical HelpNotes on dementia and its management, and help notes in Italian, Chinese, Greek, Spanish and Polish.

Alzheimer's Association Victoria http://www.alzvic.asn.au/helpsheets.htm has mounted National helpsheets (or go to the sitemap for the full list).

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Older Australia at a Glance 3rd ed 2002 at http://www.aihw.gov.au/publications/welfare/oag03/index.html

A collection of 38 topics can be downloaded using Adobe Acrobat Reader. Also available from AusInfo for $20.00. Prepared jointly with the Cw Dept of Health and Ageing's Office for Older Australians, the third edition of Older Australia at a Glance provides insights into the diversity of the older population of Australia at the beginning of the 21st century. It updates and provides new material to this overview of the health, well-being and social circumstances of older Australians, and their health and aged care/welfare services. Information and statistics is included on demography, families and caring, housing, income, retirement, voluntary activities, older people's organisations, and expenditure trends. Sources of the data used are given, and further reading suggested.
Another link, www.aihw.gov.au/publications/index.html, takes you to other AIHW publications.

 

Carers Association Australia

http://www.carers.asn.au/information.html

Resources and some fact sheets on a variety of topics useful to carers, and details of those available through state Carers Associations.

 

Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care

http://www.health.gov.au/acc/

Takes you to the Aged and Community Care page. It provides links to Office for Older Australians; Age Pension News; Aged Care Assessment Team (ACAT) lists; Committees; publications - eg current information sheets such as the Staying at Home sheets and Quality care for older Australians information kit which contains consumer information sheets on aged care; Information relating to residential care fees and charges; Newsletters.

 

Aged and Community Care publications (some of which can be downloaded or printed using Adobe Acrobat Reader.)

 

The Aged Care Hotline can be contacted on 1800 500 853.

 

IYOP - International Year of Older Persons 1999

www.iyop.nsw.gov.au

Fact sheets for school students can be found via the "Teachers Resources" and Fact sheets" links. This web site was developed by the NSW Ageing and Disability Department, with assistance from Families, Youth and Community Care Queensland, as a major initiative for the International Year of Older Persons.

Multicultural Health Communication Service, NSW

http://mhcs.health.nsw.gov.au/health-public-affairs/mhcs/publications/Older_People.html

Takes you to the ageing topics from a database of publications which can be viewed, downloaded and printed in languages other than English.

 

National Information Centre on Retirement Investment (NICRI)

www.nicri.org.au

A free, independent service providing information to assist people with modest savings to make investments for retirement. Their retirement income leaflets became available for downloading in .pdf format in March 2000. They fall into three broad categories: general (eg deeming accounts, complaints resolution, rollovers, superannuation); financial planning series; and investment products. Available from NICRI, PO Box 893, Woden ACT 2606, freecall 1800 020 110.

 

Older people in NSW

http://www.add.nsw.gov.au/publications.htm

Two sets of Ageing Fact Sheets which can only be downloaded or printed as .PDF files using Adobe Acrobat Reader.

 

Older people in South Australia

http://www.cas.flinders.edu.au/sanra/

Fact Sheets on Older South Australians (.PDF files) cover a wide range of selected topics including income, personal health, demography and many other selected lifestyle issues. They were prepared jointly by the Department of Human Services and the South Australian Network for Research on Ageing as an initiative of the 1999 International Year of Older Persons.

 

Older people in Tasmania

http://www.dhhs.tas.gov.au/seniors/

A series of .PDF files compiled in 2001 titled: Education and learningl Leisure and lifestyle; Safety and security, Transport; Volunteering.

 

Olderwise website

http://olderwise.wesley.com.au
Health and lifestyle information from the Wesley Hospital's Heathwise Centre in Queensland. Although aimed at older Queenslanders, many of the fact sheets have Australian as well as Queensland contacts. The site subscribes to the HONcode principles of the Health On the Net Foundation in Switerland.

 

Queensland Office of Ageing

http://www.families.qld.gov.au/ageing/publications.html

Publications and profiles of older people in Queensland.

 

Seniors Information Service, NSW

http://www.add.nsw.gov.au/sis.htm
A list of the most commonly asked questions, with answers, of the telephone-based service run from COTA (NSW) which offers information and referrals on any issues relating to older people. The service can be contacted free in NSW on 13 12 44. Highly recommended for practical, direct information.

 

Seniors Information Service South Australia

www.seniors.asn.au/health.htm
Health and well-being fact sheets on the following topics: Alzheimer's disease; arthritis; care for your eyes; consumer rights, diabetes; foot care; grief and loss; hearing loss; high blood pressure; home support services and Community Aged Care Packages; housing options; incontinence; legal issues; memory loss and confusion; residential aged care facilities - high level care (nursing homes) and low level care (hostels); nutrition; osteoporosis; respite; retirement lifestyle; safe use of medications; safety in the home; stroke, teeth and mouth care; technology.

 

Superannuation - ASFA The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia Limited

Fact sheets for women and men on superannuation and retirement income - http://www.superannuation.asn.au/super/rpm.cfm?page=wisfact
Super fact sheets - http://www.superannuation.asn.au/super/rpm.cfm?page=factsheets - pdf files about the background on super and adequacy of retirement income

 

Victorian Department of Human Services Aged Care Program

Maintaining good health and well-being fact sheets and publications eg The Guide to services for older Victorians at http://www.health.vic.gov.au/agedcare/
"Seniors - facts at a glance" and publications at Office of Senior Victorians site http://www.seniors.vic.gov.au/facts.htm

And in New Zealand

Age Concern New Zealand

http://www.ageconcern.org.nz/Info-centre/Factsheets.htm

Five series of 18 fact sheets under topics of The world at your fingertips; Positive ageing; Looking after yourself; Protecting your future, and Older people and housing.