Health and Ageing Research

The Health and Ageing Research Unit promotes research-based practice, education and policy development in aged and extended care. These promote older age as a time to maintain independence, self-determination, health, well-being and to deal effectively with health transitions.

Research includes:

• Developing and testing models of aged care in all sectors
• Preventing and reducing iatrogenic health breakdown
• Investigating the efficacy of therapeutic interventions, respite and follow-up care for older people with stroke, Parkinson's Disease, dementia and mental illness
• Testing nursing practice models and care planning in rehabilitation services
• Identifying the specific health needs and experiences of older lesbian women and those of very old women "survivors"
• Investigating hospital length of stay for older patients
• Evaluating health interventions aimed at improving management of challenging behaviours resulting from a dementing illness