9 August 2024
Media Launch
A brand new evidence-based framework has been developed to assist information in-home aged care suppliers as they plan and ship technology-supported companies. Formally launched in Melbourne immediately, the Framework for Enabling Know-how Supported Aged Care at House was developed in partnership with the Nationwide Ageing Analysis Institute (NARI) and Silverchain, Australia’s main dwelling care supplier.
The framework offers a sensible step-by-step information for in-home aged care suppliers on how greatest to implement digital applied sciences when of their on a regular basis service supply. It was devised particularly for the Australian context following a collection of analysis tasks. This pioneering work was facilitated by the NARI-led Melbourne Ageing Analysis Collaboration (MARC) and made potential by funding from the Aged Care Analysis and Business Innovation Australia (ARIIA) grants program.
Talking on the launch by way of video, Assistant Minister for Well being and Aged Care the Hon Ged Kearney MP praised the collaborative work undertaken by NARI and Silverchain and stated it aligned “completely” with the Division of Well being and Aged Care’s Knowledge and Digital Technique and its accompanying motion plan that was launched in July.
NARI Director of Scientific Gerontology, Affiliate Professor Frances Batchelor, stated that whereas new health-related applied sciences have been growing quickly throughout numerous sectors, in-home aged care suppliers have been nonetheless within the early levels of adopting these.
“With older Australians dwelling independently at dwelling for longer, the necessity for technology-supported in-home fashions of care has elevated,” Affiliate Professor Batchelor stated.
“We’ve heard from in-home aged care suppliers that there are substantial limitations to introducing know-how within the dwelling surroundings, reminiscent of difficulties in encouraging uptake and embedding know-how into service supply processes. We joined with Silverchain to develop particular steering for implementing digital instruments in an efficient, environment friendly and person-centred method.
“This framework offers a information for best-practice implementation of health-related know-how, particularly for older folks and the aged care workforce in dwelling care settings throughout Australia. It offers info on how one can scale back limitations to implementing know-how and leverage enablers to make sure high quality of care. It additionally provides sensible suggestions and a guidelines of key issues when growing a know-how implementation plan.”
Silverchain Director of Analysis Discovery, Dr Tanya Davison, stated that in-home aged care suppliers recognised the potential for digital applied sciences to enhance outcomes for older folks and would welcome sensible methods to help in embedding applied sciences into their day-to-day work.
“The analysis we’ve accomplished has proven that older persons are more and more utilizing applied sciences of their lives and the in-home aged care workforce is able to attempt revolutionary new approaches. However merely making know-how obtainable isn’t sufficient for achievement. We want to ensure the precise applied sciences chosen and the methods we implement them are rigorously designed. This consists of consideration of the sorts of coaching and helps which might be required,” Dr Davison stated.
“As a part of the method of growing the framework, it was necessary to recognise the wants of the older folks utilizing the know-how in addition to the house care group.”
“The framework was knowledgeable by a number of research performed at Silverchain, together with a survey of present shoppers to grasp their use of know-how, and a collection of surveys, interviews and workshops with our dwelling care staff.”
Program Supervisor of the Melbourne Ageing Analysis Collaboration (MARC), Sue Williams, congratulated each organisations on their dedication to making sure the event of an evidence-based useful resource that’s each sensible and context-specific.
“The collaborative method adopted by NARI in partnering with Silverchain helped to grasp the important thing limitations to utilizing know-how as a part of service supply. They heard instantly from older Australians about what was necessary to them and in-home care staff about the most effective methods to roll out new initiatives. This revolutionary new framework is the primary of its form. It is going to assist suppliers successfully undertake and harness thrilling new applied sciences in supporting the availability of top of the range in-home aged look after older Australians,” Ms Williams stated.
Assistant Minister Ged Kearney stated: “The division’s technique and motion plan have been developed to reply to the growing use of information and digital know-how proper throughout the aged care sector, whereas encouraging the sector to collaborate.”
“The framework you’re launching and the collaboration that went into it’s precisely what we need to see. Your work on greatest apply implementation of health-related know-how in dwelling care settings completely aligns to our technique and is consultant of the sort of sector management that represents the absolute best future for aged care,” she stated.
The Framework for Enabling Know-how Supported Aged Care at House, and its accompanying service-facing implementation guidelines and help supplies, is accessible online here.
Printed copies can be found on request – contact us.
NARI Media Contact: Amy Parker | Media & Authorities Relations Supervisor
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Silverchain Media Contact: Regina Titelius | Media & Authorities Relations Supervisor
T 0428 312 941 | E [email protected]
