Aged & Community Care Providers Association (ACCPA)
https://www.accpa.asn.au/
ACCPA is the national association for providers of residential aged care, home and community care, retirement living, and related services. ACCPA exists to unite aged care providers under a shared vision to enhance the wellbeing of older Australians through a high performing, trusted and sustainable aged care sector.
Guidelines for Involving Older People in Research
The Network in Ageing Well and the Australasian Centre on Ageing (ACA) at the University of Queensland have produced a guide for involving older people in research. The Guidelines for Involving Older People in Research is a product of an ongoing program of work within the Network in Ageing Well and builds on a series of workshops held in 2006-2007. The guide is designed to assist researchers, older people, community and peak organisations to work together to achieve positive outcomes from research on ageing. It provides practical tips on how working together can help make a difference to the lives of older people.
The Guidelines for Involving Older People in Research was written by Dr Jeni Warburton (ACA) and Dr Matthew Carroll (Ageing Well Network) in collaboration with the National Seniors Association and a range of key stakeholder groups in Australia including Dementia Australia, Council on the Ageing, Carers Australia and The Benevolent Society. It includes brief details of how each of these organisations is embracing the involvement of older people in research. The Network in Ageing Well and collaborating organisations disseminate the guide as broadly as possible to ensure that its core recommendations are implemented in research involving older people. A journal article outlining the development of the guide is in the process of being submitted for publication.
The Guidelines for Involving Older People in Research outlines the following key considerations in researchers and older people working together:
- Speaking the same language
- The research process
- Clarifying roles
- Communicating with each other
- Different expectations
- Who represents older people?
- The importance of mutual respect
- Disseminating findings
A PDF version of the Guidelines for Involving Older People in Research is available here.