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HSIE - Society & Culture - Year 12: Social Inclusion and Exclusion: Aged Care Facilities + Careworkers

A selection of resources to assist Year 12 students completing their Society & Culture Assessment Task

 


Disabled Australians in Aged Care Facilities,
Careworkers & Young People in Aged Care

Website articles

 

 

Young people with disabilities trapped in aged care

People with a disability stranded in bed for hours due to home care worker shortage

References

References

ABC News (Australia). (n.d.). People with a disability stranded in bed for hours due to home care worker shortage [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/IsSun_ggxuQ
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2019, October 24). Disability, ageing and carers, Australia: Summary of findings.https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/health/disability/disability-ageing-and-carers-australia-summary-findings/latest-release
Australian Government of Health and Welfare. (2020, October 2). People with disability in Australia: Younger people in residential aged care. https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/disability/people-with-disability-in-australia/contents/social-support/younger-people-in-residential-aged-care
Calloway, L., & Sloan, S. (2019, September 9). ‘It felt like a prison’ – too many young Australians are still stuck in nursing homes. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/it-felt-like-a-prison-too-many-young-australians-are-still-stuck-in-nursing-homes-122948
SBS The Feed. (n.d.). Young people with disabilities trapped in aged care [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/Z8G3OlfEvEo
Winkler, D., & Mulherin, P. (2022, May 4). Younger people in aged care is a problem: will the government keep its stated commitment? Probono Australia. https://probonoaustralia.com.au/news/2022/05/younger-people-in-aged-care-is-a-problem-will-the-government-keep-its-stated-commitment/