AJA Volume 42, Issue 2, June 2023
The July issue of the Australasian Journal of Ageing has as its key focus Equity and Inclusion with Editorials from both Mark Hughes – Promoting Equity and Inclusion and Ngaire Kerse – Equity in ageing: Perspectives.
The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety was damning of the system. Edward Strivens and Christine Stirling in their Invited Editorial consider whether the Royal Commission has finally found solution or just created new problems, while Rosalie Hudson considers the role of palliative care.
Four research articles focus on work with Aboriginal people: Aboriginal community-controlled art centres: Keeping Elders strong and connected. Articulating an ontologically situated, intergenerational model of care and Validation of the Good Spirit, Good Life quality-of-life tool for older Aboriginal Australians; Telephone cognitive screening with older Aboriginal Australians: A preliminary study; and, Assessing pain using facial recognition software among Aboriginal aged care residents with cognitive impairment: A retrospective cohort study. Alongside these, there is an exploration of the disparities in location and socioeconomics of an ageing Australian society; the impact of COVID-19 lockdowns on older people in Thailand; experiences of clients and families in residential aged care; non-compliance notices and sanctions in RACFs; confidence of nursing and care staff in residential aged care; the use of digital health modalities; diabetes self-management; and the role of public transport.
This month we also have a poem called The Parachute, The Parachute comes from Holland-Batt’s poetry volume The Jaguar, a brilliant and graphic account of her father’s Parkinson’s disease. It is told from the family’s perspective and is recommended reading for carers and clinicians in Aged Care which recently won the Stella Prize. You can read more about the book here.
The complete Table of Contents and all articles can be accessed here.
We hope you enjoy exploring this issue.
