Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE140101503
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$388,003.00
Summary
Developing service user engagement practice in Australian aged care. There is a pressing need to develop service user engagement practice in Australian aged care at the individual, service and policy levels. This is highlighted by emerging care models centred on the service user and a significant projected increase in people using aged care services. The development of evidence and resources specific and relevant to aged care is crucial to support practice development but these are currently lac ....Developing service user engagement practice in Australian aged care. There is a pressing need to develop service user engagement practice in Australian aged care at the individual, service and policy levels. This is highlighted by emerging care models centred on the service user and a significant projected increase in people using aged care services. The development of evidence and resources specific and relevant to aged care is crucial to support practice development but these are currently lacking. The aim of this project is to develop and implement an engagement framework to investigate service user engagement in Australian aged care. Findings will be used to develop resources for practice improvement.Read moreRead less