Empowering the Carer through Assistive Technology

This project will develop and implement a strategy to increase the acceptance and use of Assistive Technology (AT) to decrease carer burden and support carers in helping older Australians to remain safely in their own homes for as long as possible. There are already a multitude of ATs that exist, the problem is that often many of the solutions are driven by technological advancement rather than actual carer/client needs. This project will address the issue by conducting a detailed assessment of the carer need that might be addressed by AT and then determine which particular AT will provide the best solution to meet this need. This project is funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing. 

Chief Investigator: Bruce Coller
Research Partners: Meredith Gresham,  Christopher Chilcott, Jo Luhr, Ellen Thompson, and HammondCare Central Coast Community Care staff.
Collaborative Groups: University of Sydney Faculty of Health Sciences
Status: Project commenced January 2010 and is to be completed April 2011.

Project Contact Details
Meredith Gresham
P (02) 8280 8444
E mgresham@hammond.com.au

Review of the literature on the effectiveness of Assistive Technology in the care of people with dementia

This project reviewed literature to identify Assistive Technologies that can be applied in everyday practice to improve mobility, communication, cognition, manipulation and orientation. This project was funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing and published in the PDRC Report (linked).

Chief Investigator: Clinical Associate Professor Richard Fleming and Shima Sum
Collaborative Groups: Dementia Collaborative Research Centre, University of New South Wales
Status: Completed February 2010
Links: To read further information about the study and products please click here.

Project Contact Details
HammondCare Research team
P (02) 8280 8444
E research@hammond.com.au

Last updated 24 March 2011