Authors
Simon Biggs and Ashley Carr
Published
2016

Aged and dementia care services are required to conform to multiple regulatory frameworks. How do these regulations enhance or constrain services?

In partnership with NHMRC, HammondCare, the Brightwater Care Group, Helping Hand Aged Care (SA) and Alzheimer’s Australia, researchers from the University of Melbourne and the Brotherhood of St. Laurence investigated how regulation affects practices in dementia care.

This first of four Research Insights introduces the role of regulation in dementia care in Australia.

Last updated on 28 February 2020

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