Registry of Senior Australians

27/03/2026

🚨 Elder abuse in hospitals may be more common than we think but often goes unreported.

📄New research from The Registry of Senior Australians Research Centre at SAHMRI and Flinders University shows that only a very small number of cases are recorded in hospital data, highlighting a serious gap

👆Read more: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.5694/mja2.70172

26/03/2026

The study, recently published in the Medical Journal of Australia (MJA) and led by Associate Professor Stephanie Harrison and ROSA’s Consumer Committee, analysed data from nearly one million older Australians who accessed aged care services between 2010 and 2019. It found that just 0.06 per cent o...

26/03/2026

New research from the Registry of Senior Australians (ROSA) Research Centre at SAHMRI and Flinders University has revealed only a small proportion of all the elder abuse cases estimated to be being p

20/03/2026

⭐Join ROSA team⭐

📢The Registry of Senior Australians Research Centre is seeking an Epidemiologist / Research Associate to join our team at the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute.

📝 This is a great opportunity to contribute to impactful research improving the lives of older Australians.

Apply here 👇
https://sahmri.org.au/careers-and-study/working-at-sahmri/vacancies/epidemiologist-research-associate-2

At the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI), we are committed to achieving innovative, ground-breaking health and medical research that fundamentally improves the quality of life for all people.

18/03/2026

⭐The Registry of Senior Australians Research Centre was delighted to participate in the 2026 SAHMRI Registry Centre Annual Symposium on 13 March, connecting with peers and sharing insights.

📸Sharing a few highlights from the day!

Dr Johannes Schwabe presented research on how different care strategies could help reduce fractures and emergency department visits for people living in aged care.

Dr Tesfahun Eshetie shared the results from the 2025 ROSA Outcome Monitoring System reports.

16/03/2026

Staying with the same GP could make a real difference for aged care residents.

New research from the The Registry of Senior Australians Research Centre highlights the benefits of continuity of care for people entering in a facility resulting in fewer hospitalisations and better health outcomes.

Find out more 👇

https://www.australianageingagenda.com.au/research/continuity-of-care-key-to-better-outcomes/

ROSA finds aged care residents receiving preventative allied health services have lower mortality, while those seeing the same GP experience fewer unplanned hospitalisations.

11/03/2026

💡New research from the The Registry of Senior Australians Research Centre at SAHMRI, explores aged and health care service use among older Australians who identify as LGBTI+.

📖The study highlights important insights into how LGBTI+ individuals access aged care services, helping inform more inclusive and equitable care for older Australians.

👆Read the article: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00918369.2026.2639006

This retrospective cohort study aimed to characterize individuals who self-identify as LGBTI+ entering the long-term aged care sector in Australia and their aged and health care services utilizatio...

26/02/2026

Last Wednesday we had a fantastic kick‑off meeting in Adelaide for the new Centre of Research Excellence in Optimising Health Care in the Home for Older Australians.

With more older Australians receiving aged care at home, this work has never been more important. Unplanned hospital use remains high, and the 2025 Support at Home program brings opportunities as well as challenges. However, the evidence base to guide best practice is still limited.

That’s exactly why this CRE exists.

Under the leadership of Professor Gill Harvey of Flinders University Flinders Caring Futures Institute, we will work together to:
🏠 Generate new knowledge on what “optimal care at home” looks like - across health outcomes, equity, and system performance.
🏠 Translate evidence into real‑world policy and practice to improve outcomes for older people, carers, and organisations supporting them.
🏠Build and mentor the next generation of researchers.
🏠Strengthen cross-sector collaboration so findings can be widely shared, understood, and implemented.

Very proud that NARI will play a key role, with Prof Tracy Comans, Sue Williams, and Associate Professor Frances Batchelor contributing to capacity building, policy evaluation, and initiatives to strengthen workforce skills and confidence. Looking forward to what we’ll achieve together.

National Ageing Research Institute, The Registry of Senior Australians Deakin University, National Health and Medical Research Council - NHMRC The Commission on Excellence and Innovation in Health (CEIH)

26/02/2026

New research from the Registry of Senior Australians at SAHMRI has determined a positive outcome from sticking with the same GP. 🩺

Recently published in Age and Ageing, the study found that people living in residential aged care who continue seeing their regular GP are less likely to end up in hospital or die early.

Read more 👉 https://sahmri.au/Same-GP

25/02/2026

🎓 Flinders University, in collaboration with the Caring Futures Institute and the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI), is offering fully funded PhD scholarships in Health Services Research and Epidemiology.

💰 A stipend and top-up scholarship valued at $40,000 p.a. tax free
🕒Scholarship duration: up to 3 years
🔷A Research Training Program Fee Offset Scholarship to cover tuition fees for Australian citizens, New Zealand citizens and permanent residents

🔍 Research focused on aged care outcomes using ROSA (Registry of Senior Australians) data. Candidates with a background in public health, epidemiology, health services research, biostatistics, and/or data analytics are encouraged to apply. Previous experience working with big data in R, SAS or STATA are preferred but professional development can be provided where necessary.

👩‍🔬 Supervision by: Professors Maria Inacio, Gillian Caughey, and Associate Professor Stephanie Harrison.

🧠Potential projects include investigations of:
✅Medication safety in older people, including after stroke and use of high-risk medicines
✅Integrated health and aged care
✅Rehabilitation for older people

📅 Applications Close: 4 May 2026

⭐Eligibility: meet PhD admission requirements including: have an Australian Honours degree Class 1 or 2A or equivalent qualification (at least AQF Level 8 ), including a research component of at least 6 months’ full-time study achieving Distinction (75%) OR including evidence of equivalent research experience, such as a substantial first-author refereed publication or track record as an investigator on a competitive grant; and
📆The start date is flexible.

📩 How to Apply:
Please send a copy of your CV together with a covering letter outlining your relevant qualifications, experience, research experience, reasons for applying for the scholarship to Associate Professor Stephanie Harrison via email (stephanie.harrison@sahmri.com).

👉 Learn more & apply: https://www.flinders.edu.au/scholarships/health_services_research_and_epidemiology-phd_scholarship_opportunities

Seeking outstanding candidates for fully funded PhD Scholarship opportunities working jointly at Flinders University Caring Futures Institute and the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI). Working with data from the unique Registry of Senior Australians (ROSA), the candidat...

05/02/2026

South Australian aged care providers can now access reports to measure and compare their performance to other providers across the nation. 🏘️

The Registry of Senior Australians Research Centre Outcome Monitoring System reports summarise aged care through 12-15 performance indicators, a valuable tool to better understand and improve care.

Read more ➡️ https://sahmri.au/ROSA-OMS-25

28/01/2026

📢 New Publication Alert!

🗞️Our research shows that less availability of informal carers (often a partner or child) means that older individuals will need more formal care from the aged-care sector.
This highlights the growing pressure on formal aged care systems and the need to strengthen support for informal carers to enable safe and successful ageing in place.

👆Read more: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ajag.70128