Registry of Senior Australians

23/07/2025

📢ROSA at SAHMRI released an update to the Australian Consortium for Aged Care (ACAC) Quality Indicator Repository today! 🎯

This important resource now includes 6,422 QIs✌️ identified from scoping reviews of quality indicator programs in eight care settings. 🏥

Details🔎: 🔗https://agedcareconsortium.com.au/quality-indicators

14/07/2025

📢 Read about our recent published paper on the Topic, "The prevalence of and variation in indicators of the quality and safety of long-term aged care in Australia, 2019: a cross-sectional population-based study"

🔗 Read it here: http://doi.org/10.5694/mja2.52709

Objectives To examine the prevalence of and variation in indicators of the quality and safety of care provided to older Australians who received subsidised long term care during 2019, by type of car...

14/07/2025

Find out more about our work at ROSA. Read about our latest research highlights and other updates in our newsletter:

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13/06/2025

This Sunday June 15th is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD): https://elderabuseawarenessday.org.au/

The 2020 National Elder Abuse Prevalence Study found 1 in 6 older Australians living in the community experienced elder abuse. We don’t know how often this results in hospitalisations. At ROSA, we’re exploring how often elder abuse is recorded in hospitals and we’ll share our findings later this year.

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) is commemorated each year on 15 June to highlight one of the worst manifestations of ageism and inequality in our society, elder abuse.

12/06/2025

📣 A new study led by University of South Australia and ROSA PhD student Sarah McMullen-Roach reveals aged care homes need greater LGBTI+ representation.

Sarah was recently interviewed to share her latest findings about the perspectives and experiences of LGBTI+ community when accessing aged care services: https://www.sbs.com.au/news/video/new-study-reveals-aged-care-homes-need-greater-lgbtiq-representation/xc44xczao

Read the full study here: https://academic.oup.com/gerontologist/advance-article/doi/10.1093/geront/gnaf048/7998649?login=false

Well done Sarah!

Aged care homes need to do more to show the LGBTIQ+ community they are welcoming and safe - that's the finding of the first large-scale global survey of rainbow elders' perceptions of aged care. It reveals many are deeply concerned of being forced to hide their identity in facilities geared towards....

06/06/2025

Several ROSA researchers attended the Australian Dementia Network Research Forum in Perth this week!

A wonderful event bringing together the latest research, innovations, and best practices in dementia.

Pictured below: A/Prof Stephanie Harrison, Dr Tesfahun Eshetie and Dr Johannes Schwabe. These researchers all delivered a presentation based on their recent ROSA research, as well as one poster and involvement on a panel discussion. Congratulations all for sharing your work at this important forum!

12/05/2025

PhD Scholarship opportunity with the ROSA Research Centre working jointly at Flinders University Caring Futures Institute and SAHMRI:
-3.5 years, $40,000 p.a.
-Several potential projects available
-For full details and to apply, see: https://www.flinders.edu.au/scholarships/registry-of-senior-australians-rosa-phd-scholarship-opportunities?trk=public_post_comment-text

15/04/2025

Are you interested in undertaking a PhD with the ROSA Research Centre?

Further details about this exciting opportunity and how to apply are available here: https://www.flinders.edu.au/scholarships/registry-of-senior-australians-rosa-phd-scholarship-opportunities

11/04/2025

📢 A recent ROSA study led by our Associate Director Professor Gillian Caughey in collaboration with the South Australian Oral Health Plan Older Person’s Working Group and supported by the Hospital Research Foundation is featured in the article below:

Barriers to oral healthcare are leading to older people being hospitalised for largely preventative problems and researchers are concerned it is the tip of the iceberg.

11/04/2025

We are seeking a highly motivated Research Administration Officer to join our team!

This role will provide high-level administrative and research support to the ROSA Director, Associate Director and our broader research team.

Full details and position description: https://shorturl.at/vpQm7
Applications close: 30th April 2025

Join the Registry of Senior Australians (ROSA) Research Centre at SAHMRI, support research improving health outcomes for older Australians.

08/03/2025

See this post about our director Maria Inacio’s most recent appointment as a member of the board of the Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority. Congratulations Maria! 👏

Prof Maria Inacio, Director of the Registry of Senior Australians at SAHMRI, has been appointed to the Board of the Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority. 👏

The announcement was made as part of IHACPA's International Women's Day celebrations. Prof Inacio says she is honoured to be joining such a prestigious national body.

Read more ➡️ https://sahmri.au/Inacio-Honour

07/03/2025

If you're interested in what our director Maria Inacio has to say about our work here at ROSA, check-out Flinders University's deep dive bellow!

Professor Maria Inacio leads the ROSA Research Centre, using data to improve aged care quality and policy.