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Aged and community care

Our aim is to improve health outcomes for people in our community with a focus on people 65 and over. To achieve this, we collaborate with consumers, service providers, hospitals, GPs and government.

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Learn more about our aged and community care initiatives.

Commonwealth Home Support Program

Healthy@home is a consortium of 18 leading organisations who are experienced in supporting people with diverse needs, characteristics and life experiences.

Collaboratives

Collaborative groups bring individuals and organisations together to identify local issues, problem solve and promote communication that supports coordination of care for people in the community.

Team Care Coordination program

The Team Care Coordination program is a free service for people over the age of 18 with complex and chronic health conditions. It supports people to remain living at home by improving their self-management and quality of life.

Regional assessment service

Brisbane North PHN leads a consortium of seven community care organisations to provide in-home assessments and facilitate access to aged care services and community-based supports.

Support for residential aged care

We offer training, resources and collaborative groups to support residential aged care facility staff to deliver high quality care for their residents.

Living well with dementia

We work with a range of stakeholders and consumers to improve the quality of care for people living with dementia and their carers.

Chronic wound care

We work with key stakeholders to improve the care of people living with chronic wounds.

Palliative care

We work with a range of stakeholders and consumers to improve community palliative care in the Brisbane North region.

Active at Home

Support worker-led, strength and balance exercise program for people receiving in-home aged care services.

Aged Care System Resource for GPs

A national resource for health professionals to support patients to access aged care services.

Service Navigator

Service Navigator is a helpline available to health professionals for advice and information about health and community services available throughout north Brisbane and the Moreton Bay Regional Council areas.

Contact the Service Navigator on 1800 250 502 or for more information visit the find a service page.

Five-year health care plan for older people who live in Brisbane North | 2017–2022

A joint plan with Metro North Hospital and Health Service to guide the delivery of healthcare services to older people until 2022.

This plan represents a joint commitment with Metro North Hospital and Health Service to better coordinate, integrate and provide care services to older people.

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Access aged and community care program resources.

Older Persons Health Profile

Profiling the health and wellbeing of older people in our region.

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Driving change to support healthy ageing

An overview of Brisbane North PHN aged and community care initiatives.

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Steady, Invested, Strong: A consortium and commissioning toolkit

A toolkit that describes our integrated and collaborative approach to commissioning.

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Supporting healthy ageing - the role of PHNs

This white paper identifies the current and potential roles of PHNs in supporting healthy ageing. It creates the blueprint for the PHN Cooperative to lead and engage with the healthy ageing agenda.

Aged Care forums

Brisbane North PHN and the healthy@home consortium organise quarterly aged care forums for healthcare professionals working in community care, residential care and acute care. These forums provide up-to-date sector information, professional development and networking opportunities.

To receive notifications of upcoming forums or for more details, email us.