Our Vision
Our research is informing policy and positively impacting practice with innovations that improve the quality of aged and end-of-life care at home, in residential care and in hospital.
Our Centre will bring positive change to the quality of living and dying for older people receiving aged or end-of-life care. To achieve this our research must inform policy and positively impact aged care practices and services. Success in this transformation relies on a collaborative approach to developing and testing innovations with those people who are providing or receiving care.
About
Led by Professor Davina Porock and Associate Professor Rosemary Saunders, the Centre's unique strength is to facilitate and translate inter-disciplinary and co-designed research and innovation for 'living, dying and caring well' for older adults in need of care or support.
The Centre brings together researchers from Australia and internationally who share a passion for improving the experience of older people receiving care and the systems that support aged and end-of-life care access and provision.
We bring our skills in clinical research, including technological innovation, analysis of linked data, product development, and improvement science to work with older people, those that care for them, and the industries that support them to translate knowledge into practice and policy.
Our researchers have local, national and international partnerships and collaborations. We offer mentorship and opportunities for higher degree students, and we are committed to working with older people, caregivers and providers to co-design innovations and systems, to improve care, services and systems.
Collaboration opportunities
We have several collaboration opportunities for you or your organisation to work with the Centre as a co-researcher, research site or research participant.
If you have a great idea for solving a problem facing an older person or a caregiver then let us know. We have the capacity and know-how to help you realise your great idea and work through how it could be developed and put into practice. Contact the Director, Associate Professor Rosemary Saunders - rosemary.saunders@ecu.edu.au
Our partners
- Hollywood Private Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia
- Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia
- Fiona Stanley Hospital, Murdoch, Western Australia
- Alzheimer's WA
- Washington State University Centre for Advanced Studies in Adaptive Systems
Partner with us
We are open to opportunities to work with aged care services, charities or consumer groups. We have round table events each year to discuss research and translation to practice and policy.
We also provide consultation on research and evaluation related to aged care services
From time-to-time we will be seeking partners to respond to funding opportunities related to aged care research priorities.
To discuss your needs, ideas or for more information about upcoming opportunities please reach out to our Director: Associate Professor Rosemary Saunders - rosemary.saunders@ecu.edu.au
