Abstract Despite ever-increasing popularity of retirement village living for older Australian adults, little is known about whether and how this might affect family visitation patterns, the provision

The gap

Consensus across the literature

Supporting evidence — 3 representative gaps

• Ongoing challenges responding to behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (2015) · doi

  INTRODUCTION: Although there is a considerable research about the prevalence, aetiology, and management of behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia, there is limited research about the experience of caring for people with such symptoms in long-term aged care facilities.

  Keywords: there symptoms introduction considerable prevalence aetiology management behavioural psychological dementia limited experience caring people long
• The Personal, Practical and Policy Implications of Older Australians' Residential Choice (2006) · doi

  Abstract Despite ever-increasing popularity of retirement village living for older Australian adults, little is known about whether and how this might affect family visitation patterns, the provision of informal family caregiving and usage of formal instrumental support.

  Keywords: family abstract despite ever increasing popularity retirement village living older australian adults little known whether
• 'I often think I wish he were here' Why do primary carers institutionalise family members with dementia? (1997) · doi

  Abstract While the topic of why family carers institutionalise persons with dementia has received much publicity in the overseas literature, little is known in Australia about this issue and about the processes involved in the permanent placement of a relative with dementia in a nursing home.

  Keywords: dementia abstract topic family carers institutionalise persons received publicity overseas literature little known australia issue