Healthy ageing and aged care

Murray PHN funds a range of projects, programs and resources to assist health services, residential aged care facilities and older people in our communities to live well.

PHNs have a role in assisting residential aged care homes to:

• use digital platforms and equipment to access services virtually i.e. through telehealth
• have effective after hours action plans in place to reduce potentially unavoidable hospital admissions
• provide training and education to increase the knowledge and skills of the workforce in caring for residents
• improve the coordination of care, particularly between general practice and residents of aged care facilities i.e through the General Practice in Aged Care Incentive.

Support and resources for residential aged care

Services for community

You may also like to read our Murray Health Report on healthy ageing (May 2022).