“Aged care is more than wiping bums and giving medication” – a qualitative study of the sensory support care needs of older Australians with hearing and/or vision impairment
Older Australians with hearing and/or vision impairment have distinct practical and psychosocial support needs that are not consistently addressed in current home care services. Findings suggest the need for integrated sensory care assessments and improved coordination between hearing/vision professionals and home care providers.
Authors
- Marianne Piano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0714-6339)
- Piers Dawes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3180-9884)
- Najwan El‐Saifi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4651-0810)
- Yuanyuan Gu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3816-9106)
- Nancy A. Pachana (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8927-4205)
- Melinda Toomey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9552-4768)
- Carly Meyer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2268-3055)
- Sheela Kumaran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6913-4865)
- Emma Scanlan
- Sabrina Lenzen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9924-5478)
- Lucy Wilson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0092-1750)
- Lisa Keay (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2215-0678)
- Leander K. Mitchell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3595-2100)
- Bruno Chaves Franco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-6513-451X)
- Iracema Leroi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1822-3643)
- Chyrisse Heine (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2213-1795)
- Helen Gurteen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-2924-2802)
Institutions
- Federation University (AU)
- The University of Queensland (AU)
- Trinity College Dublin (IE)
- University of Manchester (GB)
- UNSW Sydney (AU)
- Australian Hearing (AU)
- Global Brain Health Institute (US)
- Clarke (United States) (US)
- Monash University (AU)
- Macquarie University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Disability and Rehabilitation
- Published
- 2025-06-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2025.2523971
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Hearing Impairment and Communication
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.89
Funders
- National Health and Medical Research Council