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Well for Life
Improving nutrition and physical activity for older people at home
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Introduction
The 'Well for life – improving nutrition and physical activity for older people at home' resource recognises the benefits of good nutrition and physical activity for the health and wellbeing of older Australians. This Resource Kit is an initiative of the Department of Health, Public Health and Aged Care Branches and has been adapted from the manual, 'Well for life – improving nutrition and physical activity for residents of aged care facilities' (Department of Human Services, 2003). More recently an emotional wellbeing component has been added to this resource kit.
This Resource Kit has been developed for staff of primary health and community service organisations who provide care and services for older people living at home. The Resource Kit addresses nutritional and physical activity issues for older people at home and their carers, using primary health and community services.
This Well for life Resource Kit includes:
Guide to action: a facilitator’s guide to support staff lead a group process to identify continuous improvement opportunities in nutrition and physical activity for older people. This guide includes case studies, a good practice checklist for physical activity and nutrition to evaluate the effectiveness of current practice, and an action plan template to record agreed actions.
Nineteen help sheets: providing information and tips to increase staff awareness and knowledge of older people’s physical activity and nutritional needs to inform discussion, strategies and action on physical activity and nutrition.
Education supplements: Training modules and case studies on physical activity and nutrition to support quality improvement in organisational practice.
Resources: Information on resources and programs that may assist staff improve physical activity and nutrition for older people living at home.
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 Section 1: Guide to action (213kb, pdf)
Section 2: Help sheets (258kb, pdf)
- Help sheet 1 - Nutritional risk screening and monitoring for older people at home (67 kb, pdf)
- Help sheet 2 - The role of nutrition and the provision of food in group settings (58kb, pdf)
- Help sheet 3 - Designing a quality dining area (44kb, pdf)
- Help sheet 4 - Increasing variety at mealtimes (45kb, pdf)
- Help sheet 5 - Catering for cultural groups (40kb, pdf)
- Help sheet 6 - Food safety issues for group settings (42kb, pdf)
- Help sheet 7 - Nutrition related activities in group settings (42kb, pdf)
- Help sheet 8 - What constitutes physical activity? (46kb, pdf)
- Help sheet 9 - Key messages and benefits of physical activity (40kb, pdf)
- Help sheet 10 - Motivators for physical activity (44kb, pdf)
- Help sheet 11 - Barriers to physical activity (48kb, pdf)
- Help sheet 12 - Screening and assessing an individual’s physical activity needs (75kb, pdf)
- Help sheet 13 - Determining optimum levels of physical activity (34kb, pdf)
- Help sheet 14 - Accessing health professionals to address physical activity and nutrition needs (45kb, pdf)
- Help sheet 15 - Structured physical activity programs (48kb, pdf)
- Help sheet 16 - Incidental and leisure activity (34kb, pdf)
- Help sheet 17 - Increasing opportunities for walking (42kb, pdf)
- Help sheet 18 - Setting up a physical activity program for a group (45kb, pdf)
- Help sheet 19 - Physical activity for older people with medical conditions (42kb, pdf)
Section 3: Physical activity education supplement (836kb, pdf)
Section 4: Nutrition education supplement (2,069kb, pdf)
Section 5: Well for life – Resources (85kb, pdf)
Further information
For more information contact aged.care@health.vic.gov.au
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