August 2026 Monthly Literature Search – Home-based care for the elderly
This month’s literature search explores explores home-based care for older people in Australia, which is a key strategy for an ageing population. This year saw the launch of the Australian Government’s Support at Home program. Recent research identifies a range of healthcare challenges and opportunities for older people and those who support them.
Grey literature
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2023) Population Projections, Australia.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2026) Aged care.
Department of Health Disability and Ageing. (2026). About the Support at Home program. https://www.health.gov.au/our-work/support-at-home/about?language=en
Department of Health Disability and Ageing. (2025). New Aged Care Act resources.
Full-text articles
Bindley, K., Ivynian, S., Rawlings-Way, O., & Parker, D. (2026). At home until the end? A qualitative study of experiences of in-home aged care programs in the context of caring for older adults with a life-limiting illness. Palliative Care and Social Practice, 20.
Bransgrove, N. J., Porter, J. E., Peck, B., & Bishop, J. (2025). Barriers, benefits, and enablers of acute home-based care (Hospital In The Home) in Australia for older people: a systematic review. Home Health Care Management & Practice, 37(1), 72-82.
Chopra, S., Tornvall, I., Reid, N., Whiting, E., Hilmer, S. N., Job, J., Villani, A., Maiorana, A. J., Morgan, M., Fox, S., Young, A., Gibson, C., Reidlinger, D. M., Burton, E., Gordon, E. H., Baker, J., Shafiee Hanjani, L., Kouladjian O'Donnell, L., Sim, M., …Hubbard, R. E. (2026). Australian consensus statement on the prevention and management of frailty among community-dwelling older adults: a modified Delphi study. Medical Journal of Australia, 224(5).
Dickins, M., Joe, A., & Lowthian, J. A. (2023). Ten-year trends and predictors of unplanned hospitalisation in community-dwelling older people receiving home-based care. Health & Social Care in the Community, 1-13.
Edney, L. C., Haji Ali Afzali, H., Visvanathan, R., Toson, B., & Karnon, J. (2023). An exploration of healthcare use in older people waiting for and receiving Australian community-based aged care services. Geriatrics & Gerontology International, 23(12), 899-905.
Humphrey, G., Caughey, G. E., Air, T., Bradley, C., Tunny, N., Brown, A., Wesselingh, S., Inacio, M. C., & Pearson, O. (2026). Trends in the incidence of aged care program utilisation by older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, 2010-2019. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 50(1).
Irwin, P., Bamberry, L., Bi, R., Burmeister, O., Drake, G., Mahara, N., Nagaddya, T., Tusasiirwe, S., & Magee, D. (2026). A scoping review of the healthcare needs of older community-dwelling adults living in rural areas. Rural & Remote Health, 26(3), 9972.
Kumar, S., Siddiqui, N., Andrews, S., & Agaliotis, M. (2025). Key elements of home care workforce capability to provide integrated home care to older people: scoping review. BMJ Open, 15(11).
Laragy, C., & McVilly, K. (2026). Will 'Support at Home' Deliver What Older People Want?. Australasian Journal on Ageing, 45(1).
Laragy, C., & Vasiliadis, S. D. (2022). Self-managed aged home care in Australia – Insights from older people, family carers and service providers. Health & Social Care in the Community, 30(5).
McKittrick, R., Hutchinson, A. M., Manias, E., Hensher, M., & Orellana, L. (2026). Identifying care and support needs profiles for home-based aged care: a latent class analysis using routinely collected aged care assessment information. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 45(7), 1428-1440.
McKittrick, R., Manias, E., Hensher, M., Meroiti, J., & Hutchinson, A. M. (2025). Comprehensive day-to-day care and support needs of older Australians requiring government-funded home-based aged care: a scoping review. Australian Health Review, 49. https://doi.org/10.1071/AH24234
Naseri, C., Hill, A.-M., Xu, D., Francis-Coad, J., Vaz, S., Garswood, L., Meakes, R., Umbella, J., O'Brien, G., Starling, T., & Weselman, T. (2025). What influences older people to join a community hub to engage in healthy ageing programs? An exploratory study. Australasian Journal on Ageing, 44(3).
Parker, A., Lawless, M., Thomas, J., & Yaxley, A. (2026). Navigating home care packages: a content and usability analysis of consumer-facing information on aged care provider websites. Australasian Journal on Ageing, 45(2), 1-9.
Phillipson, L., Smith, L., & Duncan, C. (2022). Perspectives and practices associated with consumer-directed care in Australia: Synergies and tensions in supporting planning and delivery of home care for older people with dementia. Health & Social Care in the Community, 30(5).
Silverglow, A., Milsom, I., Kennedy, M., Wijk, H., & Wagg, A. (2026). Continence care quality from the perspective of older adults in long-term care or in receipt of home care: a scoping review. BMJ Open, 16(2).
Wyman, C., Hoekman, V., Lawless, M., Thomas, J., & Yaxley, A. (2026). Care by name, not by nature: experiences of older adults accessing a home care package including food and nutrition services-an exploratory qualitative study. Australasian Journal on Ageing, 45(2).
Xie, Y., Sinclair, C., Hamilton, M., Peisah, C., Temple, J., & Anstey, K. J. (2025). Barriers experienced by community-dwelling older adults navigating formal care: evidence from an Australian population-based national survey. Journal of Aging & Health, 37(7-8), 479-491.