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Content last updated 29/08/2024

Frailty and Healthy Ageing

Gold Coast Healthy Ageing Programs

Free for eligible individuals over 65*, with a referral from a provider.

Through funding from the Department of Health and Aged Care, GCPHN has commissioned services and programs that support healthy ageing and early identification of frailty. The aim of our healthy ageing programs is to support individuals to increase their quality of life and live longer at home.

Research suggests that frailty increases individuals’ risk of falls and illness, which can lead to long periods of hospitalisation. Frailty is a multi-dimensional condition, where individuals experience a decline in physical and cognitive abilities. Frailty risk increases with age and can affect up to 25 percent of people aged over 70. Early detection of frailty is important to manage and reduce risks, which is why our healthy ageing programs focus on those over the age of 65.

These fully funded healthy ageing programs can be accessed by Gold Coast Residents over the age of 65 or over *55 years if they are Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. All participants require a referral from your General Practitioner or Allied Health Provider, who will assess your eligibility. Eligibility for each service is listed in the links below.

If ineligible for these programs, please use the resources listed below for alternative options to support healthy ageing and reduce the onset of frailty.

Our Healthy Ageing Programs

These programs are free for eligible individuals and currently have no waitlist.

BUnyAH Interprofessional Healthy Lifestyles Program

Frailty Care in the Community

Mungulli Yarn and Walk Program

Frailty and Healthy Ageing Resources

Healthy Ageing and Frailty Information Booklet for Clinicians (Online Version)

Healthy Ageing Brochure for Clinicians (Print Friendly)

Seniors Events by City of Gold Coast 

Active & Healthy by City of Gold Coast

Healthy Active Ageing: Resources for Seniors by Queensland Health

General Practice Quality Improvement
https://gcphn.org.au/patient-care/older-persons/healthy-ageing-resources/#general-practice-quality-improvement Copied to clipboard

A practical guide and example are provided to identify patients at risk of frailty in Primary Care and to support healthy ageing initiatives as a CQI activity and for PIP QI and CPD purposes.

General Practice Frailty Care Management using Primary Sense
https://gcphn.org.au/patient-care/older-persons/healthy-ageing-resources/#general-practice-frailty-care-management-using-primary-sense Copied to clipboard

Identify patients with frailty indicators, thanks to Primary Sense’s new report, “Frailty Care Management.” With its user-friendly interface, the report makes it easier for staff to review and confirm a patient’s frailty status, ensuring they receive appropriate care.

To use the report and make the most of Primary Sense, we recommend watching this short video

Articles about frailty and early intervention
https://gcphn.org.au/patient-care/older-persons/healthy-ageing-resources/#articles-about-frailty-and-early-intervention Copied to clipboard

A series of four articles on frailty, prepared by Dr Chris Bollen (MBBS MBA FRACGP FACHSM MAICD) Director of BMP Healthcare Consulting for the Gold Coast Primary Health Network as part of the frailty early intervention program.

  • Episode 1 – Doing What Matters – Keeping Older People Well at Home
  • Episode 2 – Improving the 75+ health assessments for the most “at risk” population
  • Episode 3 – Frailty and polypharmacy are linked
  • Episode 4 – Improving diet and nutrition in older people to change the trajectory of frailty