Research report: Preserving Dignity, Overcoming Conflict – Adelaide’s Eldercaring Coordination Project

Mar 31, 2026

Overview
This research report by Associate Professor Ben Livings, Professor Eileen O’Brien, Adjunct Professor Dale Bagshaw and Dr Pen Roe, all of Adelaide University, discusses the findings of a pilot study to evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of eldercaring coordination in South Australia.

Abstract
This pilot study set out to assess the feasibility of implementing eldercaring coordination to address the harm caused to older persons in South Australia by high levels of family conflict.

Keywords:
Eldercaring coordination; elder mediation; elder abuse; family conflict