Resources

This tip sheet from the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission provides prompts for Aged Care workers to understand an older adults cultural preferences.

This visual guide by The Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission is for conversations between providers, workers and older people about aged care. It includes notes for providers and workers to help guide the conversation focusing on individuals rights.

This core services framework from the National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO) is the model for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Controlled Comprehensive Primary Health Care.

This online article from Hello Leaders describes how changes bought by the new Aged Care Act, specifically the statement of rights, will impact First Nations communities.

These free eLearning programs from the National Diabetes Service Scheme are designed to support those working with First Nations communities, offering practical tools, lived experience, and strategies to improve care and connection.

The webpage from the Department of Health, Disability and Aging website provides details into the work underway to increase the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander workforce. This includes information about the jobs and scholarships avaliable and current initiatives and programs.

This webpage from CareSearch is designed for professionals and describes culturally safe and responsive health care that aims to ensure Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people feel culturally safe when receiving health care.

This webpage from Lowitja provides users with access to research related to First Nations communties in Australia. It contains a variety of searches using PubMed database where you can click a button and run a search.

This guide by NSW Government is for Elders, family members and carers into how to look after your brain health to reduce the likelihood of dementia.

The Support at Home communication toolkit from the Department of Health and Aged Care is for providers, peak bodies, advocacy organisations and community groups to use when communicating the Aged Care Act changes with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.