Resources

The toolkit provides 5 modules on palliative care. It focuses on the population of Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders.

The webpage provides information to understand the cultural and spiritual considerations of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and their families when providing palliative care. It also offers other resource formats to supplement the information. 

IPEPA training equips the healthcare workforce to deliver culturally-responsive and safe care to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and their loved ones, who are living with an illness that will shorten the person’s life and lead to death.

Cup of tea is a short animated video from Anglicare Northern Territory that tells the story of an elderly Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander carer Betty and her husband Brett, who requires daily aged care. Betty also cares for her grandchildren and finds she is not coping with all the daily caring responsibilities (available in English, Yolngu Matha and Anindilyakwa). 

This is a guide from the University of Melbourne to support best practice in primary health care settings for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples in relation to cognitive impairment and dementia.

The Indigenous Aged Care Design Guide from Dementia Training Australia and Health Habitat is a resource to assist in the design, construction, ongoing assessment and maintenance of aged care facilities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

This booklet from the New England Dementia Partnership has been written for the Aboriginal Community, to raise awareness of dementia and how to reduce the risk of dementia.

This resource was produced to raise awareness about the experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander carers who provide support to people with dementia. The video features the personal stories of carers and also includes commentary from people working in the dementia field.

This sheet from the National Institute for Dementia Research provides guidance to government, researchers, industry and philanthropy on Australia's dementia research strategy and activity in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities over the longer term.