Resources

This module from the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health care has been updated in relation to the new Aged Care Act. Providers delivering integrated health and aged care services must ensure that relevant NSQHS Standards requirements are applied in the aged care service context. 

This guide from the Australian Comission on Safety and Quality in Health Care will help people living with cognitive impairment to get good health care.

Keynote address by Kate Swaffer, Chair, CEO & Co-founder Dementia Alliance International in a webinar by the Older Persons Advocacy Network. (16 min)

This document from the Cognitive Decline Partnership Centre provides evidence-based, practically-focused policy guidelines for aged care providers with tools to involve aged care residents with decisions.

A webinar from the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission about the changes to legislation surrounding restrictive practices in aged care. (1 h)

 A webinar from the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission about the behaviour support planning requirements under the restrictive practices legislation. (58 min)

The behaviour support plan resources from Dementia Support Australia offer to build understanding of behavioural support and what a good behaviour support plan may look like, and provide a guide to creating a good behavioural support plan, and how to play a part in bringing behavioural support plans to life.

In this webinar from the Older Persons Advocacy Network, the panel members explore what informed choice about medication management means, and what is involved in assessing a person’s capacity. They will also cover family conferences, the difference between supported and substitute decision-making, and where people can access support. Updated 2025.