Resources

This interactive training resource was developed by Southern Services Reform Group to support staff delivering Commonwealth Home Support Programme services. The guide uses embedded videos to show common scenarios involving older people and service providers. It also gives staff opportunities to generate discussions and unpack best practice models to the situations portrayed. 

This guide from Independent Living Assessment (ILA) provides comprehensive details on low to high risk technology products that are available to support older people in everyday activities. Different types of assistive technologies are described along with considerations around their use and fitting instructions.

This guide from Independent Living Assessment (ILA) introduces low-risk assistive technology for reablement to Commonwealth Home Support Programme (CHSP) service providers.

This guide from Dementia Australia is free to download and will help providers plan the approach to building a team's dementia capability and deliver quality care.

This guide from the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission identifies some of the key risks that need to be considered in the delivery of home care and services delivered through a Home Care Package or Commonwealth Home Support programme, and some flexible services delivered in the home setting.

This presentation by Dr Melanie Tan provides an overview with some 'easy to understand' definitions of how clinical governance pertains to providing care in aged care settings.

This practical guide informs the care and clinical governance for community services and descibes how care and clinical care services are managed.

This Australian Digital Health Agency document provides guidance for conducting online conferences safely. It covers understanding the existing systems, what to look for in choosing a system, policies for confidentiality, technical assessment and practicing secure online conferencing consultations. 

This Position Statement, written by the Australian Medical Association, discusses overarching principles of innovation in aged care and the specific types of technologies used in aged care. 

This Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) guidance document provides guidance and practical steps in setting up practice for telephone and video consultations.