Resources

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare describes the requirements for the core set of standardised national minimum data items required for mandatory reporting by aged care providers.

These fit-for-purpose guidelines developed by the ACIITC, in collaboration with ADHA, ACSA, LASA, AHPA and ANMF, are designed to support aged care providers to register, connect and use My Health Record within their service delivery. Version 3 of the My Health Record Guidelines in RAC are now available.

This document from the Centre for Cultural Diversity in Ageing provides guidelines on the symbolic representation of food in some cultures, the relationship between nutrition and some cultures and religions, appropriate utensils, key considerations when catering for various cultures and a link to nutritious recipes from over 30 different countries.

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.