Resources

This department of Health, Disability and Ageing reflection sheet helps older people record what matters to them in care, whether their current care supports their needs, choices and preferences. Includes prompts for sharing concerns with aged care workers, providers, registered supporters, trusted people or independent advocates.

This tool from the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing, provides a practical self-reflection template to help aged care workers and providers consider how culture, values and assumptions shape care interactions. Includes a worked example and prompts for communication, assumptions, preferences, outcomes and organisational learning.

This free to download audit tool from ForgetMeNot provides an interactive assessment tool to help aged care providers identify gaps in HR, rostering, supervision, performance management and training practices aligned with Standard 2.9. It includes risk and priority scoring, evidence prompts and action planning fields to support local compliance review.

This checklist by the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing provides practical prompts to help aged care workers embed cultural safety into everyday care. It includes reflective questions across communication, community connection, individuality, trauma-informed care, participation and building safe, trusting relationships.

This Australian Digital Health Agency case study describes how digital health tools support information sharing and care coordination in Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services.

The framework from Positive Futures encourages services to move beyond risk avoidance and instead support people to take informed, positive risks in pursuit of meaningful lives. It reinforces shared decision-making and person-centred practice, balancing duty of care with autonomy, dignity and choice.

This tool from the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing is for aged care workers can use this tool to reflect on everyday practices and identify what may need to change or strengthen to align with the Statement of Rights.

This self-reflection tool from the Department of Education helps candidates to think about their personal style and preferences and whether they would be a good fit to work in the aged care and disability services sector.

This dashboard from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare presents key figures on the First Nations people in Australia that are eligible for aged care services, the number and types of services available that offer that care, and the characteristics of the people using it. The dashboard is updated regularly.

This culturally adapted model from the NSW Agency for Clinical Innovation supports mob to feel safe, respected and confident to make informed decisions grounded in their values and beliefs. The eight inner circles reflect the core elements of shared decision-making, opening pathways to health and wellbeing that are culturally meaningful and strengths-based.