Resources

This book edited by Sally S. Goold and Kerrynne Liddle shares personal stories from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nurses, recognising their experiences, achievements and contribution to nursing in Australia.

The CATSINaM Two-Way Mentoring Program supports Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nurses, midwives and students through culturally safe mentoring, professional development, connection and leadership growth.

This blog explores Rights-Based Care (RBC) in Australian aged care, emphasising practical tools, workforce capability resources, and leadership strategies to embed RBC and empower staff, ultimately enhancing person-centred care outcomes.

The report highlights that Aboriginal people ageing in Kempsey face major challenges including poor health, financial stress, limited services, and housing and transport barriers, with a need for culturally appropriate support.

The social connection tool from Uniting et al. is a conversation-based set of questions designed to help aged care staff understand residents’ social connection needs, preferences, relationships and activities.

This article by TKO software outlines readiness actions for aged care providers preparing for rights-based regulation, including gap analysis, documentation, consent, complaints, restrictive practices, clinical governance and quality reporting.

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 Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission toolkit provides key messages, newsletter copy, social media content, videos and resource links to help organisations communicate older people’s rights in aged care. The toolkit focuses on the Statement of Rights, raising concerns, provider responsibilities and the role of the Commission and Aged Care Complaints Commissioner.

This guide from the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing provides question prompts to help aged care providers understand and measure how workforce changes linked to the new Aged Care Act are being applied in everyday practice.

This checklist from the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing provides a practical checklist to help aged care workers respond to questions from older people, families and carers about the new Aged Care Act.