Resources
Explore resources from a range of sources across the aged care sector - including government, research, academic and practice-based materials - curated by ARIIA to support evidence-informed practice and innovation.
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Advancing health system accountability: A scoping review of cultural security and Indigenous health
This Open Access article by Poirier describes the differences between cultural safety and security. It details ways to make services more culturally secure and elements to consider.
Advanced specialised training: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health – Fellowship handbook
This handbook from the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine outlines a specialised training pathway to strengthen doctors’ cultural capability and clinical expertise when working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the health workforce
This guideline by Queensland health is designed as a quick reference tool to support healthcare staff in delivering safe, clinically and culturally responsive care to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patient care guideline
This guideline by Queensland health is designed as a quick reference tool to support healthcare staff in delivering safe, clinically and culturally responsive care to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients.
A guide for health researchers working with Aboriginal people in central Australia
This Guide by the Central Australian Aboriginal Congress is for researchers who want to know how to work safely, respectfully, and appropriately with Aboriginal people in central Australia.
“We're on the ground, we know what needs to be done”: Exploring the role of Aboriginal Health Workers in primary health care
This Open Access article by Jeyakumar explores the role of Aboriginal Health Workers in delivering culturally safe, community-led primary health care, drawing directly on their lived experience. It highlights the need for stronger recognition, support and system-level change to sustain this workforce and embed First Nations-led models of care.
The home as a workplace: Why listening to Support at Home staff is critical right now
Support at Home reform depends on retaining an experienced, skilled workforce. New research explores how housing conditions shape the daily realities of home care work, and invites aged care staff to share their experience in a confidential online interview.
Restrictive practices: myth busting
This video from the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission highlights some of the myths surrounding restrictive practices and provides answers to commonly held beliefs by providers. Note: Legislative aspects maybe out of date - video prior to Aged Care Act 2024.
Fact sheet: Information for the legal community on restrictive practices in home care setting
This fact sheet from Aged Care Justice (ACJ) explains the law surrounding the use of restrictive practices in home care setting based on the new Aged Care Act 2024.
Questioning segregation of people living with dementia in Australia: An international human rights approach to care homes
This article by Steele et al. examines how features of residential aged care, including dementia units and locked environments, can amount to segregation and undermine the human rights of people living with dementia. Drawing on the CRPD, it calls for structural reform and meaningful alternatives that uphold liberty, inclusion, equality and genuine choice in aged care settings.