Advance Care planning
Advocacy
- Health literacy infographics - Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Healthcare
- National elder abuse prevention and advocacy framework - Older Persons Advocacy Network
- Supported Decision-Making in Aged Care: A Policy Development Guideline for Aged Care Providers in Australia
- The National Aged Care Advocacy Program - Department of Health and Ageing
Antimicrobial stewardship
Complaints handling
- Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission: Fact Sheet – Resolving concerns about aged care
- Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission Open Disclosure Framework
- Commonwealth Ombudsman Better Practice Guide to Complaint Handling
- Open Disclosure Following Adverse Events in Hospitals
Consumer-centred care
- Dying to talk - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Discussions Starter
- Home Care Today Resources - Council of the Ageing
- Participating with consumers information sheets - Health Victoria
- Positive caring handbook - Living positive Victoria
- Well for life - Health Victoria
Dementia
- Clinical Practice Guidelines and Principles of Care for People with Dementia - Guideline Adaptation Committee 2016
- Environmental Design Resources - Dementia Training Australia 2017
- Health Victoria - Dementia Friendly Environments
- How to design dementia-friendly care environments
- National Framework for Action on Dementia 2015 – 2019
Diversity
- Aged Care Diversity Framework- Aged Care Sector Committee Sub-Group 2017
- Aged Care Diversity Framework - Department of Health and Ageing
- Centre for Cultural Diversity in Ageing, Inclusive Service Standards
- Sexuality Assessment Tool (SexAT) for residential aged care facilities
- The Rainbow Tick Guide to LGBTI-inclusive Practice - La Trobe University
Governance
- Clinical Governance resources - Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission
- Good Governance Principles and Guidance for Not for Profit Organisation – Australian Institute of Company Directors
- Not-for-profit Governance Principles - Australian Institute of Company Directors
- Resources - Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Healthcare
Managing Delirium
- Clinician Fact Sheet: Delirium - Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care
- Delirium Clinical Care Standard July 2016 - Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care
- Recognising Signs of Deterioration in a Person’s Mental State 2018
Managing hearing loss
- Communicate better with people with hearing loss - Deafness Forum
- Good Practice Guide, Reference Resources for Aged Care Hearing Assistance Programs- Deafness Forum Australia 2018
- Training resources - Deafness Forum
Managing hydration and nutrition
- Best Practice Food and Nutrition Manual for Aged Care Facilities, (2nd edition) – NSW Health
- Diabetes management in aged care – A practical handbook – Diabetes Australia
- Eating Well - A nutrition resource for older people and their carers – NSW Health
- Healthy eating – A guide for older people living with diabetes, National Diabetes Services Scheme and Diabetes Australia
- Healthy Eating, Healthy Ageing - Dieticians Association Australia
- International Dysphagia Diet Standardisation Initiative
- Malnutrition in older people online training - Tasmanian Government, Department of Health
- National Meal Guidelines: A Guide for Service Providers, Caterers and Health Professionals Providing Home Delivered and Centre Based Meal Programs for Older Australians - Australian Meals and Wheels Association 2016
Managing pain
- Resources - The Australian Pain Society
- The Australian Pain Society, Pain in Residential Aged Care, Management Strategies, 2nd Edition, 2018
Managing risks of choking
Managing vision
Medication safety
Minimising restrictive practices
- Decision-making tool: supporting a restraint-free environment in residential aged care- Department of Health and Ageing 2012
- The use of restraints and psychotropic medications in people with dementia - Alzheimer’s Australia 2014
Preventing and managing pressure injuries
- Australian guidelines for the prevention and control of infection in healthcare- National Health and Medical Research Council 2010
- Guidebook for Preventing Falls and Harm From Falls in Older People - Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care
- National Ageing Research Institute – Resources for Health Professionals – Falls and balance
- Pan Pacific Clinical Practice Guideline for the Prevention and Management of Pressure Injury - Australian Wound Management Association 2012
Recognising and responding to deterioration
Reportable assaults
Spiritual care
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