This artwork was created by Chern'ee Sutton - proud Aboriginal artist and Kalkadoon woman from the emu foot province around the Mount Isa area in North West Queensland. Find out more about the artwork here.
Information and resources to help you find out more about aged care, your rights and speaking up when things aren’t right.
About aged care
If you need help around your home or looking after yourself and you’re aged 50 or over, you may be eligible to get aged care. You can get aged care in different ways. You can get it in your own home or in an aged care home.
Good aged care means you are safe and cared for the right way. It means respecting your connection to family, community and Country.
Your aged care needs to work for you and your family. You can yarn to your family or the people who look after you about what’s important to you and your culture – like ceremony, cooking or eating bush tucker, visiting special places on Country, painting or fishing.
Resources
First Nations – Conversation Guide – Yarning about aged care
First Nations - Visual Storyboard - Aged care and your rights
First Nations - Visual Storyboard - How the Commission can help you
First Nations – Visual Information Sheet - Your rights when accessing aged care
Videos:
- First Nations - Quality aged care for mob is about family, community and culture
- First Nations – It's your right to speak up. We're here to help.
- First Nations – Uncle Billy wants mob to know we can speak up for our rights in aged care
- First Nations – Culturally safe care is your right - and our responsibility
- First Nations – Sharing language is sharing culture
- First Nations – Person-centred care is good aged care
The Commission is committed to making sure quality, culturally appropriate and safe aged care is delivered to First Nations people. We’ve developed these resources with First Nations stakeholders and communities. Find out more about how at our First Nations Resource Hub.
