Guidance resources

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• Palliative Care Australia

Publications

• Advance Care Planning Australia – Advance Care Planning Aged Care Implementation Guide
• Advance Care Planning Australia – Advance Care Planning Improvement (ACPI) Toolkit
• Advance Care Planning Australia – Prevalence of advance care planning documentation in Australian health and residential aged care services report 2019
• Australian Commission of Safety and Quality in Health Care – National consensus statement: essential elements for safe and high-quality end-of-life care
• Department of Health and Aged Care – National framework for advance care planning
• End of Life Directions for Aged Care
• Palliative Care Australia – National Palliative Care Standards (5th edition, 2018)
• Palliative Care Australia – Principles for Palliative and End-of-Life Care in Residential Aged Care (2017)

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• Older Persons Advocacy Network

Publications

• Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Healthcare – Health literacy for clinicians – Infographic
• Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Healthcare – Health literacy infographics
• Cognitive Decline Partnership Centre – Supported Decision-Making in Aged Care: A Policy Development Guideline for Aged Care Providers in Australia
• Department of Health and Aged Care– National Aged Care Advocacy Program
• Older Persons Advocacy Network – National elder abuse prevention and advocacy framework

Publications

• Department of Health & Department of Agriculture – Responding to the threat of antimicrobial resistance: Australia’s first National Antimicrobial Resistance Strategy 2015-2019

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• Dementia Australia
• Dementia Support Australia
  • Behaviour support plans - dedicated resources to support understanding behaviours and to develop behaviour support plans
  • to be referred to the Dementia Behaviour Management Advisory Service (DBMAS) and Severe Behaviour Response Teams (SBRT) visit their Referrals page
• Dementia Training Australia

Applications (apps)

• Dementia Training Australia – Responsive Behaviours App

Publications

• Dementia Australia – Dementia
• Dementia Support Australia – Assessment tools
• Dementia Support Australia – Behaviour management guide
• Dementia Support Australia – Behaviour support resources bundle
• Dementia Support Australia – Delirium screen
• Dementia Training Australia – Developing Behavioural Interventions toolkit

Organisations

• Australian Health Professionals Regulation Agency
• Medical Board of Australia

Publications

• Department of Health – National Aged Care Quality Indicator Program | Resource manual for residential aged care facilities (2016)
• Health Victoria – Residential aged care services – Standardised care processes
• Royal Australian College of General Practitioners – Aged care clinical guide (Silver book)

Publications

• Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission – Open Disclosure Framework
• Commonwealth Ombudsman – Better Practice Complaint Handling Guide
• Health Victoria – Open disclosure following adverse events in health services

Organisation

• Capacity Australia

Publications

• Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission – Consent for medication in aged care fact sheet
• Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission – Frequently asked questions about consent
• Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care – Informed consent
• Cognitive Decline Partnership Centre – Supported Decision-Making in Aged Care: A Policy Development Guideline for Aged Care Providers in Australia
• Dementia Centre for Research Collaboration – How to support everyday decision-making for people living with dementia in residential care: a guide for care workers
• Legal Aid ACT – ACT Capacity Toolkit: a guide for assessment capacity
• NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal – Guardianship fact sheets
• NSW Department of Communities and Justice – Guardian resources
• SA Office of the Public Advocate – Consent fact sheets
• Queensland Government – Queensland Capacity Assessment Guidelines 2020
• Victorian Office of the Public Advocate – Guardian resources

Publications

• Continence Foundation of Australia – Continence resources for aged care

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• Dementia Australia
• Dementia Support Australia
  • Behaviour support plans - dedicated resources to support understanding behaviours and to develop behaviour support plans
  • to be referred to the Dementia Behaviour Management Advisory Service (DBMAS) and Severe Behaviour Response Teams (SBRT) visit their Referrals page
• Dementia Training Australia

Applications (apps)

• Dementia Training Australia – Responsive Behaviours App

Publications

• Cognitive Decline Partnership Centre – Clinical Practice Guidelines and Principles of Care for People with Dementia – Guideline Adaptation Committee 2016
• Dementia Australia – How to design dementia-friendly care environments
• Dementia Support Australia – Behaviour management guide
• Dementia Support Australia – Behaviour support resources bundle
• Dementia Support Australia – ReBoc Guide – Reducing Behaviours of concern
• Dementia Training Australia – Developing Behavioural Interventions toolkit
• Dementia Training Australia – Environmental Design Resources (2017)
• Department of Health – National Framework for Action on Dementia 2015–2019
• Health Victoria – Dementia-friendly environments

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• Federation of Ethnic Communities' Councils of Australia
• National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation
• National LGBTIQ+ Health Alliance

Publications

• Australian Health Ministers’ Advisory Council – Cultural Respect Framework for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island Health 2016-2026
• Centre for Cultural Diversity in Ageing – Inclusive Service Standards
• Department of Health and Aged Care – Aged Care Diversity Framework
• Department of Health and Aged Care – Aged Care Diversity Framework action plans
• Department of Health and Aged Care - Caring for Forgotten Australians, Former Child Migrants and Stolen Generations Information Package
• La Trobe University – Sexuality Assessment Tool (SexAT) for residential aged care facilities
• La Trobe University – The Rainbow Tick Guide to LGBTI-inclusive Practice
• The University of Western Australia – Aboriginal Ageing Well Research – Good Spirit Good Life Assessment Tool

Publications

• Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission – Clinical governance resources
• Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission – Provider responsibilities relating to governance – Guidance for approved providers
• Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission – Strengthening provider governance resources
• Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission – Webinar: Accountability of Governing Bodies in Aged Care (video)
• Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Healthcare – Resource library
• Australian Institute of Company Directors – Good Governance Principles and Guidance for Not for Profit Organisation (2013)
• Australian Institute of Company Directors – Not-for-Profit Governance Principles

Publications

• Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care – Delirium Clinical Care Standard Clinician Fact Sheet
• Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care – Recognising Signs of Deterioration in a Person’s Mental State, 2018
• Dementia Australia – Delirium

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• Deafness Forum of Australia

Publications

• Deafness Forum of Australia – Communicate better with people with hearing loss
• Deafness Forum of Australia – Training resources for hearing assistance in aged care and hospitals

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• Dietitians Australia
• International Dysphagia Diet Standardisation Initiative
• Speech Pathology Australia

Publications

• Australian Meals and Wheels Association – National Meal Guidelines: A Guide for Service Providers, Caterers and Health Professionals Providing Home Delivered and Centre Based Meal Programs for Older Australians
• Diabetes Australia – Diabetes management in aged care – A practical handbook
• Dietitians Association Australia – Healthy Eating, Healthy Ageing
• National Diabetes Services Scheme and Diabetes Australia – Healthy eating – A guide for older people living with diabetes

Organisations

• Australian Health Protection Principal Committee (AHPPC)
• Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI)
• Communicable Diseases Network Australia (CDNA)

Publications

• Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission – COVID-19 oral antiviral treatments in residential aged care services
• Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission – COVID-19 information and resources
• AHPPC – Australian Health Protection Principal Committee (AHPPC) statement on the Infection Control Expert Group
• Communicable Diseases Network Australia (CDNA) – CDNA national guidelines for public health units
• CDNA – CDNA national guidelines for the prevention, control and public health management of COVID-19 outbreaks in residential care facilities in Australia
• Department of Health and Aged Care – 14 July 2022 – Chief Medical Officer’s statement on standard of care on COVID-19 oral antiviral treatments in residential aged care facilities
• Department of Health and Aged Care – Australian Health Sector Emergency Response Plan for Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)
• Department of Health and Aged Care – Coronavirus (COVID-19) – National aged care guidance – aged care visitation guidelines
• Department of Health and Aged Care – COVID-19 Escalation Tiers and Aged Care Provider Responses
• Department of Health and Aged Care – Transmission of respiratory diseases and managing the risk
• Department of Health and Aged Care – Winter Plan – A guide for residential aged care providers
• Hand Hygiene Australia – 5 moments for hand hygiene
• National Health and Medical Research Council – Australian Guidelines for the Prevention and Control of Infection in Healthcare (2019)

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Publication

• The Australian Pain Society – Pain in Residential Aged Care, Management Strategies, 2nd Edition
• The Australian Pain Society – The PMG Kit for Aged Care

Publications

• Food, nutrition & dining: resources for providers - swallowing

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• Macular Disease Foundation Australia
• Vision Australia

Publications

• Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care – National baseline report on Quality Use of Medicines and Medicines Safety - Phase 1: Residential aged care
• Australian Medicines Handbook – Aged Care Companion
• Department of Health and Aged Care – Electronic prescribing
• Department of Health and Aged Care - National Medicines Policy resources collection

Publications

• Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission – Restrictive practices provider resources

Publications

• Australian and New Zealand Falls Prevention Society – Resources
• Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care – Preventing Falls and Harm From Falls in Older People: Guidebook for Australian Residential Aged Care Facilities (2009)
• National Ageing Research Institute – Falls risk for older people in the community

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• Wounds Australia

Publications

• Wounds Australia – Publications

Publications

• Health Victoria – Standard 9 Recognising and Responding to Clinical Deterioration in Acute Healthcare Learning Module (2014)
• World Health Organization – Integrated care for older people: guidelines on community-level interventions to manage declines in intrinsic capacity

Publications

• Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission – Serious Incident Response Scheme

Publications

• Beyond Blue – What works to promote emotional well-being in older people: A guide for aged care staff working in community or residential settings (2014)
• Black Dog Institute – Social and emotional well-being resources for First Nations People 
• Meaningful Ageing Australia – National Guidelines for Spiritual Care in Aged Care (2016)
• Meaningful Ageing Australia – Quality Standards spiritual care videos

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• Volunteering Australia

Publications

• Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission – Code of Conduct
• Volunteering Australia – National Strategy for Volunteering 2023–2033
• Volunteering Australia – The National Standards for Volunteer Involvement