Find information on peak bodies and publications based on topic.
Peak body
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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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
Peak body
- 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
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
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
Peak body
- 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
Peak body
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
Peak body
- 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
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
Publications
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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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
