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RESOURCES & SERVICES

Younger People in Residential Aged Care: Toolkit for Support Coordinators

A toolkit has been developed to support younger people in residential aged care (YPIRAC) to leave residential aged care and access alternative age-appropriate housing, care and services. This interactive toolkit has been developed in consultation with government bodies, participants and their families and provider networks.

Yarning about Dementia Video Series

HealthWISE has created a series of videos to support First Nations carers in looking after family members living with dementia. This series contains practical guidance and personal stories from others who share this lived experience. The videos cover understanding dementia, everyday tasks, showering, driving, agitation and trauma, resources for carers and the importance of self-care.

Transforming Aged Care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People Community Booklet

This booklet summarises the Interim First Nations Aged Care Commissioner Andrea Kelly’s Report to Government in an easily digestible format. The booklet contains information and experiences about the aged care system and the changes needed to meet the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. The booklet was guided by feedback from consultations with the Interim Commissioner.

Elder Care Support Program

The National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO) has partnered with the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing to deliver the Elder Care Support (ECS) Program. The program intends to increase the capacity of the workforce providing services to older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, through recruitment, training and support. This aims to help older First Nations people, their families and carers, to access and navigate aged care services across Australia, to build a higher quality and culturally responsive level of care.

DREAM Program to Support High Quality Dementia Care

The Dementia Respite Education and Mentoring (DREAM) program supports providers in delivering high-quality dementia care. This program is free, moderated by experts, and aims to upskill providers in the aged care workforce through educational modules, a network of peers in the workforce, and direct access to Dementia Support Coaches across Australia.

Launch of Supported Decision-Making Hub

A new hub has been launched to support people with disability to make informed decisions and maintain choice and control. This hub contains hundreds of resources focusing on 12 key areas, including employment, ageing, legal matters, navigating NDIS supports, and more.

Ageing Australia CHSP Resources

The CHSP Advisory Hub has updated its library of resources, which includes an overview of the CHSP and the current reforms, frontline support and guidance on inclusive practice, and more.

First Nations Hub

The Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission has updated some resources in its First Nations Hub, which contains resources to support First Nations providers, workers and older people. A new video has been created, Your rights in aged care, to support First Nations people aged 50 or over and their family or friends. An updated version of the First Nations Stakeholder Communications Kit is also available.

Policy and Practice Support and Advisory Service

Western Sydney Community Forum provides a support and advisory service to disability advocacy organisations, CHSP providers and other community organisations. This service provides assistance with enquiries relating to policy, governance and operations and on a range of areas such as:

Sector reform and impact on operations
Training and development
Legislation and policy
Compliance
Workforce
Community organisations, networks and contacts
Community development, case management and other practice approaches
Social impact
Evaluation and measurement
Co-design, collective impact, ABCD and other approaches
Governance and leadership
Grants and tenders
Demographic information and data
Social planning and policy
Project planning and design
Community meeting spaces
Leading consultation, engagement and inclusive practices.

To access this service, please contact us on 9687 9669 or at [email protected].

Aboriginal Translation Services Support

Gilgai Aboriginal Centre can provide a translation service for print and CHSP and aged care resources into Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages. This will assist in supporting older people to navigate the aged care system, particularly people with diverse needs and to support CHSP providers in engagement with First Nations older people. For more information, contact Gilgai on 02 9832 3825 or at [email protected].

First Nations CHSP Support Advisory Service

A First Nations CHSP support advisory service is offered to providers by Gilgai Aboriginal Centre. This is to support First Nations organisations and CHSP providers who work with First Nations older people. For more information, contact Gilgai on 02 9832 3825 or at [email protected].

Gilgai Volunteer Workforce Advisory Service

Gilgai Aboriginal Centre provides a CHSP Volunteer Workforce Advisory Service to organisations and CHSP providers that work with First Nations older people. For more information or to access the service, contact Gilgai on 02 9832 3825 or at [email protected].

Community Care News Digest Feedback Survey

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Western Sydney Community Forum Affordable Translation Services

Western Sydney Community Forum offers a trusted document translation service for small and large organisations and businesses. We use NAATI-accredited translators with expertise in translating a range of documents to assist with your service delivery, from simple brochures to complex and sensitive publications. Members can access this service at a subsidised cost.

For more information, contact [email protected].

My Aged Care consumer resources

The My Aged Care website features a range of resources for you to share with consumers about how to get started with My Aged Care.

These resources include case study videos for:

people who speak languages other than English
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
You can view or download all of these resources from the My Aged Care website.

Free guide: Adding value to governance in aged care

The Governance Institute of Australia has a free guide, ‘Adding value to governance in aged care’ to help providers manage their governance responsibilities.

The free guide addresses a broad range of issues including: