Resources

This information sheet by the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission explains how the Aged Care Act puts the rights of our Elders and older people first.

This guide by Queensland Human Rights Commission is for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and their advocates in Queensland. It details how human rights, cultural rights and dealing with discrimination applies in the public sector in Queensland.

This Open Access article by Manton et al. details the Bunya Project, an Indigenous-led participatory action research effort designed to support non-Indigenous university staff and curriculum development through partnerships with Indigenous community-controlled organizations.

This guide by the Aged Care Quality Commission details how to provide culturally safe governance of aged care services. 

This list from the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing details the current providers delivering the Elder Care Support program across Australia (2026).

This video by the Australian Human Rights Commission, has Cassara Hardie a proud Dunghutti woman, discussing Indigenous aged care rights and recommended reforms, with Age Discrimination Commissioner Robert Fitzgerald AM.

This Open Access article by Hughson et al. describes the development of a best-practice guide for cognitive and dementia care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

This project and training resources by SAHMRI are informed by a pilot study and evaluate an evidence-based model for culturally safe aged care. The views of First Nations participants informed the development of six cultural safety in aged care principles that provided the foundation for a training program for an aged care organisations.

This manual from the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing is for aged care service providers who receive funding under the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Flexible Aged Care Program. It outlines the requirements of the program including service planning, staffing, health and safety, quality and advocacy.

This learning resource video from Palliative Care Australia acts as a culturally safe and practical case study for professional health, Aboriginal and community workers on ‘how to’ support and complete Advance Care Plans for end-of-life care in Indigenous communities.