Resources
Browse resources created and collated by ARIIA as a trusted, evidence-based guide to supporting innovation across the aged care sector.
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A practical guide for embedding wellness and reablement into service delivery
A guide from the Department of Health for Commonwealth Home Support Programme service providers providing practical information and tools for embedding wellness and reablement approaches in their service delivery.
Transition Care Program Guidelines
The guidelines from the Department of Health explain the Australian Government’s policy context and operational requirements for the Transition Care Programme, including the clarification of responsibilities of the approved providers under the Aged Care Act 1997, and the Aged Care Principles which govern the operation of the programme.
Supporting independence and function in people living with dementia (Technical guide)
The technical guide from the Cognitive Decline Partnership Centre and HammondCare contains the most detailed outline of the reablement interventions. It is targeted at the health professional planning or implementing a reablement service, and any person wanting to read a fuller account of the research findings.
Short Term Restorative Care Programme Manual
A resource form the Australian Government Department of Health for providers of short-term restorative care to assist with their understanding of policy context and operational requirements for short-term restorative care programs.
Setting goals and evaluating meaningful outcomes for people living with dementia who are participating in reablement programs: Practitioner guide
This guide from the Australian Association of Gerontology and HammondCare is about setting goals and evaluating meaningful outcomes for people living with dementia who are participating in reablement programs.
Living well at home: Commonwealth Home Support Programme good practice guide
The good practice guide from the Department of Social Services supports wellness, reablement and restorative care approaches in home care services, provides information about what good practice looks like in home care, and discusses how workers can successfully adopt recommended approaches.
Guidebook for Preventing Falls and Harm from Falls in Older People: Australian Residential Aged Care Facilities
This resource from the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Healthcare is an abridged version of Preventing Falls and Harm from Falls in Older People: Best practice guidelines for Australian residential aged care facilities (2009).
Care Of People with dementia in their Environments (COPE) Program: How to implement the program in your organisation
A resource designed to support services to implement effective restorative care and reablement for people living at home with dementia.
Indigenous aged care design guide
The Indigenous Aged Care Design Guide from Dementia Training Australia and Health Habitat is a resource to assist in the design, construction, ongoing assessment and maintenance of aged care facilities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Guiding occupational therapy practice for people living with dementia in the community
This guide from Dementia Training Australia aims to further enhance occupational therapy clinical practice provided to people living with dementia and their care partners.