Resources

The Indigenous Allied Health Australia (IAHA) Cultural Responsiveness Framework supports Australians working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to build the skills, knowledge and capabilities needed for effective partnerships and action.

This framework from the University of Western Australia has been developed and validated for older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians, over the age of 45 and has 12 interconnected factors.

This tip sheet from the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission provides prompts for Aged Care workers to understand an older adults cultural preferences.

This visual guide by The Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission is for conversations between providers, workers and older people about aged care. It includes notes for providers and workers to help guide the conversation focusing on individuals rights.

Resources on dealing with advancing illness and managing grief and bereavement. 

This is an interactive, fillable form to be used by aged care staff to plan their services' food, nutrition and dining goals to improve resident's and older people's experiences of dining.

A screening measure from the Nestle Nutrition Institute created to evaluate the risk of malnutrition. This is recommended for periodic use to re-evaluate residents longitudinally to detect risks early.

This tool by the Workplace Strategies for Mental Health can help you assess your work-related stress which can contribute to burnout. (Clicking on the link will download a PDF.)

This tool by the Workplace Strategies for Mental Health can help you assess your work-related stress which can contribute to burnout. (Clicking on the link will download a PDF.)

To assist in identifying your learning needs, complete the interactive ELDAC personal learning assessment and learning plan.