Resources

This toolkit from the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission encourages aged care providers to work directly with residents through food focus groups so people can shape menus and dining experiences that reflect their tastes and needs. It supports providers to listen, collaborate and use resident feedback to improve food, nutrition and dining in their services.

The European toolkit helps policymakers and long-term care providers understand what a human-rights-based approach (HRBA) to care entails and how to apply human rights standards in everyday practice for older persons in long-term care.

This toolkit from OPAN is for older people and their supporters into individual rights related to decision-making and service options.

OPAN’s self-advocacy toolkit, helps older people understand their rights and speak up about their aged care needs and concerns. It includes clear information on aged care options, handling problems, protecting yourself, decision-making and costs to support stronger, rights-focused engagement with service providers.

This toolkit by the South Australian Government and COTA brings together key rights, laws and support services to help LGBTI+ people in South Australia understand, assert and safeguard their rights across the life course. It is designed to support diverse LGBTI+ communities with clear, accessible information that promotes dignity, inclusion and lifelong wellbeing.

This toolkit by the Aboriginal Health & Medical Research Council of NSW provides information to help Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families and their healthcare workers provide family-centred palliative and end-of-life care for a loved one.

This toolkit from the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing provides information and resources to support aged care providers, peak bodies, advocacy organisations and community groups to inform older people, their families and carers about the choice and control available under the new Aged Care Act.

This toolkit from the University of Queensland provides guidance into client engagement in care services. 

This general toolkit from NSW Government helps health services use co-design practices in planning and delivering services for Culturally Diverse groups such as First Nations people.

Dementia Australia’s free, interactive video toolkit designed for community groups interested in learning about brain health and dementia.