Resources
Explore resources from a range of sources across the aged care sector - including government, research, academic and practice-based materials - curated by ARIIA to support evidence-informed practice and innovation.
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Mental health in RACF toolkit: Improving emotional wellness
This toolkit by Relationships Australia (SA) has been designed to support capacity building and confidence of care workers when responding to residents of aged care facilities with common mental health concerns.
Nursing Retention Toolkit
This Canadian toolkit has been developed by nurses for nurses in supporting retention in their roles.
Implementation Framework for Enabling Technology-Supported Aged Care at Home
Partners National Ageing Research Institute (NARI) and Silverchain have produced resources to support aged care providers when developing technologies for use within home care services.
KeepAble Tools
KeepAble have produced a toolkit with tools and resources to enhance the knowledge and skills of assessors, coordination, and support staff when working with home care clients.
Residential aged care - Supporting residential aged care residents and their healthcare teams
Australian Digital Health Agency has developed a set of resources to build service provider confidence, and to support implementation of My Health Record into residential aged care systems.
Advance Care Planning Improvement (ACPI) toolkit
Information on the Advance Care Planning Improvement (ACPI) Toolkit.
Palliative care toolkit for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health professionals
The toolkit from the Indigenous Program of Experience in the Palliative Approach (IPEPA) and the Palliative Care Curriculum for Undergraduates (PCC4U) project provides five modules on palliative care, focusing on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Food, nutrition and dining: a reflection on practice – A training resource for aged care providers and their workforce
A PowerPoint presentation by the Commission to be used by aged care providers as a resource to support staff to learn about food, nutrition and dining framed within the four priority areas of dining, choice, swallowing and oral health.
Food, nutrition and dining – Stand up discussion notes
The Commission has developed this resource for providers to introduce food, nutrition and dining topics to their staff. Each topic area is supported by a resource having two different sets of reflective discussion points, a set for the corporate group and one for staff providing direct care.
Food, nutrition and dining Hotline - Stakeholder communications kit
The Commission has developed this communication kit to help service providers to spread the word to staff and older people about their Food, Nutrition and Dining Hotline. The kit includes social media posts and tiles, video, fact sheets and a newsletter article to promote the Hotline and other food, nutrition and dining resources.