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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Transforming for an inclusive future: Cultural safety for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders
This webinar from the Department of Health, Disability and Aging is part of the 'Governing for Reform in Aged Care' webinar series and discusses what reform in aged care will mean to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders who access aged care services.
Aged care support for older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
This webpage from the Department of Health, Disability and Aging provides information for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders, their families and carers into aged care supports and assessment.
Listen, look and learn: Exploring cultural obligations of Elders and older Aboriginal people
This Open Access article by Gibson et al. focuses on Elders’ and older Aboriginal people’s experiences of social and emotional well-being and their cultural obligations relating to social and emotional well-being.
Innovator Capability Program
The Innovator Capability Program from ARIIA provides training scholarship's to applicants that provide aged care services specifically for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander care recipients (ACCO) to undertake the program based on individual project ideas or a specific organisational challenge.
Flourishing in later life: promoting older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ mental health and suicide prevention
This report from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) explores flourishing in later life from the perspectives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (First Nations) peoples, with a focus on mental health and suicide prevention.
Support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, including those from Stolen Generations
This webpage from My Aged Care provides information for consumers into government supports for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and those from Stolen Generations.
Addressing aged care workforce issues in rural and remote Australia
This report from Australian Association of Gerontology (AAG) and the National Rural Health Alliance calls for better funding and service models to support older people in rural and remote communities, addressing workforce challenges and the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
Aged care - resources
This webpage from the National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO) contains various different aged care resources.
Recognising cultural and local knowledges in aged care – AAG discussion paper
This report by the Australian Association of Gerontology (AAG) outlines findings from a project where Indigenous and non-Indigenous stakeholders examined barriers and solutions for recruiting, retaining and developing culturally knowledgeable aged care workers.
National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workforce Strategic Framework and Implementation Plan 2021–2031
The strategic framework by the Department of Health is guided by 6 overarching strategic directions to support the ongoing development of the size, capability and capacity of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workforce.