Resources

This video from the National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO) details their Elder Care Support Program which is designed to provide support, connection, and coordination of access to aged care services. 

The Palliative Care Clinic Box from Care@home includes tailored resources to support care at home for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families.

This Open Access Article by Pearson et al. details the socio-demographic characteristics, aged and health care needs, and aged care services used by older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people assessed for aged care service eligibility.

This webinar from the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing 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.

This webpage from the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing provides information for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders, their families and carers into aged care supports and assessment.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.