Resources

The Support at Home communication toolkit from the Department of Health and Aged Care is for providers, peak bodies, advocacy organisations and community groups to use when communicating the Aged Care Act changes with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

This booklet provides a pictorial summary of the Interim First Nations Aged Care Commissioner Andrea Kelly’s Report to Government in an easy-to-understand format.

This document from the Office of the Inspector General of Aged Care briefly outlines the findings from the 2025 Progress Report relating to First Nations Aged Care Commissioner.

This section of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) Silver Book details the main aspects of Older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people health including areas doctors and health providers should consider. 

This webpage from the Department of Health and Aged Care outlines the reform changes, introduced by the Aged care Act, relevant to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

This Open Access article by Jamieson et al. reports on research conducted in partnership with the Dharriwaa Elders Group, an Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisation. The research focus was how service provision can support Aboriginal people to age well in a remote community in New South Wales, Australia.

This Open Access article by Luke et al. determines the proportion of older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples participating in cultural events and activities and determine the demographic and sociocultural characteristics associated with participation.

This report by Radford et al. Sharing the Wisdom of Our Elders is an outcome of the Koori Growing Old Well Study (KGOWS) a longitudinal cohort study which aims to identify risk and protective factors for dementia and other age-related chronic conditions, as well as promote ageing well with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians. 

This paper is based on consultations with members of the Australian Association of Gerontology (AAG) and AAG’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Ageing Advisory Group (ATSIAAG) and gauges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Controlled Organisations (ACCOs) readiness and preparation for the incoming new Aged Care Act 2024 .

This Open Access article by Parrella et al. explores the training needs of home care workers in supporting the social and emotional wellbeing (SEWB) of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples receiving aged care services through the Home Care Package (HCP) Program.