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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Evaluation of the Better Ageing: Promoting independent living budget measure
An evaluation of the 'Better ageing: Promoting independent living' budget measure initiated by the Australian Government Department of Health. The aim of the measure was to support Regional Assessment Services and Commonwealth Home Support Programme providers to deliver services that promote greater client independence.
Joining the dots- Commonwealth Home Support Program
This podcast was developed to support the Commonwealth Home Support Program (CHSP) reablement training. Released in February 2021. (9 min)
Enhancing the independence and care of the older person
This background paper was developed by the Sustainable Health Review secretariat and focused on the need to reduce the costs of acute healthcare by strengthening sub-acute services for older Australians.
Conversational tips: Talking with clients and their families/carers
This tool from The Department of Health and Aged Care is designed to help staff to have conversations with clients and their families/carers about wellness and reablement. It provides conversational tips for communicating the approach and its benefits.
Continuous improvement template
This template from the Department of Health and Aged Care steps out guidance on how to incrementally review, plan and deploy improvements within your Commonwealth Home Support Programme organisation.
Concentric rehabilitation: George's story
A video case study from Opal HealthCare about restorative care in a residential aged care setting. It tells the story of George who had a stroke almost four years ago, which left him in a wheelchair. (2 min)
Commonwealth Home Support Programme Reablement Community of Practice
This online forum is focused on supporting you and your colleagues to share ideas, best practice and practical examples to embed wellness and reablement into your everyday service delivery practices.
Wellness and reablement change management plan: Step-by-step guide
This tool from the Department of Health and Aged Care provides a process to systematically identify and capture change activities through a change management template and provides examples to help get started.
Care planning checklist
This checklist from the Department of Health and Aged Care serves as a guide for service providers to carry out an effective patient centred and goal oriented care plan.
Care Of People with dementia in their Environments (COPE) Program: How to implement the program in your organisation
A resource designed to support services to implement effective restorative care and reablement for people living at home with dementia.