Resources

Palliative care is a fundamental component of general practice. All GPs who care for older people are engaging with issues their patients face towards the end of life.

This guide produced by Calvary and the University of Stirling, introduces aged care staff to the core elements of Palliative Care Needs Rounds and the ways in which this approach can make a difference to residents and staff. It includes some ‘quick start’ advice along with a Checklist to guide Needs Rounds discussions.

This guidebook from SA health discusses the importance of engaging with older people, provides tips for doing it right and examples of different methods and scenarios.

This 5th edition of the Silver Book by the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners contains guidance on the use of psychoactive pharmaceuticals in the care of older patients.

A guide to using the Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia (CSDD), a tool for assessing the signs and symptoms of major depression in people living with dementia. To be completed by someone that has regular contact with the person.

These guidelines from the Dementia Collaborative Research Centre have been provided to ensure that people with dementia who live in remote communities are correctly diagnosed and receive the services that they, and their families, require.

This is a guide from the University of Melbourne to support best practice in primary health care settings for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples in relation to cognitive impairment and dementia.

This 2022-2023 manual from the Department of Health and Aged Care provides an overview of the Commonwealth Home Support Programme, including the service types it funds and requirements for delivering those services. It is for CHSP-funded service providers to use, and forms part of their CHSP grant agreement.

This manual from the Department of Health provides practical information and tools needed to embed wellness and reablement approaches in their service delivery approach.

This document from the Department of Health and Aged Care is written for health professionals and outlines the concepts of person-centred goals and supports the development of individual client goals.