Resources

Accessed via The Communiqués website, this series of webinars and case studies explore how the aged care workforce can recognise and support the mental health and well being of older people living in residential aged care.

This Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care webinar provides a digital transformation update, discussing the implications of the Aged Care Act and the ongoing roll out of the Government Provider Management System. (1hr 29m)

A national webinar that describes the AN-ACC funding model and Q&A.

This webinar provided information on aged care workforce planning and support programs available to assist providers. It included information on the Business and Workforce Advisory Service and the Remote and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Aged Care Service Development Assistance Panel.

This freely accessible recorded webinar from the Older Persons Advocacy Network discusses with a panel of people from varying organisations and government departments, what older adults can expect from service providers in dining experiences and how to give effective feedback. 57 min

This webinar hosted by Dementia Training Australia discusses how to create dining spaces which can be accessed by residents with dementia, and that mimic dining experiences found in the community including outdoor spaces, cafés, dining tables for larger meals and coffee tables for snacks. 45 min

The final webinar of three by the Australian Government Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission discussing food, dining and nutrition in aged care with a focus on swallowing difficulties and texture modification. 1 h

This webinar focuses upon how to optimise moral resilience amongst aged care nurses, by reflecting initially upon COVID-19 impacts upon healthcare workers, followed by why moral resilience matters to aged care nurses in practice, and finally a research agenda to support the moral resilience of aged care nurses. 

This webinar focuses upon how to optimise moral resilience amongst aged care nurses, by reflecting initially upon COVID-19 impacts upon healthcare workers, followed by why moral resilience matters to aged care nurses in practice, and finally a research agenda to support the moral resilience of aged care nurses. 

This video from Dementia Australia discusses changes happening to people living with dementia and strategies to communicate and engage with them. (6 min)