Resources

In this blog, Catherine Scott of Sundale Inc. explains the role of clinical governance in aged care and the benefits it brings to care recipients, their families, and the organisation’s team members.

Although the concept of healthy or successful ageing dates back to the 1960s, its goal is more realistic in today’s ageing society as a result of more effective interventions to control and reduce disability and health risks. Professor Claire Donnellan explains how healthy or successful ageing has evolved and provides an example of one theory of successful ageing with potential for use in gerontological care.

The Equip Aged Care Learning Packages from the University of Tasmania (Wicking Dementia Centre) are freely available to anyone interested in the aged care sector to help enhance knowledge and keep up to date with current practices.  One of the modules is specific to supporting people living with dementia and can be accessed by enrolling in the course.

This article from The University of Sydney provides insights about important things to consider when deciding to move a loved one with dementia into a nursing home.

This toolkit from Dementia Training Australia focuses on assessing and managing behavioural interventions for people living with dementia. It also links to resources to assess for wandering in long term care and in community and video presentation with slides on developing behavioural interventions. 

This online module from Dementia Training Australia discusses the use of Design Principles to create supportive environments for people living with dementia and develop tools for transformation within workplaces. (1 hr)

This online module from Dementia Training Australia discusses person-centred care and the priorities for a person-centred approach in aged care settings. The module includes the use of biography and tools to obtain the most relevant elements of the person's life story.

This online module from Dementia Training Australia provides an overview of pain, how common it is, and how to recognise pain in people with dementia who can’t tell us that they are in pain. (1 h)

This online module from Dementia Training Australia discusses the changes that happen in the brain of a person living with dementia and the impacts on the person. (40 min)

This online module from Dementia Training Australia discusses what person-centred care means especially in understanding the needs of the older person. (10 min)