Resources

These resources relate to improving the health of older people in NSW, including acute and community care, both metropolitan and rural NSW.

An aged care makeover: creating stimulating surroundings for residents with dementia - Alice Palmer

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0019/168040/Alice-Palmer.pdf

Format: PDF File (4.7 MB) Alternate Content: Audio File (6.1 MB) --

Subcategory: Allied Health Presentations Resource Type: Presentations

Updated: 19 July 2012

Allied Health Clinical Innovation and Research in Aged Health Program

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/165360/Allied-Health-Forum-Program.pdf

Format: PDF File (239.0 KB) Alternate Content: Plain Text

Subcategory: Allied Health Presentations Resource Type: Presentations

Updated: 15 June 2012

Language and communication impairment in bilingual older adults: impact on individuals and families - Amanda Miller Amberber

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/168042/Amanda-Miller-Amberber.pdf

Format: PDF File (458.4 KB) Alternate Content: Audio File (3.2 MB) Plain Text

Subcategory: Allied Health Presentations Resource Type: Presentations

Updated: 19 July 2012

Crutches in the wet - for orthopaedic conditions - Anand Bapat

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/168043/Anand-Bapat.pdf

Format: PDF File (82.9 KB) Alternate Content: Audio File (2.7 MB) Plain Text

Subcategory: Allied Health Presentations Resource Type: Presentations

Updated: 19 July 2012

FunkyFaB Therapy - Andreya Kelly and Jill Hall

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/168036/Andreya-Kelly-Jill-Hall.pdf

Format: PDF File (2.2 MB) Alternate Content: Audio File (6.7 MB) --

Subcategory: Allied Health Presentations Resource Type: Presentations

Updated: 19 July 2012

Taking first steps: towards a speech pathology management pathway for Primary Progressive Aphasia - Cathleen Taylor

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0009/168039/Cathy-Talyor.pdf

Format: PDF File (948.0 KB) Alternate Content: Audio File (4.8 MB) Plain Text

Subcategory: Allied Health Presentations Resource Type: Presentations

Updated: 19 July 2012

Prevention of hot water scalds in the elderly - Cheree Walker

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0020/168041/Cheree-Walker.pdf

Format: PDF File (478.6 KB) Alternate Content: Audio File (2.3 MB) Plain Text

Subcategory: Allied Health Presentations Resource Type: Presentations

Updated: 19 July 2012

Client conditioning and socialisation: Greater Newcastle Cluster TACP - Chris Catchpole

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/168035/Chris-Catchpole.pdf

Format: PDF File (806.5 KB) Alternate Content: Audio File (5.3 MB) Plain Text

Subcategory: Allied Health Presentations Resource Type: Presentations

Updated: 19 July 2012

Improving the care of the elderly through an oral health education program for nursing staff - Christine Button

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/168034/Christine-Button.pdf

Format: PDF File (262.2 KB) Alternate Content: Audio File (4.1 MB) Plain Text

Subcategory: Allied Health Presentations Resource Type: Presentations

Updated: 19 July 2012

Crutches in wet for orthopaedic conditions

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0017/172034/crutches-in-wet.pdf

Format: PDF File (160.5 KB) Alternate Content: Plain Text

Subcategory: Allied Health Presentations Resource Type: Presentations

Updated: 20 August 2012

Medication administration to aged care patients with dysphagia - Elizabeth Harrold

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/168033/Elizabeth-Harrold.pdf

Format: PDF File (202.5 KB) Alternate Content: Audio File (5.2 MB) Plain Text

Subcategory: Allied Health Presentations Resource Type: Presentations

Updated: 19 July 2012

Getting involved in research at work - Jacki Wesson

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0020/168032/Jacki-Wesson.pdf

Format: PDF File (1.5 MB) Alternate Content: Audio File (5.6 MB) Plain Text

Subcategory: Allied Health Presentations Resource Type: Presentations

Updated: 19 July 2012

Move & Groove - Jenny Edwards

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/168037/Jenny-Edwards.pdf

Format: PDF File (4.4 MB) Alternate Content: Audio File (6.4 MB) --

Subcategory: Allied Health Presentations Resource Type: Presentations

Updated: 19 July 2012

Stepping On - Megan Swann/Natasha Stark

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/168038/Megan-Swann-Natasha-Stark.pdf

Format: PDF File (1.8 MB) Alternate Content: Audio File (5.1 MB) Plain Text

Subcategory: Allied Health Presentations Resource Type: Presentations

Updated: 19 July 2012

Minimum Standards for the Management of Hip Fractures

These guidelines identify best practice on the management and care of patients with hip fracture for healthcare providers across NSW and aims to improve outcomes for patients with hip fractures requiring surgery and management in NSW.

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/resources/aged-health/hip-fracture/min-standards-hip-fractures

Subcategory: Hip Fracture Resource Type: Standards

Updated: 9 March 2022

Format: Webpage

Orthogeriatric hip fracture care

A shared care approach, involving multidisciplinary teams, family and carers, should be followed when caring for patients with a hip fracture.

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/resources/aged-health/hip-fracture/orthogeriatric-hip-fracture-care

Subcategory: Hip Fracture Resource Type: Clinical Guidelines

Updated: 30 March 2023

Format: Webpage

Self-Assessment Minimum Standards for the Management of Hip Fracture in the Older Person

Please download this form and return to Gavin Meredith when completed: gavin.meredith@aci.health.nsw.gov.au

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/208159/self-assessment-hip-fracture.pdf

Format: PDF File (1.4 MB) Alternate Content: Plain Text

Subcategory: Hip Fracture Resource Type: Checklists

Updated: 28 February 2014

Delirium Brochure

This brochure provides information for the families, carers and other people dealing with an older person with delirium.

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0018/181701/ACI-Delirium-Brochure.pdf

Format: PDF File (160.0 KB) Alternate Content: Plain Text

Subcategory: Confused Hospitalised Older Persons Resource Type: Consumer Information

Updated: 14 July 2022

Available in print: 2HACI08

Key Principles for Improving Healthcare Environments for People with Dementia

The ACI Key Principles for Improving Healthcare Environments for People with Dementia is part of a suite of resources to support the Care of Confused Hospitalised Older Persons (CHOPs) Program.

This document describes the ten key principles that define an appropriate physical environment for the care of people with dementia in hospital and describes the use of audit tools to assist with identifying areas for improvement.

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0019/280270/ACI_Key_Principles_for_Improving_Healthcare_Environments_for_People_with_Dementia.PDF

Format: PDF File (2.1 MB) Alternate Content: --

Subcategory: Confused Hospitalised Older Persons Resource Type: Key Principles

Updated: 13 August 2015

Care of Confused Hospitalised Older Persons Website

The Care of Confused Hospitalised Older Persons program (CHOPs) is aimed at identifying and managing older persons admitted to hospital with confusion.

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/chops

Subcategory: Confused Hospitalised Older Persons Resource Type: Web Resources

Updated: 16 November 2020

Format: Webpage

Key Principles for Care of Confused Hospitalised Older Persons

This guide outlines seven key principles for the appropriate care of older people with confusion in hospital.

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/249171/CHOPS-key-principles1-2-web.pdf

Format: PDF File (1.5 MB) Alternate Content: Plain Text

Subcategory: Confused Hospitalised Older Persons Resource Type: Key Principles

Updated: 31 March 2016

Dementia Carers’ Experience Videos

Going to hospital for emergency care or for a routine procedure can be a very stressful experience. For people with dementia and their carers, such an experience can be even more frightening, confusing and stressful. This short film shares the experience of three families.

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/chops/resources/dementia-carers-video

Subcategory: Confused Hospitalised Older Persons Resource Type: Toolkits

Updated: 11 December 2014

Format: Webpage

NEW: Dementia & Delirium Care Implementation and Training

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/resources/aged-health/confused_hospitalised_older_persons/dementia-and-delirium-care-implementation-training

Subcategory: Confused Hospitalised Older Persons Resource Type: Implementation Guides

Updated: 19 May 2021

Format: Webpage

Building Partnerships

A framework for older people with complex health needs, their carers and families, to receive proactive, person-centred and evidencebased care, regardless of how or where they access it.

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/networks/aged-health/about/building-partnerships

Subcategory: Building Partnerships Resource Type: Frameworks

Updated: 15 March 2022

Format: Webpage

Sub-Acute Care Type Policy Guidance

This advice provides guidance to Local Health Districts and Specialty Health Networks regarding implementation of the Care Type Policy for Acute, Sub-Acute and Non-Acute Patient Care (PD2014_010) to support the use of consistent definitions and terminology across the state for subacute and non-acute care types.

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/251553/Sub-Acute_Care_Type_Policy_Guidance.pdf

Format: PDF File (126.5 KB) Alternate Content: --

Subcategory: Sub-Acute Care Resource Type: Toolkits

Updated: 10 March 2017

Allied health professionals and you

This booklet talks about how people with dementia and their families and carers can improve their lives by talking to allied health professionals.

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/resources/aged-health/allied-health/professionals-and-you

Subcategory: Allied Health Resource Type: Consumer Information

Updated: 7 December 2016

Format: Webpage

Allies in Dementia Health Care Project

Allies in Dementia project developed resources which provide an overview about the vital role of allied health in supporting people with a dementia.

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/resources/aged-health/allied-health/allies-in-dementia

Subcategory: Allied Health Resource Type: Clinician Summaries

Updated: 7 December 2016

Format: Webpage

Better health for people living with dementia

This guide aims to encourage all health professionals to consider the role of allied health professionals in the healthcare of a person living with dementia and their carers.

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/resources/aged-health/allied-health/better-health-for-people-living-with-dementia

Subcategory: Allied Health Resource Type: Implementation Guides

Updated: 26 May 2021

Format: Webpage

Cognitive Decline Partnership Centre

The NHMRC Partnership Centre – Dealing with Cognitive and Related Functional Decline in Older People (known as the Cognitive Decline Partnership Centre – CDPC) will deliver nine major impacts that will contribute to improved quality of care for older people with dementia and their carers, and better evidence and information for service providers and decision makers.These major impacts are based on key issues identified by the funding partners in conjunction with the investigator team and they relate to the following themes: improved service planning; developing and implementing new approaches to support informal carers; assisting with the end-of-life decision making process; reducing stigma; building the size and quality of the aged care workforce; improving regulations; promoting responsible medication management; developing and disseminating up-to-date clinical guidelines; and implementing proven models of care.

http://www.sydney.edu.au/medicine/cdpc

Subcategory: Cognitive Decline Partnership Centre Resource Type: External Links

Updated: 16 November 2020

Format: Webpage

An update on frailty research and its application to healthcare

Presentation by Susan Howlett and Kenneth Rockwood, September 2019

https://vimeo.com/389156882

Subcategory: Frailty Resource Type: Presentations

Updated: 16 November 2020

Format: Webpage

Frailty in clinical practice: an evidence based approach

https://vimeo.com/413803717

Subcategory: Frailty Resource Type: Other

Updated: 16 November 2020

Format: Webpage

Delirium Brochure - Arabic

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/192644/ACI-Aged-Delirium-Arabic.pdf

Subcategory: Delirium Brochures Resource Type: Other

Updated: 16 November 2020

Format: PDF File

Delirium Brochure - Armenian

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0009/192645/ACI-Aged-Delirium-Armenian.pdf

Subcategory: Delirium Brochures Resource Type: Other

Updated: 16 November 2020

Format: PDF File

Delirium Brochure - Chinese ST

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/192646/ACI-Aged-Delirium-Chinese-Simplified.pdf

Subcategory: Delirium Brochures Resource Type: Other

Updated: 16 November 2020

Format: PDF File

Delirium Brochure - Chinese TR

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0011/192647/ACI-Aged-Delirium-Chinese-Traditional.pdf

Subcategory: Delirium Brochures Resource Type: Other

Updated: 16 November 2020

Format: PDF File

Delirium Brochure - English

The ACI has published the new delirium brochure. The brochure provides information for people who are at risk of, or have experienced delirium, and for their families and carers. People in NSW Health: should use their local process to order state forms from Toll Stream Direct https://www.tollstreamdirect.com/ People outside of NSW Health: can order by phone on 1300 786 075. A credit card will be required.

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0018/181701/ACI-Delirium-Brochure.pdf

Subcategory: Delirium Brochures Resource Type: Brochures

Updated: 16 November 2020

Format: PDF File

Delirium Brochure - Filipino

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/192648/ACI-Aged-Delirium-Filipino.pdf

Subcategory: Delirium Brochures Resource Type: Other

Updated: 16 November 2020

Format: PDF File

Delirium Brochure - Greek

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/192649/ACI-Aged-Delirium-Greek.pdf

Subcategory: Delirium Brochures Resource Type: Other

Updated: 16 November 2020

Format: PDF File

Delirium Brochure - Hindi

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/192650/ACI-Aged-Delirium-Hindi.pdf

Subcategory: Delirium Brochures Resource Type: Other

Updated: 16 November 2020

Format: PDF File

Delirium Brochure - Italian

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/192651/ACI-Aged-Delirium-Italian.pdf

Subcategory: Delirium Brochures Resource Type: Other

Updated: 16 November 2020

Format: PDF File

Delirium Brochure - Japenese

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/192652/ACI-Aged-Delirium-Japanese.pdf

Subcategory: Delirium Brochures Resource Type: Other

Updated: 16 November 2020

Format: PDF File

Delirium Brochure - Korean

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/192653/ACI-Aged-Delirium-Korean.pdf

Subcategory: Delirium Brochures Resource Type: Other

Updated: 16 November 2020

Format: PDF File

Delirium Brochure - Macedonian

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0009/192654/ACI-Aged-Delirium-Macedonian.pdf

Subcategory: Delirium Brochures Resource Type: Other

Updated: 16 November 2020

Format: PDF File

Delirium Brochure - Russian

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/192655/ACI-Aged-Delirium-Russian.pdf

Subcategory: Delirium Brochures Resource Type: Other

Updated: 16 November 2020

Format: PDF File

Delirium Brochure - Spanish

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0011/192656/ACI-Aged-Delirium-Spanish.pdf

Subcategory: Delirium Brochures Resource Type: Other

Updated: 16 November 2020

Format: PDF File

Delirium Brochure - Vietnamese

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/192657/ACI-Aged-Delirium-Vietnamese.pdf

Subcategory: Delirium Brochures Resource Type: Other

Updated: 16 November 2020

Format: PDF File

Aged health services in NSW

The purpose of this document is to develop an ideal model for NSW Health to deliver aged health services, with the aim of improving the care of older people.

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/networks/aged-health/resources/aged-health-services-in-nsw

Subcategory: Aged health service models Resource Type: Other

Updated: 5 February 2021

Format: Webpage

Screening and assessment tools for older people

In a joint initiative between the ACI and Ministry of Health, 40 clinical experts from across NSW came together to develop a centralised list of screening and assessment tools for clinicians caring for older people. It can be used to help identify cognitive and mental health needs in older people within the NSW Health system.

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/resources/aged-health/screening-assessment-tools/older-people

Subcategory: Screening and assessment tools Resource Type: Other

Updated: 31 March 2022

Format: Webpage

Education package: How to use the 24-hour behaviour monitoring record

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/resources/aged-health/education-resources/education-package-how-to-use-the-24-hour-behaviour-monitoring-record

Subcategory: Education resources Resource Type: Other

Updated: 25 June 2021

Format: Webpage

Aged Health Network

Contact

Glen Pang
Aged Health Network Manager

ACI-AgedHealth@health.nsw.gov.au