Aged Health Resources

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

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

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Subcategory: Sub-Acute Care Resource Type: Toolkits

Updated: 10 March 2017

Building Partnerships

A Framework for Integrating Care for Older People with Complex Health Needs.

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

Format: Webpage

Subcategory: Building Partnerships Resource Type: Frameworks

Updated: 11 February 2015

Allied health professionals and you

This booklet talks about how you can improve your life by talking to allied health professionals.

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

Format: Webpage

Subcategory: Allied Health Resource Type: Consumer Information

Updated: 7 December 2016

Allies in Dementia Health Care Project

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

Format: Webpage

Subcategory: Allied Health Resource Type: Clinician Summaries

Updated: 7 December 2016

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 health care 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

Format: Webpage

Subcategory: Allied Health Resource Type: Implementation Guides

Updated: 14 September 2016

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

Format: Webpage

Subcategory: Cognitive Decline Partnership Centre Resource Type: External Links

Updated: 18 June 2020

An update on frailty research and its application to healthcare

Presentation by Susan Howlett and Kenneth Rockwood, September 2019

https://vimeo.com/389156882

Format: Webpage

Subcategory: Frailty Resource Type: Presentations

Updated: 18 June 2020

Frailty in clinical practice: an evidence based approach

https://vimeo.com/413803717

Format: Webpage

Subcategory: Frailty Resource Type: Other

Updated: 18 June 2020

4th NSW Aged Health Collaborative Forum presentations

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/resources/aged-health/nsw-aged-health-collaborative/4th-nsw-aged-health-collaborative-forum-presentations

Format: Webpage

Subcategory: NSW Aged Health Collaborative Resource Type: Other

Updated: 1 December 2016

Mapping Aged Health Expertise

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0015/171330/mapping-of-expertise.pdf

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Subcategory: Mapping Expertise Resource Type: Template

Updated: 1 August 2012

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 (91.5 KB) Alternate Content: Plain Text

Subcategory: Confused Hospitalised Older Persons Resource Type: Consumer Information

Updated: 9 March 2020

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

Format: Webpage

Subcategory: Confused Hospitalised Older Persons Resource Type: Web Resources

Updated: 18 June 2020

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/resources/aged-health/confused_hospitalised_older_persons/dementia-carers-video

Format: Webpage

Subcategory: Confused Hospitalised Older Persons Resource Type: Toolkits

Updated: 11 December 2014

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

Format: Webpage

Subcategory: Confused Hospitalised Older Persons Resource Type: Implementation Guides

Updated: 25 October 2016