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First Peoples
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Guide
First Nations stakeholder communications toolkit
Publisher
Community engagement
Aged care
First Peoples health promotion
First Nations elders
Older people
Cultural safety
Australia
Description
A toolkit for providers, workers and others involved in providing aged care services for First Nations people. It includes co-designed resources, information, and guidance to communicate, engage, and support First Nations communities in understanding aged care system changes. These changes are designed to protect older people's right to safe, quality aged care and include:
- a new rights-based Aged Care Act
- a new regulatory framework
- strengthened Aged Care Quality Standards.
The toolkit:
- supports the sharing of resources across networks
- empowers stakeholders to lead informed conversations and promote the delivery of culturally safe, quality aged care for First Nations people
- ensures First Nations providers, workers, older people, and their families receive culturally relevant, accurate, and timely information on new policies, standards, and practices in aged care
- empowers stakeholders to lead informed conversations about aged care changes, ensuring cultural safety and inclusion of First Nations perspectives
- promotes the delivery of culturally safe, quality care within the aged care sector for First Nations people.
Publication Details
Copyright:
Commonwealth of Australia 2025
Access Rights Type:
open
Post date:
1 Apr 2025
