Support for people with special needs
Spanish language publications in ageing and aged care
Ageing and Aged Care divisional publications available for download in Spanish
General
- The National Strategy for an Ageing Australia (PDF 88KB)
- Work and Later Life Planning- Employment for Mature Age Workers Issues Paper (PDF 69KB)
- Work and Later Life Planning - Independence and Self-Provision Discussion Paper (PDF 72KB)
- Charter of residents rights (PDF 42KB)
- Charter of Rights and Responsibilities for Community Care (PDF 213 KB)
- Aged Care Complaints Investigation Scheme (PDF 197 KB)
Aged Care Information Sheets
- No.1 – How Aged Care Assessment Teams (ACATs) can help you (PDF 78 KB)
- No.2 – Home and Community Care (HACC) (PDF 68 KB)
- No.3 – Community Aged Care Packages (PDF 85 KB)
- No.4 – Extended Aged Care at Home (EACH) Packages (PDF 94 KB)
- No.5 – National Respite for Carers Program (NRCP) and Other Australian Government support for Carers (PDF 84 KB)
- No.9 – Fees and Charges for Residential Aged Care – An Overview (PDF 83 KB)
- No.18 – Aged care for older Australians from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds (PDF 97 KB)
- No.19 – Aged care for older people from Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander communities (PDF 73 KB)
- No.21 – Support for older Australians living in rural and remote communities (PDF 78 KB)
- No.22 – Help for people living with Dementia (PDF 90 KB)
- No.23 – Bladder and bowel problems (incontinence) (PDF 85 KB)
- No.24 – Useful Contact Numbers (PDF 77 KB)
- No.25 - Extended Aged Care at Home Dementia (EACHD) Packages (PDF 86 KB)
Continence Factsheets
- Bladder Training (PDF 56 KB)
- Bladder problems and the prostate (PDF 58 KB)
- Constipation and urinary incontinence (PDF 58 KB)
- Dementia and urinary incontinence (PDF 57 KB)
- Faecal incontinence (PDF 62 KB)
- Good bladder habits for everyone (PDF 60 KB)
- Incontinence aids and appliances (PDF 59 KB)
- Incontinence: myths and facts (PDF 57 KB)
- One in three women who ever had a baby wet themselves (PDF 104 KB)
- Pelvic floor exercises for men (PDF 67 KB)
- Pelvic floor exercises for women (PDF 67 KB)
- Surgery for stress incontinence in women (PDF 63 KB)
- A list of ten frequently asked questions (PDF 56 KB)
- Urinary Incontinence. What is it? (PDF 60 KB)
- What is a Continence Assessment? (PDF 55 KB)
Carer Information Pack
- Emergency Care Plan (PDF 85 KB)
- Medi List (PDF 72 KB)
- Feelings (PDF 313 KB)
- Health Care and Medications (PDF 135 KB)
- Legal Arrangements (PDF 138 KB)
- Managing Money (PDF 134 KB)
- Safety at Home (PDF 315 KB)
- Services for You (PDF 136 KB)
- Taking a Break (PDF 144 KB)
- Taking Care of Yourself (PDF 131 KB)
Information for people receiving community aged care
Information sheets;- Introduction (PDF 552 KB)
- What standard of care and services should I expect? (PDF 561 KB)
- Charter or Rights and Responsibilities for Community Care (PDF 553 KB)
- What if I have concerns about my care and services? (PDF 564 KB)
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