Support for people with special needs
Italian language publications in ageing and aged care
Ageing and Aged Care divisional publications available for download in Italian
General
- The National Strategy for an Ageing Australia (PDF 87 KB)
- Work and Later Life Planning - Employment for Mature Age Workers Issues Paper (PDF 69 KB)
- Work and Later Life Planning - Independence and Self-Provision Discussion Paper (PDF 71 KB)
- Community Aged Care Packages (PDF 154 KB)
- Community Visitors Scheme (PDF 121 KB)
- Charter of residents rights (PDF 19 KB)
- Charter of Rights and Responsibilities for Community Care (PDF 214 KB)
- Aged Care Complaints Investigation Scheme (PDF 198 KB)
- Aged Care Advocacy brochure (PDF 108 KB)
Aged Care Information Sheets
- No.1 – How Aged Care Assessment Teams (ACATs) can help you (PDF 85 KB)
- No.2 – Home and Community Care (HACC) (PDF 80 KB)
- No.3 – Community Aged Care Packages (PDF 90 KB)
- No.4 – Extended Aged Care at Home (EACH) Packages (PDF 106 KB)
- No.5 – National Respite for Carers Program (NRCP) and Other Australian Government support for Carers (PDF 99 KB)
- No.9 – Fees and Charges for Residential Aged Care – An Overview (PDF 100 KB)
- No.16 – Accommodation Bonds for Residential Aged Care (PDF 133 KB)
- No.18 – Aged care for older Australians from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds (PDF 118 KB)
- No.19 – Aged care for older people from Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander communities (PDF 91 KB)
- No.21 – Support for older Australians living in rural and remote communities (PDF 98 KB)
- No.22 – Help for people living with Dementia (PDF 111 KB)
- No.23 – Bladder and bowel problems (incontinence) (PDF 109 KB)
- No.24 – Useful Contact Numbers (PDF 104 KB)
- No.25 - Extended Aged Care at Home Dementia (EACHD) Packages (PDF 101 KB)
Dementia Postcards
Continence Factsheets
- Bladder Training (PDF 55 KB)
- Bladder problems and the prostate (PDF 54 KB)
- Constipation and urinary incontinence (PDF 56 KB)
- Dementia and urinary incontinence (PDF 55 KB)
- Faecal incontinence (PDF 61 KB)
- Good bladder habits for everyone (PDF 43 KB)
- Incontinence aids and appliances (PDF 57 KB)
- Incontinence: myths and facts (PDF 57 KB)
- One in three women who have ever had a baby wet themselves (PDF 104 KB)
- Pelvic floor exercises for men (PDF 70 KB)
- Pelvic floor exercises for women (PDF 66 KB)
- Surgery for stress incontinence for women (PDF 61 KB)
- A list of ten frequently asked questions (PDF 62 KB)
- Urinary incontinence. What is it? (PDF 58 KB)
- What is a Continence Assessment? (PDF 57 KB)
Carer Information Pack
- Emergency Care Plan (PDF 86 KB)
- Medi List (PDF 73 KB)
- Feelings (PDF 306 KB)
- Health Care and Medications (PDF 138 KB)
- Legal Arrangements (PDF 139 KB)
- Managing Money (PDF 136 KB)
- Safety at Home (PDF 304 KB)
- Services for You (PDF 136 KB)
- Taking a Break (PDF 145 KB)
- Taking Care of Yourself (PDF 132 KB)
Information for people receiving community aged care
Information sheets;- Introduction (PDF 543 KB)
- What standard of care and services should I expect? (PDF 553 KB)
- Charter or Rights and Responsibilities for Community Care (PDF 545 KB)
- What if I have concerns about my care and services? (PDF 550 KB)
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