This textbook covers everything students need to know to work in aged care, residential or community settings in Australia and New Zealand. It forms part of a comprehensive learning and teaching package, which also includes the companion Residential, Home and Community Aged Care Workbook and a range of online resources for both teachers and students.

Fully updated by expert editors Karen Scott and Margaret Webb, the textbook is specifically written for those studying to meet industry requirements. It puts the older person at the centre of care, with the aim of producing carers who work with kindness, understanding and empathy.

Long-Term Caring: Residential, Home and Community Aged Care 5e meets the requirements of the Australian Community Services Training Package for Certificate III Individual Support, the New Zealand Certificate III in Health and Wellbeing. It is ideal for students of different levels of competency, as well as for use as a reference for current workers in aged care.