Self-care Room

Welcome to the Self-care Room. A place for aged care workers, with resources to discover and explore, to use now or when needed, to download and share. You can download copies of the ELDAC Self-Care Pack, which includes 5 introductory resources to support the wellbeing of aged care staff who are caring for older people at the end of life.

Pause and reflect

Time to plan

Raise your understanding

Grab and grow

Cope with death and dying

For organisations

Explore resources

Why this project

“We work in an industry where we’re here to care for others, and often forget to take care of ourselves.”

— (RN, RAC)

“I feel like I’m constantly taking care of other people and other people’s needs, and if I’m not also taking care of my own needs, I can start to grow resentful.”

— (CW, Home care)

“If I was to burn myself out, then I’m really not going to be a benefit. If I go to work tired and stressed out, I’m not going to give my all to what I need to do, to look after my residents.”

— (PCW, RAC)

“On top of COVID, on top of reform, there is the day-to-day business which in aged care is all about essentially living until death and dying is your companion.”

— (RN, RAC)

Page updated 28 September 2026