Pain Management Guide (PMG) Toolkit for Aged Care, 2nd Edition

The PMG Toolkit 2nd Edition is a resource for aged care facilities to implement the book Pain in Residential Aged Care Facilities: Management Strategies 2nd Edition (Pain in RACF2). Printable Resources are also included below, such as fact sheets, posters, handouts, assessment scales, plans, and checklists. The toolkit is published by the National Ageing Research Institute and the Australian Pain Society.

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The PMG Toolkit, 2nd Edition

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Printable Resources

The ready made resources that are downloadable from this page are free to use in Australian residential aged care facilities. Acknowledgement and attribution must be retained. Click the name of the printable resource to access the resource.

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Links to some Pain Assessment Scales and Templates are also available on this page for your convenience. Their permission may be required to use the material. Please contact them directly.

Resource Group Name	Doc #	Resource Filename
Systems and Governance documents	1a	1a Pain Management Audit Checklist Residential - WORD 1a Pain Management Audit Checklist Residential - PDF
	1b	1b Pain Action Plan for Residential Care - WORD 1b Pain Action Plan for Residential Care - PDF
Posters	2a	2a Poster- 4 Steps Pain Management - simple
	2b	2b Poster- 4 Steps to Pain Management - detailed
	2c	2c Poster- BioPsychoSocial Factors
	2d	2d Poster- Management Pain More Than Medication
	2e	2e Poster- See Change Think Pain
	2f	2f Poster- Pain ID and Assessment Flow Chart
Fact Sheets for particular people or staff
For Residents and Families	3a	3a Fact1 Resident- Pain Management Residential Care
	3b	3b Fact2 Resident- Opioid Medications
For Aged Care Staff and Health Professionals	3c	3c Fact1 Staff- Understanding Pain
	3d	3d Fact 2 Staff- Pain Identification
	3e	3e Fact3 Staff- Pain Assessment
	3f	3f Fact4 Staff- Non-Pharm Pain Strategies
	3g	3g Fact5 Staff- Pharm Pain Strategies
For Visiting GPs	3h	3h Fact1 GP- Pharmacological Treatment of Pain
For Care Workers	3i	3i Fact 1 PCA- Pain and Older People Residential
	3j	3j Fact2 PCA- Assessing Pain
	3k	3k Fact3 PCA- Pain Management without Medicine
	3l	3l Fact4 PCA- Pain Management with Medicine
	3m	3m Fact5 PCA- Tips for Reassuring About Pain
General Handouts	4a	4a Handout- Key Principles Pain in Older People
	4b	4b Handout- Pain Prevention
	4c	4c Handout- Causes and Types of Pain
	4d	4d Handout- How Pain May Affect a Resident
	4e	4e Handout- Managing Constipation
	4f	4f Handout- Questions Pain Assessment Interview
	4g	4g Handout- Signs of Pain in Older People
	4h	4h Handout- The Bio-Psycho-Social Model of Pain
	4i	4i Handout- Role of Staff in Pain Process
	4j	4j Handout- Identifying Physical Pain Types
	4k	4k Handout- Pain in Dementia
	4l	4l Handout- Pain Management at End of Life
	4m	4m Handout- ICF Model
Pain assessment scales and templates	5a	5a Scale- Summary of Pain Assessment Scales
	5b	5b Scale- Pain Care Goal Plan
	5c	Pain in RACF2 Appendix 1- Modified Resident’s Verbal Brief Pain Inventory (M-RVBPI)
	5d	Pain in RACF2 Appendix 2- Numeric Rating Scale (NRS)
	5e	Pain in RACF2 Appendix 3- Verbal Descriptor Scale (VDS)
	5f	Pain in RACF2 Appendix 5- Abbey Pain Scale
	5g	Pain in RACF2 Appendix 6- Pain Assessment in Advanced Dementia Scale (PAINAD)
	5h	Pain in RACF2 Appendix 7- Pain chart template
Assessing nutritional status	6a	6a Nutrition- Tips Subjective Global Assessment
	6b	6b Nutrition- Subjective Global Assessment (SGA)
	6c	6c Nutrition- Tips Mini-Nutritional Assessment
	6d	6d Nutrition-Mini-Nutritional Assessment (MNA-SF)
Other documents	7a	7a Other- Case Study1 Mario
	7b	7b Other- Case Study2 Margaret