Quality Standards Resource Centre

Our Managing Worker Risk Policy explains our approach in detecting, assessing and responding to risks arising from the actions, inactions and behaviours of workers. 

This policy includes information about: 

This guide provides guidance on different systems and tools that can be used in residential aged care and community settings. It includes topics such as clinical handover and continuity of care (medication management), information technology systems, My Aged Care, quality improvement, and more. This resource complements Part A: Common clinical conditions in aged care and Part B: General approaches to aged care of the RACGP aged care clinical guide (Silver Book).

This resource, developed by Alzheimer's WA, is a Dementia Enabling Environments illustration information sheet about adapting a home, focusing on the kitchen. It includes principles to integrate enabling design and make changes within the physical environment to maximise enablement and wellbeing for people living with dementia.

This resource was developed by a state/territory government or organisation and therefore its applicability and usefulness may be limited.

Registered providers need to have governance systems and processes to make sure their aged care workers can work in aged care. This fact sheet explains providers’ obligations to:

• screen aged care workers
• make sure aged care workers don’t have banning orders against them that restrict or ban them from being involved in aged care.
   

This resource provides information about the regulation of allied health professions in Australia. It includes those registered under the National Registration and Accreditation Scheme (NRAS) and self-regulating professions managed by professional peak bodies. It also provides links to further information about allied health professions currently registered with AHPRA and information for overseas-qualified practitioners.