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On 1 December 2022, the Serious Incident Response Scheme (SIRS) was extended from residential aged care to include home care and flexible aged care depvered in a home or community setting.

This fact sheet for home services care recipients explains what the SIRS is, what is expected of providers, what a SIRS reportable incident is and how to seek help if needed.

The Commission's goal planning document is a support tool for providers to plan to improve food, dining, nutrition and consumer choice.

Review of the Aged Care Quality Standards was a key recommendation of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety. The Commission is contributing to the review in our role as the national regulator of aged care services. This fact sheet provides further information about our Strengthened Quality Standards pilot project, commencing early 2023.

Review of the Aged Care Quality Standards was a key recommendation of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety. The Commission is contributing to the review in our role as the national regulator of aged care services. This fact sheet provides further information about our Strengthened Quality Standards pilot project, commencing early 2023.

Any approved provider that holds at least one refundable deposit must meet the requirements of the 4 Prudential Standards.

Any approved provider that holds at least one refundable deposit must meet the requirements of the 4 Prudential Standards. 

This information sheet explains the Disclosure Standard.

Any approved provider that holds at least one refundable deposit must meet the requirements of the 4 Prudential Standards. 

A short video for aged care consumers, their families and representatives, explaining what the Aged Care Quality Standards mean in practice.

The video has been translated in 25 languages including Arabic, Armenian, Cantonese, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Hindi, Hungarian, Italian, Korean, Latvian, Macedonian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Tagalog, Turkish, Ukrainian and Vietnamese.

Please note: these videos are not available for download or hard copy order.

A short video for aged care consumers, their families and representatives explaining the new Aged Care Quality Standards (Quality Standards) that began on 1 July 2019. Watch the video to see what the new Quality Standards mean in practice for you.

Note: This resource is not available for hard copy order.

Any approved provider that holds at least one refundable deposit must meet the requirements of the 4 Prudential Standards. 

This quick reference poster gives an overview of all 4 Prudential Standards.

This aged care financial reports calendar details due dates and auditing requirements for 2023 reports. 

The Aged Care Quality and Safety Commissioner, Janet Anderson, PSM, together with the Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health and Aged Care, Professor Paul Kelly issued a joint letter to aged care providers to provide advice in preparing a service for the upcoming Easter holiday period and the approaching winter season.

This report showcases innovative and creative examples shared by providers through the 2022 Enriching life through care national roundtable program on how they are improving aged care across the country. 
 

This fact sheet provides an overview of how you can support people with swallowing difficulties, also known as dysphagia, to have safe and enjoyable mealtimes in aged care.

This includes recognising and responding to signs of swallowing difficulties, referring for assessment, implementing a mealtime support plan and consulting with the resident about all aspects of their food, drink and required support. 

This fact sheet outlines changes that can be made to the texture of your food and drink to support you to eat and drink more safely and comfortably.

This fact sheet provides an overview of texture modified food and drinks and the steps involved, including the correct preparation and considerations, to ensure the look, smell and taste best meets the need of residents.

This fact sheet discusses swallowing problems, known as dysphagia. It outlines the types of support you may need if you have any swallowing difficulties.

This fact sheet provides an overview of a provider action plan and staff capability needed to ensure that people with swallowing difficulties, also known as dysphagia, have safe and enjoyable mealtimes in aged care. 

This fact sheet outlines the steps that aged care staff should take to:

• consult with residents
• assess the need for texture modified food and drink
• correctly prepare texture modified food and drink that looks, smells and tastes great.

This webinar explored the early lessons and emerging trends since the extension of the Serious Incident Response Scheme (SIRS) to home services on 1 December 2022. The discussion focused on the importance of quality reporting and shared insights learned since 1 December 2022.