This audit tool is part of the Commission’s resource bundle to improve antibiotic use for urinary tract infections in aged care services.
To Dip or Not to Dip audit tool (PDF 424.01 KB)
This provider poster is an educational tool is part of the Commission’s resource bundle to improve antibiotic use for urinary tract infections in aged care services.
English - Urine dipsticks not used here! poster (PDF 302.19 KB)
Arabic - أعواد فحص البول غير مستخدمة هنا! (PDF 196.18 KB)
Chinese Simplified - 这里不采用尿液试纸检测！ (PDF 292.77 KB)
Chinese Traditional - 這裡不採用尿液試紙檢測！ (PDF 152.53 KB)
Dinka - Wai ye lɛc yiic a liu atɛ̈n! (PDF 169.82 KB)
French - Bandelettes urinaires réactives non utilisées ici ! (PDF 159.53 KB)
Farsi - در اینجا از نوار آزمایش ادرار استفاده نمی شود! (PDF 202.38 KB)
Greek - Εδώ δεν χρησιμοποιούνταιταινίες ούρων! (PDF 148.41 KB)
Indonesian - Dipstick urin tidak digunakan di sini! (PDF 158.02 KB)
Italian - I bastoncini per urina non vengono usati qui! (PDF 167.97 KB)
Korean - 여기서는 요시험지를 사용하지 않습니다! (PDF 162.29 KB)
Khmer - Urine dipsticks not used here! (PDF 164.78 KB)
Kurdish - میلی پێوانی میز نابێت لەم شوێنانەدا بەکار ببرێت (PDF 182.76 KB)
Somali - Halkan lama isticmaalo ulaha cabirka kaadida! (PDF 190.03 KB)
Spanish - ¡Aquí no se usan tiras reactivas de orina! (PDF 158.78 KB)
Thai - ที่ ่นี่ ่ไม่่ใช้ไ้ ม้ จุ่ม ปัสสาวะ! (PDF 176.45 KB)
Turkish - İdrar seviyesi çubukları burada kullanılmaz! (PDF 147.92 KB)
Urdu - یہاں پیشاب کے ٹیسٹ کی ڈپ سٹکس استعمال نہیں کی جاتیں! (PDF 206.72 KB)
Vietnamese - Que thử nước tiểu không được sử dụng ở đây! (PDF 151.62 KB)
These clinical forms are part of the 'Clinical Pathway for older people in aged care homes: suspected urinary tract infections (UTIs)'.
This user guide relates to the 'Clinical Pathway for older people in aged care homes: suspected urinary tract infections (UTIs)'.
This guide is for facilitators to deliver case-based learning to improve antibiotic use for urinary tract infections in aged care services.
To Dip or Not to Dip facilitator guide (PDF 2.91 MB)
The Serious Incident Response Scheme (SIRS) decision support tool helps you determine Priority 1 or Priority 2 reportable incidents.
This fact sheet provides information for residential aged care providers on behaviour support plans for each consumer who requires it, as part of their care.
This fact sheet provides information on how to complete the Numbers of personnel in the service form.
Numbers of personnel in the service - fact sheet (PDF 148.14 KB)
We hosted a webinar on 23 August 2021 which covered the behaviour support planning requirements under the restrictive practices legislation.
We hosted a webinar on 30 August 2021 that revisited some foundation steps providers of residential aged care can take to be ready for a COVID-19 outbreak. We also discussed the changing context of COVID in 2021.
This fact sheet provides an overview of the use of restrictive practices in aged care.
Overview of restrictive practices (PDF 465.43 KB)
This fact sheet provides information about consent for medication in aged care.
Consent for medication in aged care – fact sheet (PDF 460.61 KB)
This fact sheet covers the frequently asked questions about consent in aged care.
Frequently asked questions about consent (PDF 433.26 KB)
Information about antibiotics for aged care residents and their families, carers and representatives.
This brochure is available in 25 languages.
Do you need antibiotics? - English (PDF 464.25 KB)
Arabic - هل تحتاج لمضادات حيوية؟ (PDF 260.07 KB)
Armenian - Մանրէասպաններու կարիք ունի՞ք (PDF 159.52 KB)
Chinese Simplified - 为养老院居民及其家人、照顾者和代表 提供的抗生素信息。 (PDF 445.3 KB)
Chinese Traditional - 你是否需要抗生素? (PDF 264.23 KB)
Croatian - Trebaju li vam antibiotici? (PDF 208.24 KB)
Dutch - Heeft u antibiotica nodig? (PDF 203.77 KB)
French - Avez-vous besoin d’antibiotiques? (PDF 209.16 KB)
German - Brauchen Sie Antibiotika? (PDF 208.09 KB)
Greek - Χρειάζεστε αντιβιοτικά; (PDF 186.86 KB)
Hindi - क््यया आपको एंटिबायोटिक््स की आवश््यकता है? (PDF 208.19 KB)
Hungarian - Szüksége van antibiotikumokra? (PDF 209.38 KB)
Italian - Avete bisogno di antibiotici? (PDF 204.15 KB)
Korean - 항생제가 필요하십니까? (PDF 195.95 KB)
Latvian - Vai jums vajadzīgas antibiotikas? (PDF 220.24 KB)
Maltese - Għandek bżonn l-antibijotiċi? (PDF 189.65 KB)
Macedonian - Ви требаат ли антибиотици? (PDF 185.74 KB)
Polish - Czy potrzebujesz antybiotyków? (PDF 193.62 KB)
Portuguese - Você precisa de antibióticos? (PDF 205.88 KB)
Russian - Нужны ли вам антибиотики? (PDF 188.89 KB)
Serbian - Да ли су вам потребни антибиотици? (PDF 185.9 KB)
Spanish - ¿Necesita antibióticos? (PDF 204.76 KB)
Turkish - Antibiyotiklere ihtiyacınız var mı? (PDF 214.43 KB)
Ukrainian - Чи потрібні вам антибіотики? (PDF 180.81 KB)
Vietnamese - Quý vị có cần thuốc trụ sinh hay không? (PDF 189.77 KB)
The Serious Incident Response Scheme or SIRS will support your right to be treated with dignity and respect and to live your life free from neglect, violence and abuse.
We hosted the a webinar on 13 July 2021 to discuss the changes to legislation surrounding restrictive practices in aged care.
This fact sheet provides a summary of the key legislative changes from 1 July 2021 for providers under the Aged Care Act 1997 and the Quality of Care Principles 2014.
In aged care, your rights are protected by the Charter of Aged Care Rights. Alongside the Charter is a new government initiative called the Serious Incident Response Scheme or SIRS. SIRS requires your home to take steps to keep you safe from harm.
A fact sheet for aged care residents, their families and representatives on your rights relating to COVID-19 restrictions in residential aged care.
To keep you safe, the government has introduced the Serious Incident Response Scheme or SIRS. SIRS will reduce the risk of harm to people in residential aged care homes.
What is the SIRS? consumer A3 poster (December 2022) (PDF 543.44 KB)
What is the SIRS? consumer summary (December 2022) (PDF 1.02 MB)
