Resource Library

Key changes to accreditation and re-accreditation under the new Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission Act 2018 and Rules.

Issue No. 2020-1.0 - This Regulatory Bulletin covers the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission's processes and responsibilities in relation to assessment contacts in residential and home services.

Issue No. 2019-3.2. This Regulatory Bulletin outlines the Commission's policy regarding provider requests to exclude specific dates for an unannounced activity and includes criteria to guide approved providers when determining those dates. Available in PDF and accessible DOC.

The Department of Health’s aged care regulatory functions have been transferred to the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commissioner from 1 January 2020, giving the Commission new powers for monitoring and enforcing compliance under the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission Act 2018 and Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission Rules 2018 (Rules).

We can assist with your concerns about the quality of care or services you or someone else is receiving from Australian Government funded aged care providers.

This resource is available in 25 different languages including: Arabic, Armenian, Chinese, Croatian, Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Hindi, Hungarian, Italian, Korean, Latvian, Macedonian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Tagalog, Turkish, Ukrainian and Vietnamese.

Download the Guidance material for the Aged Care Quality Standards that come into place on 1 July 2019. Includes: Introduction, Guidance on Standards 1-8 and Glossary.

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This fact sheet outlines your options to ask for a review of the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission’s decision in relation to your complaint, or to complain about our service.

If you are concerned about the quality of the aged care service you or the person you represent is receiving, an advocacy service may be able to help.

This fact sheet explains the ways the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission may try to resolve your concerns and the possible outcomes.

This resource pack was sent to approved providers on 2nd January 2019. It contains helpful information on the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission and the services we offer.

The Notice of Collection provides information on how we may collect, use and disclose personal information, for the purpose of our legislative functions.
This resource is available in 25 different languages including: Arabic, Armenian, Chinese, Croatian, Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Hindi, Hungarian, Italian, Korean, Latvian, Macedonian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Tagalog, Turkish, Ukrainian and Vietnamese.