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6 April 2023
Fact sheet,

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.

 

Strengthened Quality Standards pilot project – Consumer fact sheet image

5 April 2023
Video,

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.

5 April 2023
Video,

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.

Cover image What Consumers should know about the new Aged Care Quality Standards video

29 March 2023
Report,

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. 
 

Cover page - Enriching life through care provider case studies

23 March 2023
Report,

This report provides a comprehensive picture gained through our 2022 Enriching life through care national roundtable series on the sector’s challenges and experiences in improving the aged care experience for consumers. It also reflects valuable feedback we heard from the sector on their experience of engaging with the Commission and how we are responding to the issues raised.

 

Cover page - Enriching Life Through Care - National Roundtable Program Final Report

7 March 2023
Fact sheet,

This fact sheet outlines what you and your care team can do to make your dining experience enjoyable.

The dining experience includes the food and drinks provided, the service you receive and the atmosphere. A good dining experience improves your wellbeing and increases your quality of life.

Image of Enjoying dining consumer fact sheet

7 March 2023
Fact sheet,

The food and dining experience offered by your residential aged care provider should be safe, enjoyable respectful and based on what you like. This fact sheet explains how the Commission will support consumers to have their concerns about food and dining experiences raised and addressed to make sure the quality and standard of service improves.

 

First page of the Food and dining – your choices matter fact sheet

25 January 2023
Fact sheet,

This food and dining preference sheet is to be completed by aged care residents, with assistance from staff, family, carer, or allied health, where required or requested.

 

Image of Food and dining preferences fact sheet

24 January 2023
Video,

This short animation video provides a helpful explanation of what dignity of risk is and a brief overview of what you should expect from your provider.

2 ladies talking with empty chat bubbles on a light orange background

24 January 2023
Video,

This video explains what person-centred care means and how you can work with your provider to achieve it. 

man inside a circle on top of 4 houses

22 December 2022
Fact sheet,

The case studies for consumers have been designed to inform consumers and their families about the new Code of Conduct for Aged Care (the Code). The resource explores the 8 elements of the Code, listing some examples of expected behaviour for each element, as well as a case study example.

 

First page of the Code of Conduct for Aged Care – case studies for consumers fact sheet including an image of an elderly man with a carer

29 August 2022
Poster,

This poster is a guide for aged care residents about what you should expect from your provider and dining team for an enjoyable meal and dining experience.

 

Image of Your dining experience poster

22 April 2022
Guides,
Poster,

The Commission has developed a number of resources to help aged care consumers understand what dignity of risk is and what actions you should expect from your provider. The dignity of risk is another way of saying you have the right to live the life you choose.

3 circles(purple an elderly lady with a thinking bubble which says make sure you understand the risks to you and others, orange circle with 2 ladies with speech bubbles wit the words work with you to manage those risks, yellow green circle with a speech bubble one of them has a heart and the other is a blank speech bubble and has the words respect your decision) with on a teal background .

18 February 2022
Guides,
Poster,

The poster and video will support you in understanding person-centred care.

Poster with: What is person centered care? in white text on a blue background. There are four circles: pink(work with you and your representatives, grey (talk with you about your preferences), yellow (risk - support you to take risks), and sky blue with an aged person.

7 January 2022
Report,

This report describes the key themes and findings from online surveys of aged care consumers and aged care providers, regarding best practice models for engagement between consumers and providers.

Consumer engagement in aged care - Survey report cover pic

7 January 2022
Guides,

This literature review examines published peer-reviewed articles and a broader set of literature to gain an understanding of existing models of co-design that have been successfully applied in a range of sectors both in Australia and internationally, which could be applied in the Australian aged care sector.

To inform this piece of work, we have undertaken a literature review of co-design and consumer engagement.

Consumer engagement in aged care - Literature review cover pic

7 January 2022
Guides,

This resource was designed to support aged care providers to partner and engage with consumers to drive the delivery of consumer-centred care.

Working with aged care consumers cover pic

23 July 2021
Fact sheet,

A fact sheet outlining the Aged Care Quality Standards.

This resource is not available to order.

 Image of Aged Care Quality Standards PDF

16 July 2021
Poster,

Our Aged Care Quality Standards Consumer Outcomes A3 poster has been translated to 25 languages: Arabic, Armenian, Croatian, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Dutch, French, German, Greek, Hindi, Hungarian, Italian, Korean, Latvian, Macedonian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Tagalog, Turkish, Ukrainian and Vietnamese.

Please note: This poster is not available for order.

Icon of Quality Standards Consumer Outcomes Poster (available in 25 languages)

16 July 2021
Image,

Download the Commission's Aged Care Quality Standards imagery, including the Standards wheel and individual Standards icons. Includes terms of use.

Aged Care Quality Standards wheel infographic of the Commission's range of resources available for download to support service providers and their consumers to understand the Quality Standards.

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