From 1 December 2022, the Serious Incident Response Scheme will be extended from residential aged care and it will also apply to home care and flexible care delivered in a home or community setting.
For more information, go to the National aged care reforms page.
As part of the Serious Incident Response Scheme (SIRS), residential aged care providers are responsible for submitting notifications about serious incidents via the SIRS tile on the My Aged Care Service Provider Portal.
The Commission has created the below example responses to help providers understand the level of detail that is required to ensure the Commission can appropriately assess the incident and their response to it.
Any similarities to an actual reportable incident or individual is purely coincidental.
Example responses
- SIRS notification example response – Unreasonable use of force
- SIRS notification example response – Unlawful sexual contact
- SIRS notification example response – Psychological or emotional abuse
- SIRS notification example response – Unexpected death
- SIRS notification example response – Stealing or financial coercion
- SIRS notification example response – Neglect
- SIRS notification example response – Inappropriate use of restrictive practices
- SIRS notification example response – Unexplained absence from care