New single Aged Care Quality Standards will empower senior Australians and ensure responsibility and accountability for their care, as the Morrison Government implements the most significant changes to quality standards in two decades.
The boards and governing bodies of aged care providers will be clearly accountable for every one of their consumers’ safety and quality of care.
Providers delivering clinical care will be mandated to maintain quality clinical frameworks including infection control, open disclosure to consumers, their families and representatives, and minimising the use of restraint.
Quality care provision will be paramount, with aged care providers required to prove their care and services are safe, effective and focussed on their consumers, including through unannounced visits.
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