The Aged Care Quality & Safety Commission have published a number of new resources.
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Booklet – Medication. It’s your choice (.pdf)
Brochure – Medication. It’s your choice (.pdf)
SIRS – Understand your right to be safe consumer A3 poster (.pdf)
SIRS – Understand your right to be safe consumer summary (.pdf)
What is the SIRS? consumer A3 poster (.pdf)
What is the SIRS? consumer summary (.pdf)
COVID-19 restrictions in residential aged care – your rights fact sheet (.pdf)
On Monday, National Cabinet agreed that the COVID-19 vaccination of residential aged care workers will become mandatory by mid-September 2021.
Residential aged care workers must have received at least the first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine by this time.
The requirement will be a condition of working in an aged care facility through shared state, territory and Commonwealth authorities and compliance measures.
The mandatory COVID-19 vaccination of residential aged care workers will be introduced in partnership with state and territories using existing mechanisms.
The Commonwealth will oversee compliance of the mandatory requirement through its reporting and compliances processes with all residential aged care providers.
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COVID-19 Vaccination to become mandatory for Residential aged care workers
Residential aged care providers have an important role in supporting residents and their families, and their workforce, in accessing credible information on COVID-19 vaccines and the critical role vaccines play in protecting against serious disease and death from COVID-19.
With frequent new COVID-19 vaccine developments, it’s normal for people to have questions or concerns, and possibly feel unsure about getting a vaccine.
To support providers to make accurate, evidence-based information available to residents, family members and workers, the Department of Health’s website is a great resource for you to refer to so that you can help people make informed decisions
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Helping you to support residents and workers on COVID-19 vaccination
A list of new and updated resources – including apps, audio and video resources and other publications – about aged care.
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QI Program interactive modules (link)
Aged care reforms – An overview (watch)
2021 Basic daily fee supplement reporting requirements (.pdf)
Transition Care Programme Guidelines (.pdf)
Commonwealth Home Support Programme (CHSP) – Payment in arrears and unit pricing fact sheet (.pdf)
AN-ACC Funding Model – An Introduction (.pdf)
AN-ACC Funding Model – Information for people in need of Residential Respite services (.pdf)
AN-ACC Shadow Assessments – Information for Residents (.pdf)
AN-ACC – Shadow Assessment Period (.pdf)
National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Flexible Aged Care Program Manual (.pdf)
Improving outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in aged care (watch)
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.
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Restrictive practices – Key changes for providers from 1 July 2021 – fact sheet (.pdf)
The latest chapter of Antimicrobial Stewardship in Australian Health Care is now available – AMS in community and residential aged care.
Chapter 16 highlights antimicrobial use and appropriateness of use in the community and in residential aged care. The chapter discusses infections experienced by older people, strategies to improve antimicrobial use and consideration of the barriers to implementation of these strategies.
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Chapter 16 – Antimicrobial Stewardship in community and residential aged care (.pdf)
In this edition:
• Single site funding support for COVID-19 impacted areas
• SA Health – restrictions
• NSW Health updated RACF visitor restrictions
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Protecting Older Australians – COVID-19 Update – 21 July 2021
The Australian Government is closely monitoring the situation across the country, particularly in New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia.
Single site workforce arrangements and funding support for Adelaide in South Australia.
Given the current number of COVID-19 cases in Adelaide and following the declaration of a COVID-19 hotspot by the Australian Government Chief Medical Officer, Professor Paul Kelly to include the Metropolitan Adelaide area, workers at residential aged care facilities in impacted areas are asked to limit their work to a single facility to reduce the risk of transmission and protect workers and residents.
Australian Government grant funding is now available to support implementation of these arrangements in the Metropolitan Adelaide area during an initial two week period, from 20 July to 3 August 2021 .
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Single site funding support for COVID-19 impacted areas in South Australia
In this edition:
• COVID-19 vaccines – Is it true?
• New COVID-19 vaccination reporting requirements
• NSW Health – use of P2/N95 respirators and surgical face masks
• Victoria – Visitor restrictions for RACFs
• Queensland CHO Update
• ACT Health update
• In the event of an outbreak
• Who to notify if you have a confirmed case
• PPE
• Support for senior Australians
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Protecting Older Australians – COVID-19 Update – 16 July 2021
In this edition:
• NSW Health – Public Health Order
• QLD CHO Update
• State and territory aged care COVID-19 information
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Protecting Older Australians – COVID-19 Update – 14 July 2021
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