As announced in yesterday’s edition of the Protecting Older Australians newsletter the department is streamlining how approved providers of residential aged care services report cases of COVID-19 to the Commonwealth.

The department is hosting a free webinar to step through the new reporting process which will be via a new, online COVID-19 Support Portal.

Providers will be required to report COVID-19 cases or exposure through the COVID-19 Support Portal from Monday, 28 February 2022. This Portal will be accessed via the My Aged Care provider portal.

Details:

• For: Residential aged care providers, facility managers and IPC leads
• When: Wednesday 23 February 2022 – 2.00 to 3.00pm AEDT
• 11.00am – 12.00pm WA | 12.30pm – 1.30pm NT | 1.30 to 2.30pm SA | 1.00 – 2.00pm QLD

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Webinar on streamlined changes to reporting COVID-19 in residential aged care – 23 February 2022