Standards
This section links to resources explaining the standards applicable to those working in aged care, and the rights of those using these services.
- Aged care support for First Nations People - Department of Health and Aged Care (2023) - About reforms being implemented in response to the Aged Care Royal Commission.
- Our Care, Our Way, Our Future - Transforming care pathways for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders - National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Ageing and Aged Care Council (2021) - 5-Year Plan for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Aged Care (2021–2026)
- The Charter of Aged Care Rights - Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission (2022) - Video explaining how the Charter of Aged Care Rights protect the rights of consumers of Australian Government funded aged care services.
- Your right to quality care - MyAgedCare (2023) - The Charter of Aged Care Rights sets out the 14 rights that protect people receiving aged care.
- Reforming in-home Aged Care (video) - Department of Health and Aged Care (2023) - This webinar will update older people, their families and carers, and the aged care sector on in-home aged care reform.
- Aged Care Quality Standards Fact Sheet - Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission (2023) - Fact Sheet Aged Care Standards
- Code of Conduct for Aged Care – information for providers - Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission (2023) - About the Code of Conduct for Aged Care, introduced to improve the safety, health, wellbeing and quality of life for people receiving aged care, and to boost trust in services.
- Code of Conduct for Aged Care - Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission (2022) - This video provides an introduction to the Code of Conduct for Aged Care, for workers and providers.
- Charter of Aged Care Rights (Providers) - Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission (2022) - All approved providers are required to comply with the Aged Care Quality Standards (Quality Standards) which provide a framework for the core requirements of quality and safety in services.
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The Aged Care Knowledge Hub is supported by funding from the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care under the Aged Care Nursing Clinical Placements Program.