New National Restrictive Practice Laws for Aged Care Providers
Federal Parliament has introduced new laws to strengthen protections surrounding the use of restrictive practices in aged care.
New National ‘Serious Incident Response Scheme’ Targeting Elder Abuse
Federal Parliament has introduced a new Serious Incident Response Scheme to enable approved providers to better respond to abuse in residential aged care.
New Aged Care Single Quality Framework
From 1 July 2019, approved providers of Commonwealth funded aged care will be assessed against a new set of Aged Care Quality Standards. Here’s what approved providers need to know.
New Pricing Transparency Requirements for Commonwealth Funded Home Care Services
The User Rights Principles 2014 (Cth) have been amended to require approved providers to give written notice to DHS in a standardised format regarding the amount they charge for certain services. This new disclosure requirement is intended to facilitate a new pricing comparison feature on the My Aged Care Service Finder.
New Influenza Vaccination Requirements in Residential Care
Recent amendments to the Aged Care Principles have introduced new obligations for approved providers of aged care to implement an influenza vaccination scheme for their staff and volunteers.
