Working in aged care
Code of Ethics and Guide to Ethical Conduct for Residential Aged Care
The aim of the Code of Ethics (the Code) and the Guide to Ethical Conduct (the Guide) is to set out the ethical commitments made by the Aged Care Sector in addition to its legal obligation to comply with the Aged Care Act 1997 (the Act) and Principles under the Act.
The Code and the Guide have been developed to be applied within a voluntary and self-regulatory framework and they in no way affect the operation of the Act.
The Code and the Guide have been produced as a single book and as a series of information booklets directed at individual audiences including:
- Providers of Residential Aged Care Services;
- Employed and Contracted Staff of Residential Aged Care Services;
- Attending Professionals of Residential Aged Care Services; and
- Residents, their families or representatives in Residential Aged Care Services.
The individual Code of Ethics booklets are also available for download in PDF format:
Guide to Ethical Conduct for Providers of Residential Aged Care (PDF 498 KB)
Guide to Ethical Conduct: Information for Residents of Aged Care Homes And Their Families (PDF 571 KB)
Guide to Ethical Conduct for Providers of Residential Aged Care: Guide for Employed and Contracted Staff (PDF 563 KB)
Guide to Ethical Conduct for Providers of Residential Aged Care: Guide for Attending Professionals (PDF 484 KB)
Guide to Ethical Conduct: Poster (PDF 281 KB)
The Guides to Ethical Conduct may also be downloaded in PDF format:
Guide to Ethical Conduct (PDF 183 KB)
Report on the Code of Ethics and Guide to Ethical Conduct in Residential Aged Care (PDF 316 KB)
Final Code Review Survey Report (PDF 5170 KB)
If you are unable to download the PDF files please send an email to: acc@health.gov.au for a copy to be sent to you.
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Media releases
- Delivering More Aged Care Places For Eastern Melbourne
- $25 Million for accommodation for aged and disadvantaged
- Christmas message – remember to check in on your elderly relatives and neighbours
- 6,500 more aged care places for older Australians
- Boost for Home and Community Care in Western Australia
Program/Initiatives
- Encouraging Better Practice in Aged Care
- Service Development Assistance Panel Program Glossary
- Getting assistance from an SDAP Panel Member
- Service Development Assistance Panel - FAQ
- Aged Care Education and Training Incentive Program
Publications
- Interim Evaluation of the Northern Territory Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Aged Care Workforce Development Projects
- Australian Government response to Senate Standing Committee on Finance and Public Administration Report: Residential and Community Aged Care in Australia
- Comprehensive scoping study on the use of assistive technology by frail older people living in the community
- Australian Government Directory of Services for Older People 2011
- The 2008-09 Home and Community Care (HACC) Program Annual Report
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