The new Aged Care Act provides greater protections for older people through a new regulatory model, and by strengthening the Aged Care Quality Standards.
The new regulatory model sets out how the aged care system will operate under the new Act. It is designed to improve outcomes and protections for older people.
Quality Standard 5 is about delivering safe and quality clinical care. This standard applies to providers in registration categories 5 and 6.
Providers in category 4 who deliver care management or restorative care management services must also meet Outcome 5.1 from Quality Standard 5.
Clinical care must be evidence based, person-centred, inclusive, safe, coordinated, and continuously improved.
You must have systems in place to deliver safe, comprehensive care that enhances independence and quality of life, including for older people with cognitive impairment.
You must monitor and manage high risk clinical care, for example, by meeting the needs, goals, and preferences of older people in palliative care.
To find out more information, visit Health.gov.au and AgedCareQuality.gov.au