Aged care in Australia is changing for the better.
Under the new Act, the Statement of Rights and Statement of Principles recognise the valuable role workers play in aged care.
The Statement of Rights emphasises that you have the appropriate qualifications, skills, and experience to provide care and services that respect the rights and decisions of older people.
Under the Statement of Principles, the aged care system will support you to be innovative, continuously improve, deliver high quality care, and participate in governance and deliver accountability requirements.
This helps ensure that older people can have confidence and trust in the quality and safety of the aged care services they receive.
To complete training and learn more about the new Act and what it means for you, visit Health.gov.au.