Resources

A fact sheet of frequently asked questions commonly asked by people interested in aged care volunteering.

This toolkit connects volunteers, volunteer managers, and aged care providers to free, publicly available training and information on a range of topics. It does not replace or replicate any current provider training; it is aimed at complementing any existing training available for volunteers.

The aim of this booklet is to guide providers through the considerations involved in volunteer engagement. Topics covered include the legislative environment, checklists to prepare for volunteer engagement, designing volunteer roles, recruitment and retention and some frequently asked questions.

This handbook provides guidance for aged care volunteer managers for volunteer engagement and management processes including recruitment, onboarding, retention, administration and further training and information. Aged care providers can also use this resource to support their volunteer managers.

This guide gives assessors instructions on how to log into a number of Aged Care portals.

Registered providers must complete and submit the most recent version of this form each time you request AN-ACC Class 1 status for a care recipient.

This form is to be used by assessors where system access is not available or appropriate for the aged care assessment setting at the triage, assessment and/or referral for services consent stages.

This guide explains to aged care needs assessors on how to register a person or organisation in the older person's support network to speak on their behalf, and how to add support relationships in the My Aged Care assessor portal.

This document outlines the terms of use for the Government Provider Management System (GPMS). The GPMS allows aged care service providers to see their Star Ratings, access and report information to the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing.

This policy explains how anyone can lodge a complaint about a registered supporter with the System Governor, outlines possible outcomes, and details how affected entities can request an internal review of decisions under the Aged Care Act 2024.

This policy outlines information sharing requirements relating to registered supporters under the Aged Care Act 2024. Information sharing requirements apply to any person or body who, under the Act, provides information to an older person with registered supporter(s).

If you have a complaint or concern about a registered supporter, you can raise this with the System Governor, responsible for supporters. This form is a template that you may wish to use when submitting a complaint about a registered supporter.

QI Program Manual – Part B includes a range of tools and resources to support continuous quality improvement for each of the QI Program quality indicators.

The QI Program Manual outlines definitions for each quality indicator and provides information on how to collect and submit quality indicator data.

This guide is for registered providers of approved residential care homes. It helps you understand and meet your obligations to collect and report data on recommended allied health services received for the QI Program.

This guide is for registered providers of approved residential care homes. It helps you understand and meet your obligations to collect and report data on allied health care minutes for the QI Program.

This guide is for registered providers of approved residential care homes. It helps you understand and meet your obligations to collect and report data on activities of daily living for the QI Program.

This guide is for registered providers of approved residential care homes. It helps you understand and meet your obligations to collect and report data on falls and major injury for the QI Program.

This guide is for registered providers of approved residential care homes. It helps you understand and meet your obligations to collect and report data on consumer experience for the QI Program.

This guide is for registered providers of approved residential care homes. It helps you understand and meet your obligations to collect and report data on unplanned weight loss for the QI Program.

This guide is for registered providers of approved residential care homes. It helps you understand and meet your obligations to collect and report data on lifestyle officers for the QI Program.

This guide is for registered providers of approved residential care homes. It helps you understand and meet your obligations to collect and report data on incontinence care for the QI Program.

This guide is for registered providers of approved residential care homes. It helps you understand and meet your obligations to collect and report data on enrolled nursing for the QI Program.