‘Responding to COVID-19 / Coronavirus: Aged Care Guidelines’ briefing paper

This briefing paper outlines four key elements to include in your Home’s outbreak management plan:

1. Prevent: Infection prevention, detection and control planning
2. Prepare: Considerations include leadership, workforce management, training and competency, communication strategy and product supply management
3. Respond: Developing your outbreak management plan
4. Recovery: Evaluation once the outbreak has been contained

Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety 

This website provides information about the work of the Royal Commission.

Briefing papers from the Aged Care Royal Commission

Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission Website 

• Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission website

• Aged Care Quality Standards Video 

• Resources to support the preparation for the new standards 

Aged Care Standards Infographic

Click here to download an infographic that provides information about the compliance pressure points Aged Care facilities are facing.

Other Helpful Links

• Governance (Clinical) 

The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care resources - National Model Clinical Governance Framework.

• Cognitive Decline Partnership Centre  

Resources to support the person living with dementia.

• National Prescribing Service 

Medicine EBP for professionals and community

• National Health and Medical Research Council  

Resource -  Australian guidelines for the prevention and control of infection in healthcare

• Cultural Resources for Aged Care

Culture Specific Information Practice Guide