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This guide helps you prepare for and take part in a renewal of registration audit.

It describes:

• the purpose of audits and how they inform (help us make) registration decisions
• the 3 stages of the audit process (initiation, delivery, reporting)
• what to expect and what to do at each stage
• the types of evidence we consider during audits
• how we define our audit ratings
• the audit tools we use
• other relevant resources.

This guide helps you prepare for and take part in a variation of registration audit.

It describes:

• the purpose of audits and how they inform (help us make) registration decisions
• the 3 stages of the audit process (initiation, delivery, reporting)
• what to expect and what to do at each stage
• the types of evidence we consider during audits
• how we define our audit ratings
• the audit tools we use
• other relevant resources.

This guide helps you prepare for and take part in a registration audit. 

It describes:

• the purpose of the audit and how it informs (helps us make) registration decisions
• the 3 stages of the audit process (initiation, delivery, reporting)
• what to expect and what to do at each stage
• the types of evidence we consider during audits
• how we define our audit ratings
• the audit tools we use
• other relevant resources.

Use the CDDA Scheme Application Form to submit an application to claim compensation from the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission (Commission). 

This plan gives an overview of the resources, grouped by topic, the Commission has published to help the aged care sector prepare for the new Aged Care Act.

This report gives a summary of the Commission’s public consultation on the proposed new charging arrangements and fees for providers who wish to register, renew or vary their registration.

It covers the consultation process, feedback themes, outcomes and next steps.

The Supervision Model is a Commission-wide approach where all our regulatory functions work together to detect, assess, and respond to provider risk to protect older people receiving aged care. 

We continuously monitor if aged care providers are doing the right thing and act if we identify risks or failures to provide safe, quality care. 

Our Supervision Model guides how we:

This document is an example of the content covered in a standard audit initiation meeting.

This document is an example of the content covered in a standard senior management meeting.

This document is an example of the content covered in a standard governing body meeting.

This document is an example of the content covered in a standard entry meeting.

This document is an example of the content covered in a standard closing meeting.

This document is an example of the content covered in a standard opening meeting.

Setting up a food focus group is simple and there are lots of ways to do it. This fact sheet has information and practical tips on what to think about when you’re planning and running a food focus group. If you’re setting up a group at a residential aged care service, you can adapt the suggestions in the toolkit to meet the needs and preferences of people in your care. 

Food focus groups can use this checklist to improve the way they work. We’ve designed the questions to help your group think about how you work and how you could be more effective. 

You can adapt this food focus group terms of reference template to suit your needs.

You can adapt this food focus group meeting minutes template to suit your needs.

You can adapt this food focus group meeting agenda template to suit your needs.

This calculator informs registered providers of the minimum level of liquid assets they are required to hold calculated based on Quarterly Financial Report (QFR) financial statements.