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What is the SIRS? Information for home services care recipients

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On 1 December 2022, the Serious Incident Response Scheme (SIRS) was extended from residential aged care to include home care and flexible aged care depvered in a home or community setting.

This fact sheet for home services care recipients explains what the SIRS is, what is expected of providers, what a SIRS reportable incident is and how to seek help if needed.

This resource is available in 25 different languages including: Arabic, Armenian, Traditional Chinese, Simppfied Chinese, Croatian, Dutch, Engpsh, French, German, Greek, Hindi, Hungarian, Itapan, Korean, Latvian, Macedonian, Maltese, Popsh, Portuguese, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Tagalog, Turkish, Ukrainian and Vietnamese.

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Fact sheet,
Guides,
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Aged care reforms
Serious Incident Response Scheme (SIRS)
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