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This fact sheet for residential aged care providers provides a list of tips to ensure residents in aged care services enjoy their mealtime experience.

This poster is a guide for aged care staff about how to get the dining experience right for residents.

This poster is a guide for aged care staff about get to know residents so you can support them to have meaningful meal time experiences.

This poster for aged care staff sets out the 8 facts you need to know about the residents you support to:

• ensure residents receive nutritious and appealing meals they can eat
• notice early warning signs of decreased appetite and/or weight loss
• act early to prevent malnutrition.

This fact sheet outlines how providers can create an enjoyable dining experience for residents in aged care to support their consumption of meals, reduce risks of malnutrition and dehydration, and to meet the Aged Care Quality Standards.

This fact sheet outlines how residential aged care staff, including cooks, chefs, food service staff and care staff, can create an enjoyable dining experience to support residents to take pleasure in, and consume, their meals.

Any approved provider that holds at least one refundable deposit must meet the requirements of the 4 Prudential Standards. 

This information sheet explains the Disclosure Standard.

This fact sheet outlines the financial and prudential reporting responsibilities for approved providers.

This Serious Incident Response Scheme (SIRS) fact sheet covers the reporting of incidents relating to unreasonable use of force. The fact sheet has been developed for providers of residential care and flexible care in a residential aged care setting.

This Serious Incident Response Scheme (SIRS) fact sheet covers the reporting of incidents relating to psychological or emotional abuse. The fact sheet has been developed for providers of residential care and flexible care in a residential aged care setting.

This Serious Incident Response Scheme (SIRS) fact sheet covers the reporting of incidents relating to unexpected death. The fact sheet has been developed for providers of residential care and flexible care in a residential aged care setting.

This Serious Incident Response Scheme (SIRS) fact sheet covers the reporting of incidents relating to stealing or financial coercion by a staff member. The fact sheet has been developed for providers of residential care and flexible care in a residential aged care setting.

This Serious Incident Response Scheme (SIRS) fact sheet covers the reporting of incidents relating to neglect. The fact sheet has been developed for providers of residential care and flexible care in a residential aged care setting.

This Serious Incident Response Scheme (SIRS) fact sheet covers the reporting of incidents relating to inappropriate use of restrictive practices. The fact sheet has been developed for providers of residential care and flexible care in a residential aged care setting.

This Serious Incident Response Scheme (SIRS) fact sheet covers the reporting of incidents relating to unexplained absence from care. The fact sheet has been developed for providers of residential care and flexible care in a residential aged care setting.

The spread of COVID-19 is increasing across the community and in residential aged care services. Of all the treatment measures available to services, rapid access to oral antivirals could make the biggest difference to consumers if they become infected with COVID-19.

This Serious Incident Response Scheme (SIRS) fact sheet covers the reporting of incidents relating to unlawful sexual contact or inappropriate sexual conduct. The fact sheet has been developed for providers of residential care and flexible care in a residential aged care setting.

These guidelines describe provider responsibilities in relation to the SIRS, including requirements relating to incident management and making a notification to the Commission.

This provider fact sheet helps ensure services are doing everything possible to prevent, prepare for and reduce the impact of a COVID-19 outbreak. It features links to key resources available from the Commission, the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care and peak bodies.

This Cost Recovery Implementation Statement (CRIS) provides information on how the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission (the Commission) implements cost recovery charging for applications for aged care approved provider status.