The Strengthened Aged Care Standards

Content
3 modules
Course length
55 mins
Instructor
Essential Skills
Released
20 Aug 2025
Price
$46.50 AUD

Description

This essential online course equips aged care workers with the knowledge and confidence to deliver safe, respectful and person-centred care under the new Aged Care Act, Strengthened Quality Standards and Code of Conduct. Designed specifically for frontline workers, this program translates complex reforms into practical strategies you can apply every day. Through real world examples and clear guidance, you’ll learn how to embed rights, principles and standards into your daily practice, ensuring dignity, safety, and wellbeing for every older Australian you support.

 

This course has been mapped to all of the Aged Care Quality Standards.

Objectives

This course covers:

  • Overview of the new Aged Care Act, including the Statement of Rights and Statement of Principles.

  • Introduction to the Aged Care Code of Conduct and what it means for daily practice.

  • Focus on person-centred, rights-based care and trauma-informed approaches.

  • Understanding the 7 strengthened Aged Care Quality Standards:

    1. The Person

    2. The Organisation

    3. The Care and Services

    4. The Environment

    5. Clinical Care

    6. Food and Nutrition

    7. The Residential Community

  • Practical strategies for embedding dignity, choice and cultural safety into care delivery.

  • Strengthened governance, accountability and transparency for organisations and workers.

  • Compliance, monitoring and responding to feedback, complaints and concerns.

  • Promoting a safe, inclusive and respectful environment free from neglect, abuse or discrimination

Certificate

By completing/passing this course, you will attain the certificate Certificate of Completion

Learning credits

CPD
1.0

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