Quality regulator becomes aged care’s one-stop shop

Published 16th January 2020

The Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission is now the single regulator of aged care services and the primary point of contact for aged care providers and consumers for quality and safety matters.

Recently passed aged care legislation amendments, which took effect on 1 January this year, see the following functions transitioned from the Department of Health to the quality and safety commission:

• approval of all residential and home care providers
• aged care compliance activity including prudential operations
• the administration of compulsory reporting of assaults by approved providers

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Source:
Natasha Egan, 2020, Australian Ageing Agenda (https://www.australianageingagenda.com.au)