Objective To assess the role of sanctions as the highest level of enforcement in Australia's
residential aged care quality assurance (QA) system. Design Analysis of secondary data on …

A review commissioned by the Australian Commonwealth's Minister for Aged Care that
inquired into the state of the nation's aged care quality regulatory processes. With a …

Abstract Background 'Quality of Care'is a difficult concept to measure, particularly within the
context of residential aged care, which involves lifestyle issues as much as health issues …

Aim To examine the relationship between structural factors and the imposition of sanctions
on residential aged care services across A ustralia for regulatory compliance failure …

To undertake exploratory benchmarking of a set of clinical indicators of quality care in
residential care in Australia, data were collected from 107 residents within four medium …

Objective The aims of the present study were to describe the views of senior clinical and
executive staff employed in public sector residential aged care services (RACS) about the …

Recent years have seen the introduction of formalised accreditation processes in both
community and residential aged care, but these only partially address quality assessment …

Aim: Australian residential aged care does not have a system of quality assessment related
to clinical outcomes, or comprehensive quality benchmarking. The Residential Care Quality …

The new approach to accreditation for residential aged care facilities, with its emphasis on
appropriate management systems and continuous quality improvement, is intended to be an …

Abstract Objectives To introduce the Registry of Senior Australians (ROSA) Outcome
Monitoring System, which can monitor the quality and safety of care provided to individuals …