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Aged Care Foundations Pathway

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Course Duration: 5 hrs
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The Aged Care Foundations Pathway combines 8 essential modules to build core skills for safe, high-quality, person-centred aged care in line with the strengthened Aged Care Quality Standards and the Aged Care Act.

You will cover:

    • The 7 strengthened Quality Standards (Parts 1 & 2): person-centred care, clinical services, nutrition, dementia support, compliance, risk management, and audit readiness.
    • Preventing and responding to elder abuse (all forms).
    • Promoting choice, independence, dignity of risk, and quality of life.
    • Incident management and reporting under the Serious Incident Response Scheme (SIRS).
    • Enhancing mealtime and dining experiences to meet nutritional and cultural needs.
    • Falls prevention and management (risks, strategies, post-fall care).
    • Dysphagia management using the IDDSI framework, texture modification, acknowledged risk approaches, and choking response.

This pathway equips aged care workers with evidence-based practices, documentation, monitoring tools, and collaborative strategies to support the safety, dignity, and well-being of diverse ageing individuals in residential and home care settings.

 

After this lesson you will be able to:

  • The Strengthened Aged Care Quality Standards Part 1
    • Describe the purpose of the strengthened Aged Care Quality Standards.
    • the standards and explain how they ensure safe, high-quality, respectful care.
    • Identify the role of the aged care worker under the strengthened Aged Care Quality Standards.
  • The Strengthened Aged Care Quality Standards Part 2
    • Describe compliance and risk management strategies for aged care workers under the Aged Care Act and Code of Conduct.
    • Describe person-centred care principles focusing on respect and dignity.
    • Prepare for Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission Audits while promoting a culture of continuous improvement.
  • Preventing and Responding to Elder Abuse
    • Identify the different types of elder abuse.
    • Describe the aged care worker’s role in addressing and preventing elder abuse.
    • Know how to report elder abuse to safeguard ageing individuals effectively.
  • Understanding Choice, Independence and Quality of Life
    • Recognise how choice and independence affect an individual’s quality of life.
    • Explain the Aged Care Act and its role in supporting greater independence for ageing individuals.
    • Identify independence and risk-taking in Aged Care, highlighting the balance between safety and the dignity of risk to empower individuals.
    • Describe the aged care worker’s role in fostering individuals’ choice and decision-making.
  • Incident Management and Reporting – SIRS
    • Understand the SIRS Framework.
    • Identify Reportable Incidents.
    • Use and maintain Incident Management Systems.
  • The Mealtime and Dining Experience
    • Explain the nutritional needs and challenges faced by ageing individuals.
    • Describe your role in supporting ageing individuals through person-centred care.
    • Create a positive dining experience for better meal enjoyment.
    • Identify the food service team and their roles in ensuring proper nutrition.
  • Falls Prevention and Management
    • Understand Falls, their Definition, Frequency, and Recurrence.
    • Identify the Risk Factors Contributing to Falls.
    • Conduct Falls Risk Assessments.
    • Understand Fall Prevention Strategies.
    • Implement Post-Fall Management and Support
  • Dysphagia, IDDSI & Management of Choking
    • Define dysphagia, describe who it affects, and explain how it impacts ageing individuals.
    • Discuss texture modification of diets, foods, and fluids in aged care settings.
    • Explain the various strategies to promote safer swallowing for individuals.
    • Describe the steps in responding to incidents of choking to ensure safe mealtimes.

E-learn (5 hrs)

  • The Strengthened Aged Care Quality Standards Part 1
    • E-learn (35min)
    • Assessment (10 questions)
    • 7 resources:
      – Aged Care Registration Categories
      – Aged Care Workers – Your Voice in Improving Aged Care
      – Applying the Strengthened Aged Care Standards
      – Code of Conduct Scenarios
      – Examples of Risk Management in Different Care Settings
      – Residential Care Examples
      – The Standards – Key Areas
    • Certificate of completion
  • The Strengthened Aged Care Quality Standards Part 2
  • E-learn (40min)
    • Assessment (10 questions)
    • 6 resources:
      – Medication Contingencies and Incidents
      – PBS Medications by Brand Name and Drug
      – Phases of Support
      – Preventing Medication Errors
      – Procedure for Crushing Medications
      – The 10 Rights
    • Certificate of completion
  • Preventing and Responding to Elder Abuse
    • E-learn (45min)
    • Assessment (10 questions)
      12 resources:
      – Abuse of Older LGBTI People
      – Attorney-General’s Department – Protecting the Rights of Older Australians
      – Attorney-General’s Department –Elder Abuse Everyone’s Business
      – Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission’s Compliance and Enforcement Policy
      – Elder Abuse in Aboriginal Communities
      – Elder Abuse in Australia – CALD
      – Elder Abuse in Australia – Financial
      – Elder Abuse in Australia – Neglect
      – Elder Abuse in Australia – Physical
      – Elder Abuse in Australia – Psychological
      – Elder Abuse in Australia – Sexual
      – Multicultural Seniors Information Guide
      – Support Services and Helplines
    • Certificate of completion
  • Understanding Choice, Independence and Quality of Life
    • E-learn (40min)
    • Assessment (10 questions)
      3 resources:
      – Culturally Directed Care – Support Dignity of Risk
      – Elderspeak and Ageism
      – Scenarios in Aged Care
    • Certificate of completion
  • Incident Management and Reporting – SIRS
    • E-learn (40min)
    • Assessment (10 questions)
      9 resources:
      – Decision Support Tool
      – Impact Assessment Tool
      – Links to Elder Abuse Support
      – Open Disclosure Framework and Guidance
      – Reportable and Non-Reportable Incidents
      – Reportable Incidents Workflow
      – SIRS Guidelines for Home Service and Residential Aged Care Providers
      – Solving Incidents Using an Incident Management System
      – What is an Effective Incident Management System
    • Certificate of completion
  • The Mealtime and Dining Experience
    • E-learn (40min)
    • Assessment (10 questions)
      5 resources:
      – Getting the Dining Experience Right Poster
      – Nourishing – Adding Protein & Energy – NPA
      – Nutrients – Protein for Older People – NPA
      – Standard 6 Food and Nutrition Provider Fact Sheet
      – The Australian Guide to Healthy Eating
    • Certificate of completion
  • Falls Prevention and Management
    • E-learn (40min)
    • Assessment (10 questions)
      15 resources:
      – Comfy Feet Go A Long Way
      – Dizziness And Balance
      – Don’t Fall For It Poster
      – Eyesight And Walking
      – Fall Prevention
      – Falls and Fall-Injury Risk Assessment Factor form (MR58)
      – Keeping Safe and Independent In Hospital
      – Making Your Home Your Haven
      – Medicines And Balance
      – Preventing Falls and Harm From Falls in Older People Guidelines – Community Care
      – Preventing Falls and Harm From Falls in Older People Guidelines – Residential Care
      – Standing Up To Falls
      – Strong And Ready
      – Strong Muscles And Bones
      – WHO Falls – Key Facts
    • Certificate of completion
  • Dysphagia, IDDSI and Management of Choking
    • E-learn (40min)
    • Assessment (10 questions)
      9 resources:
      – Choking First Aid
      – Handfeeding Assistance in Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia
      – Hand-to-hand Feeding Techniques
      – IDDSI Flow Test Instructions
      – Informed Choice and Supported Decision Making
      – International Dysphagia Diet Standardisation Initiative
      – Nutrition and Texture Modified Food and Drink Fact Sheet
      – St John’s Ambulance Website
      – What Not To Do When Choking
    • Certificate of completion

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