Topic - Aged Care

Reminder: unannounced audits now underway

Jul 03 2018 Updated May 3, 2023

The Weekly Source

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A poster for providers to advise residents and their families on the unannounced visits

As previously reported here, from 1 July 2018 aged care homes will no longer be given notice of the date of their re-accreditation audit.

The Australian Aged Care Quality Agency (AACQA) has already conducted almost 3,000 unannounced visits since last July with nine homes losing their accreditation.

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