Welcome to your Support Hub
This Hub has been developed to support providers and their staff in Metropolitan Melbourne and the Mitchell Shire who have opted into the Guiding Principles for Residential Aged Care – Keeping Victorian Residents and Workers Safe.
Hotline: 1800 491 793
Monday to Friday 8:30 am to 5:00 pm.
For enquiries outside of our contact hours, please submit a support request using our online form here
Latest News
- Transition of Guiding Principles for Residential Aged Care in Victoria (added 17 Nov)
- Support for Aged Care Workers in COVID-19 (SACWIC)- Frequently Asked Questions (added 16 Oct)
- Guiding Principles for residential aged care – keeping Victorian residents and workers safe (added 16 Oct)
- Frequently Asked Questions – Preparing for the Cessation of the Guiding Principles. Access the latest FAQs here (added 14 Oct 2020)
Recently added to the Resources Page
- Support for Aged Care Workers in COVID-19 (SACWIC) Cost Calculator
- Updated SACWIC Application Spreadsheet (added 15 Oct)
- Support for Aged Care Workers in COVID-19 (SACWIC) Grant Opportunity GuidelinesV3 (added 15 Oct)
- Guiding Principles for residential aged care – keeping Victorian residents and workers safe (added 16 Oct)
- TEMPLATE – Guiding Principles for residential aged care – [For employees who elected to work at another facility – for use by a primary employer] (added 21 Oct)
- TEMPLATE – Guiding Principles for residential aged care – [For employees who elected to work at another facility – for use by a secondary employer] (added 21 Oct)
Transition of Guiding Principles for Residential Aged Care in Victoria (added 17 Nov)
Guiding Principles
To keep residents and workers located in hotspots in Victoria protected from the risks of acquiring COVID-19 in residential aged care facilities;
To have Victorian aged care workers based with one residential aged care facility only during this high risk pandemic period; and
To reduce the risk of aged care workers unintentionally transmitting COVID-19 by working across multiple sites.
Download the latest Guiding Principles for Residential Aged Care here
Key Contacts
Aged & Community Services Australia
www.acsa.asn.au
Leading Aged Care Services Australia
www.lasa.asn.au
Victorian Department of Health
https://www.dhhs.vic.gov.au/
Cth Department of Health
https://www.health.gov.au/
More Resources
The Support Hub is a repository of handy resources across:
- Employment Relations
- Clinical Consulting
- Workforce mobilisation
The Support Hub will continue to be refreshed and updated throughout the Pandemic as new information is made available.
Support Services
Clinical Support
ACSA and LASA are pleased to offer Clinical Support & Guidance Services to assist residential aged care providers implement the Guiding Principles for residential aged care – keeping residents and workers safe.
Employee Relations
The Guiding Principles for Residential Aged Care aim to improve health and safety outcomes of consumers and staff by building a framework which assists in limiting the movement of staff between providers and sites.
Supplier Register
This supplier register is intended to be a handy resource to assist providers access information, products and services that may assist through the implementation of the Guiding Principles.
Guiding Principles Support Webinar
Watch the Video
Single Site Grant Funds Webinar
Accessing Single Site Grant Funds Webinar – 2pm AEST, Tuesday 8 September
The Guiding Principles Support Hub, ACSA and LASA hosted this informative session for residential aged care providers in Metropolitan Melbourne and Mitchell Shire who would like to access available grant funding to support transition to and management of single site operations.
The session, presented by the Residential Sector Support Taskforce from the Commonwealth Department of Health provides an update on recent funding announcements, an overview of the grant application process and a worked example showing how to use the application spreadsheet.
The presentation was followed by a Q&A session, where questions were addressed to the presenters as well as Guiding Principle Support Hub clinical, employment relations and industrial relations experts.
Watch the webinar recording and/or download the presentation below.
