The Aged Care Worker Regulation Scheme Final Report is now available. The Department wishes to thank all of those individuals and organisations that provided feedback to the consultation through the online survey.
View submitted responses where consent has been given to publish the response.
Over the last five years, various inquiries and reports have recommended implementation of a worker screening or registration scheme in aged care. Most recently, the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety has been exploring this issue, with a focus on a registration scheme specific to personal care workers (PCWs).
Stakeholders have differing views about the problems that an aged care worker screening or registration scheme might address, the objectives of any such scheme, what the scheme would include and how such a scheme could be implemented.
A Consultation Paper has been developed to:
The Consultation Paper focuses on high level conceptual approaches to understand stakeholder preferences and concerns with any features of a potential model. It therefore does not include detailed implementation questions that would necessarily be considered before any scheme was introduced.
The Department of Health is keen to consult widely and engage with as many individuals and organisations with an interest in aged care and the aged care workforce as possible. This includes engagement with:
The Department seeks to ensure that the broadest possible range of individuals and organisations, including from urban, regional, rural and remote areas, can have their say about any new worker registration scheme.
You are invited to respond to the consultation questions in the Consultation Paper by completing an online survey. Alternatively, you can use the online survey form to upload a written submission. With your consent, your responses will be made publicly available.
Click on the link below to access the online survey.
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