{"id":10187,"date":"2021-02-08T08:28:57","date_gmt":"2021-02-08T08:28:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=10187"},"modified":"2021-02-08T08:28:57","modified_gmt":"2021-02-08T08:28:57","slug":"aged-care-voluntary-industry-code-of-practice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2021\/02\/08\/aged-care-voluntary-industry-code-of-practice\/","title":{"rendered":"Aged Care Voluntary Industry Code of Practice"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Australian Government congratulates the Aged Care Workforce Industry Council on its official launch of the Voluntary Industry Code of Practice.
\nMinister for Senior Australians and Aged Care Services, Richard Colbeck said the Code of Practice is already receiving strong early support from the aged care sector, as some of Australia\u2019s largest providers pledge their commitment to quality care.
\n\u201cThis Code of Practice is the first of its kind for the aged care sector in Australia,\u201d Minister Colbeck said.
\n\u201cIt is based on seven guiding principles for quality care and will be a transformative tool for Australia\u2019s aged care sector.
\n\u201cImportantly, this Code of Practice tells Australians that the aged care sector has aspirations for excellence, and will hold itself accountable to the community.\u201d
\nMinister Colbeck said the launch with industry and workforce leaders marks a new chapter in the delivery of quality aged care services in Australia.
\nMost importantly, it highlights the process of continuous improvement of aged care services in Australia, as a feature of adopting the principles of the Code.
\nThe Voluntary Industry Code of Practice was developed, in consultation with consumers, providers, and peak bodies, and is an achievement against strategic action 2 from A Matter of Care, Australia\u2019s Aged Care Workforce Strategy.
\nThe Code of Practice is a centrepiece of the strategy, and provides the framework for a culture of proactive reform from aged care providers.
\n\u201cThe Government is supporting work to implement the strategy with $10.3 million over three years allocated in the 2020\u201321 Budget,\u201d Minister Colbeck said.
\n\u201cThis investment will support ACWIC to lead nine projects, and help implement other actions from the strategy.
\n\u201cThis additional funding builds on $2.3 million the Government previously delivered to support the establishment of the ACWIC and kick-start its important work.
\n\u201cThe Code of Practice underpins the values and principles for delivering quality care to our senior Australians.
\n\u201cIn practice, these principles will better support the aged care workforce in its critical role of caring for, and delivering services to, older Australians.\u201d
\nMinister Colbeck commended the Aged Care Workforce Industry Council and the sector for showing commitment to tangible reform.
\n\u201cThe fact that industry has reached this milestone during a year of such disruption, due to COVID-19, is a testament to the sector\u2019s commitment to cultural change,\u201d he said.
\n\u201cIt\u2019s a demonstration the sector will work to meet \u2013 and exceed \u2013 the community\u2019s high expectations when the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety releases its final report in February.\u201d
\nFor more information on the Voluntary Industry Code of Practice, please visit\u00a0www.acwic.com.au<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Australian Government congratulates the Aged Care Workforce Industry Council on its official launch of the Voluntary Industry Code of Practice. Minister for Senior Australians and Aged Care Services, Richard Colbeck said the Code of Practice is already receiving strong early support from the aged care sector, as some of Australia\u2019s largest providers pledge their … Continue reading “Aged Care Voluntary Industry Code of Practice”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10187","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aussie"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10187","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10187"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10187\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10187"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10187"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10187"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}