Elder abuse is a violation of human rights and a significant cause of injury, illness, isolation and despair in aged care. Worse yet, it only occurs in relationships that require a deal of trust to be effective. However, by focusing on providing good person-centred care, and reporting serious incidents as well as abuse, incidents of elder abuse can be reduced.

In 2021, amendments to the Aged Care Act 1997 were passed, bringing into effect the Serious Incident Response Scheme (or SIRS). This new legislation aims to strengthen the reporting requirements for residential aged care services and help support the Charter of Aged Care Rights and Aged Care Quality Standards.

Kineo Course’s updated Reporting Abuse and Serious Incidents in Residential Aged Care course has been updated to help establish and reinforce the crucial worker behaviour of reporting, for all residential aged care workers.

Learning objectives

This course provides an understanding of:

• the background, definitions and prevalence of abuse of older people in Australia
• common types of abuse experienced by older people
• requirements for reporting abuse and serious incidents in residential aged care
• barriers that can prevent staff from reporting, and
• actions to take in the event of abuse or serious incidents.

Features

This course features:

• activities and information promoting behavioural change
• engaging animations and rich imagery
• additional resources, including blank templates for managers and supervisors to use in your organisation, and
• rigorous assessments.

This course has been reviewed by Melissa Sinfield, a recognised subject matter expert in this space.

Reporting Abuse and Serious Incidents in Residential Aged Care

• Current unit ID: 32768
• New unit ID: 33878
• Duration: 50 minutes