Assessment modules
What are assessment modules?
As part of the Agency’s program of unannounced visits, we have developed a set of assessment modules to ensure a broad review of each residential aged care home’s care for residents. These are used at unannounced support contacts.
This thematic approach to assessment has been developed specifically to identify weaknesses in systems, in order to identify any issues of concern regarding the delivery of care and services to residents and to assist residential aged care homes to improve compliance against the Accreditation Standards.
An unannounced visit may include assessment using an assessment module, or a combination of modules, and consider information from previous visits. The visit may also include assessment against other specific expected outcomes. These assessment modules may also be used in relation to the conduct of announced visits.
What is included in the modules?
Assessment modules are an adjunct to the Results and processes guide used by assessors when monitoring residential aged care homes’ compliance. They are a tool to assist assessors to focus on the key systems and processes of residential aged care homes which ensure the provision of quality care and services for residents. Each module links to a broad range of expected outcomes of the Accreditation Standards and, collectively, the assessment modules cover all of the Accreditation Standards.
All modules have a strong resident focus, and are used by assessors to direct the assessment of Accreditation Standards.
Resources such as the Audit handbook and the Results and processes guide continue to be used by assessment teams.
What happens if the team identifies non-compliance?
Assessment teams continue to have a number of options available to them when on site should they find major non-compliance during the course of an unannounced visit, for instance:
- assessors can contact the local assessment manager or state manager to seek more time on site to assess other areas of a residential aged care home's care for residents; or
- the Agency can schedule a full review audit against all 44 expected outcomes using the information gained from the unannounced visit.
How can I access the assessment modules?
Fourteen assessment modules have been released. More modules may be released in the future.
Complete Assessment modules 1 - 14 compilation
Assessment module 1
Assessment module 2
Assessment module 3
Assessment module 4
Assessment module 5
Assessment module 6
Assessment module 7
Assessment module 8
Assessment module 9
Assessment module 10
Assessment module 11
Assessment module 12
Assessment module 13
Assessment module 14
