Submitted to the Department of Health and Aged Care.

The Residential Care Service List outlines the range of care and services that residential care homes must provide to residents who need them. This includes both permanent residents and those receiving residential respite. The new service list has split the residential care detail into four separate service types covering accommodation, everyday living, non-clinical care and clinical care.

In this submission to the Department of Health and Aged Care, Dietitians Australia raises concerns with the proposed requirement for ‘Meals and Refreshments’ and ‘Allied Health and Therapy Programs’.  Alternative wording is proposed to better clarify what residential care homes must provide to residents in their care. 

To read more, download our submission.