These resources provide guidance to aged care staff on preventing and controlling infectious outbreaks in residential aged care facilities. Most were produced by the Australian Government’s Department of Health and individual state governments. They are designed to be used by service providers, supervisors, aged care workers, as well as service users and their families.
Australian guidelines for the prevention and control of infection in healthcare 2019
National Health and Medical Research Council
These guidelines are for use by all working in healthcare, including healthcare workers, management, and support staff. They provide a risk management framework to ensure that the basic principles of infection prevention and control can be applied to a wide range of healthcare settings.
Infection prevention and control for aged care
Australian Government
Overview of infection prevention and control within aged care. Includes guidelines on hand hygiene and vaccinations.
5 moments for hand hygiene poster
Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care
This poster is based on the World Health Organization’s My 5 Moments for Hand Hygiene approach, which defines the key moments when healthcare workers should perform hand hygiene.
5 Moments for hand hygiene poster - Ambulatory care settings - Poster 2
Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care
This poster is based on the World Health Organization’s My 5 Moments for Hand Hygiene approach, which defines the key moments when healthcare workers should perform hand hygiene.
Infection prevention and control leads
Australian Government Department of Health
Information regarding the requirements of Infection prevention and control leads, training resources and requirements for residential aged care facilities.
Infection Prevention and Control eLearning Modules
Australian Government Department of Health
A suite of eLearning modules to provide information on the principles of infection prevention and control in Australian healthcare settings including aged care.
National Hand Hygiene Brochure- Non-Acute
Australian Commission of Safety and Quality in Health Care
Brochure to explain the importance of hand hygiene and when this should be performed in the non-acute setting.