Aged, residential and disability care

Guidance for Residential Aged Care Facilities on the public health management of Acute Respiratory Infections (including COVID-19 and Influenza).

Published: 16 May 2022

Guidance for Disability Care Facilities on the public health management of Acute Respiratory Infections (including COVID-19 and Influenza)

Published: 13 July 2022

CDNA interim statement to Aged Care Providers regarding ongoing COVID-19 management

Published: 4 January 2022

First 24 Hours: Managing an Outbreak of COVID-19 in a Disability Group Home V2.0 (PDF)

Updated: 9 March 2022 | Size: 470 MB, 31 pages

This resource is a quick reference guide to assist disability facility service providers and Local Health Districts (LHDs) to support and manage the first 24 hours of a COVID-19 outbreak.

First 24 Hours: Managing COVID-19 in a Residential Aged Care Facility

Updated: 15 February 2022

Residential Aged Care Facilities, Multi-Purpose Services, Community Residential Care Group Homes, Hostels and Refuges V2.0 (PDF)

Under review: 19 January 2022 | Size: 2.1 MB, 58 pages

This document provides infection prevention and control (IPAC) guidance for residential aged care facilities (RACFs), multi-purpose services (MPS), community residential care group homes, hostels and refuges when COVID-19 is suspected/probable/confirmed in a resident, health/care or visitor.

RACF COVID-19 PPE Train the Trainer package V2.0 (PPT)

Updated: 3 August 2021 | Size: 19.5 MB, 101 slides

Designed as an introductory guide to infection prevention and control Standard and Transmission-Based Precautions, and for Train the Trainer for Residential Aged Care facilities to implement training on the use of PPE.

RACF COVID-19 PPE Train the Trainer package V2.0 (PDF)

Updated: 9 August 2021 | Size: 1.4 MB, 27 pages

This resource provides a train the trainer package to be implemented to NSW RACFs to facilitate their understanding in infection prevention and control and PPE as it applies to COVID-19.