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The Morrison government has unveiled a major quality and safety .

鈥淭oday is the first upgrade to residential aged-care standards in 20 years,鈥� Minister for Aged Care and Senior Australians Richard Colbeck said on 1 July, when the reforms were announced.

The new standards are designed 鈥渢o improve transparency for senior Australians and their families, as well as making regulation clearer for providers鈥�, Colbeck said.

These standards apply to all Australian Government funded aged-care services 鈥� including residential care, home care and flexible care 鈥� as well as those services under the Commonwealth Home Support Programme.

The announcement comes as a new Charter of Aged Care Rights also takes effect as of 1 July, which outlines 14 rights of senior Australians in care.

As part of these reforms the government has also taken steps to lower aged-care fees in the home and to reduce the use of restraints.

鈥淎ged-care providers must now satisfy a number of conditions before physical and chemical restraints can be used,鈥� Colbeck said on the government鈥檚 strengthening of restraint regulation. 鈥淪enior Australians must be treated with dignity and respect 鈥� this is now explicitly set out in our law.鈥�

Any government-funded aged-care home is required to comply with the National Aged Care Mandatory Quality Indicator Program. A program that consists of three clinical quality indicators:

1. Pressure injuries
2. Use of physical restraint
3. Unplanned weight loss

鈥淭he new standards reflect contemporary best practice and current community views appropriate for all aged-care settings,鈥� Aged Care Quality and Safety Commissioner Janet Anderson said.

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