eating aids (including assisting resident to eat when residents, which take into account pressure care and allow necessary) for optimum levels of mobility and participation. The fact (d) dressing, undressing, and using dressing aids that one resident needs full time use of a wheelchair (e) moving, walking, wheelchair use, and using devices should not deny other residents access or mean that the and appliances designed to aid mobility, including the resident using the chair fulltime has to purchase a fitting of appropriate footwear, artificial limbs and other wheelchair in order to have use of one. personal mobility aids If specified in the resident agreement and agreed by the (f) communication, including to address difficulties resident/legal representative a resident may be charged for: arising from impaired hearing, sight or speech, or lack of custom made aids specifically made for a resident and only common language (including fitting sensory for the use of that resident—for example, tailor made arm, communication aids), and checking hearing aid batteries hand and/or leg splints. and cleaning spectacles Approved providers must have sufficient lifting devices on Excludes hairdressing. hand to provide access for all residents who need this type of support and to ensure work health and safety obligations are met. Equipment must be fit for the purpose intended and staff trained in its use. Provision of related goods, including: An approved provider cannot charge a resident for: Absorbent aids, commode chairs, disposable bed pans slings for lifting machines. and urinal covers, disposable pads, over toilet chairs, shower chairs and urodomes, catheter and urinary An approved provider cannot charge a resident for: drainage appliances, and disposable enemas. assessment by a qualified health professional registered Mechanical devices for lifting residents, stretchers, under the National Law or other registration scheme acting and trolleys. within their scope of practice to ensure that the individual Crutches, quadruped walkers, walking frames, walking resident’s toileting and continence needs. If a resident is sticks, and wheelchairs excluding assessed as requiring continence pads or other equipment wheelchairs and custom made aids. to manage their continence, then the provider must provide the pads/equipment at no additional cost to the resident. Stoma related products are available free of charge through the Stoma Scheme to residents who are ostomates. Where a resident receives assistance through the Continence
eating aids (including assisting resident to eat when necessary) (d) dressing, undressing, and using dressing aids (e) moving, walking, wheelchair use, and using devices and appliances designed to aid mobility, including the fitting of appropriate footwear, artificial limbs and other personal mobility aids (f) communication, including to address difficulties arising from impaired hearing, sight or speech, or lack of common language (including fitting sensory communication aids), and checking hearing aid batteries and cleaning spectacles Excludes hairdressing. Provision of related goods, including: Absorbent aids, commode chairs, disposable bed pans and urinal covers, disposable pads, over toilet chairs, shower chairs and urodomes, catheter and urinary drainage appliances, and disposable enemas. Mechanical devices for lifting residents, stretchers, and trolleys. Crutches, quadruped walkers, walking frames, walking sticks, and wheelchairs excluding wheelchairs and custom made aids. residents, which take into account pressure care and allow for optimum levels of mobility and participation. The fact that one resident needs full time use of a wheelchair should not deny other residents access or mean that the resident using the chair fulltime has to purchase a wheelchair in order to have use of one. If specified in the resident agreement and agreed by the resident/legal representative a resident may be charged for: custom made aids specifically made for a resident and only for the use of that resident—for example, tailor made arm, hand and/or leg splints. Approved providers must have sufficient lifting devices on hand to provide access for all residents who need this type of support and to ensure work health and safety obligations are met. Equipment must be fit for the purpose intended and staff trained in its use. An approved provider cannot charge a resident for: slings for lifting machines. An approved provider cannot charge a resident for: assessment by a qualified health professional registered under the National Law or other registration scheme acting within their scope of practice to ensure that the individual resident’s toileting and continence needs. If a resident is assessed as requiring continence pads or other equipment to manage their continence, then the provider must provide the pads/equipment at no additional cost to the resident. Stoma related products are available free of charge through the Stoma Scheme to residents who are ostomates. Where a resident receives assistance through the Continence