Aged Care Essentials

Recognising and Responding to Clinical Deterioration

 Approximately 50 minutes
 Released Dec 2025
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This essential course provides aged care providers, clinical leaders, and care teams with the crucial skills to recognise and respond to the signs of a deteriorating individual. Akanksha Bernard, offers you a practical guide to meeting your obligations under the new Aged Care Act 2024, ensuring your team can act decisively to deliver safe, effective, and person-centred care. 

Looking to train your team? You can purchase multiple licenses directly at checkout and then send invitations directly to your team members for immediate access. 
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Why is this course essential for your organisation?

As the sector adapts to significant reforms, a skilled and confident workforce is your greatest asset in safeguarding the health and wellbeing of every individual in your care.
  Ensure compliance
Understand your obligations under the Aged Care Act 2024 and the Aged Care Quality Standards, particularly concerning clinical monitoring and response. This course breaks down the requirements to help you mitigate compliance risks.
 Enhance individual safety
Equip your team with the knowledge to identify the subtle and overt signs of clinical deterioration. By understanding the causes, contributing factors, and correct response pathways, your staff can prevent adverse events and improve health outcomes.
  Empower clinical leaders
This course is specifically designed to reinforce the accountability and responsibilities of clinical leaders, empowering them to think critically, conduct comprehensive assessments, and lead their teams effectively in high-stakes situations.
  Build a culture of excellence
Foster a culture of safety and continuous improvement where every team member understands their role in monitoring, documenting, and managing clinical changes. This proactive approach builds trust with residents, families, and regulatory bodies.
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What you will learn

This session will guide your team through the core components of preventing and managing falls in the current aged care context.
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Foundations of clinical deterioration

A deep dive into your obligations under the Aged Care Act 2024 and the Aged Care Quality Standards.

Identifying causes and signs

Learn the primary causes of physical and mental health deterioration, from chronic diseases and medication side effects to social isolation and cognitive changes.

The role of the clinical leader

Understand the key accountabilities for clinical leaders, including critical analysis, comprehensive assessment, and developing a plan for practice.

Vital signs and clinical assessment

A practical review of vital signs, what they mean, and how to use them to identify red flags for respiratory, cardiac, and neurological decline.

Recognising and responding

Learn to manage common clinical emergencies, including anaphylaxis, chest pain, choking, delirium, falls, and sepsis, with clear, step-by-step guidance.

End-of-life pathways

Understand how to recognise deterioration leading to the end of life and navigate the two pathways of active intervention and palliative care with dignity and compassion.
YOUR FACILITATOR

Meet Your Expert Facilitator

This course is facilitated by Akanksha Bernard, a Specialist Consultant in Operations, Clinical, and Compliance. With a passion for mentoring and training the aged care workforce, Akanksha brings a wealth of practical experience in managing residential aged care services. Her work is focused on empowering staff and organisations to achieve high-quality, person-centred care.

Akanksha Bernard

 Specialist Consultant in Operations, Clinical, and Compliance

Group Enrolment

Looking to train your team? You can purchase multiple licenses directly at checkout and then send invitations directly to your team members for immediate access. Alternatively, if you would like to pay via invoice, please click the button below to submit an enquiry. Our team will get back to you within 2 business days with an invoice and payment instructions.

Bespoke Training

We also offer bespoke training and workshops, tailored to your organisation's specific requirements. If you would like to discuss this option further, please click the button below to reach out to our team. Our team will get back to you within 2 business days to learn more about your requirements and how we can help you.
 

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