SIRS Obligations for Care Workers

The Serious Incident Response Scheme (SIRS) is an Australian Government initiative to help reduce the risk of abuse and neglect for people living, or staying, in a residential aged care home. Through the questions in this set, aged care workers will learn to identify and report serious incidents to the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission.

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By the end of this question set, learners will be able to:

• Implement systems for managing incidents in aged care. Execute serious incident identification.

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1. Unreasonable use of force
2. Inappropriate sexual conduct
3. Psychological or emotional abuse
4. Unexpected death
5. Stealing or financial coercion
6. Neglect
7. Physical and chemical restraints
8. Unexplained absence