A generic brief provides detailed guidelines for the planning and design of health and aged care facilities. This generic brief has been developed in response to the ‘Commonwealth Aged Care Structural Reform’ and the State Government’s objective for continual improvement in the development of aged care residential facilities which will further enhance the quality of life for aged persons.
The aim of this document is to:
Assist aged care residential service facilities meet the objectives of the ‘Commonwealth Aged Care Structural Reform’.
Provide general principles for quality design outcomes for public aged care residential service facilities in Victoria.
Give an overview of the services and activities that an aged care residential service facility will commonly provide and describe in generic terms, the spaces required to conduct those services and activities.
These guidelines have been structured around this principle with the main objectives being:
Respect for residents’ rights and dignity and continuous improvement in their quality of life.
A residential environment which promotes: - A domestic lifestyle - Self respect - Independence - Social opportunities.
An environment which meets the objectives of ‘Ageing in Place’.
Flexibility to cater for residents with a range of frailties, disabilities, support needs and confusional states which may vary over time.
The document can be downloaded here (Aged Care Residential Services Generic Brief) or can be viewed below