🌟 Are you confident your workforce is meeting Standard 5: Clinical Care when it comes to medication management under Support at Home?

With the Support at Home Program now in place and the Aged Care Act 2024 introducing heightened expectations for clinical governance, accountability, and outcomes, providers must be able to clearly demonstrate that medication support is safe, appropriate, and delivered within scope of practice. Medication management remains a high-risk area for providers and a key focus during audit and quality review activity.

To meet these requirements, providers must have:

• Trained and competent staff

• Clear and current care plans

• Robust policies and procedures

• Effective incident and risk management systems

• Accurate, defensible documentation

This training workshop provides a comprehensive, practice-focused approach to medication management, equipping both clinicians and non-clinicians with the knowledge and skills required to meet Standard 5: Clinical Care of the strengthened Aged Care Quality Standards, while operating confidently within the Support at Home framework. The session emphasises collaboration, safety, and person-centred practice to ensure medication support is delivered safely and consistently across all workforce levels.

🔥 Overview

This workshop will give you the skills and knowledge to train others in safe and compliant medication management. It will clarify exactly what your service needs to have in place under Support at Home to meet participant’s needs and regulatory expectations.

Topics we will cover:

• What is the difference between medication administration and medication support

• What is the legal framework for medication management in the community

• Standard 5 and Support at Home: What the strengthened standards and service list require for medication management, including Nursing Care and Personal Care.

• Principles of safe medication practices: Safe storage, handling, administration, and awareness of high-risk medications and common errors.

• Participant-centred medication support: Involving participants in decisions, respecting cultural preferences, and tailoring care to individual needs.

• Collaborative Practice: Communication between clinicians, non-clinicians, pharmacists, prescribers, and families.

• Recognising and Reporting: Identifying issues such as adverse reactions or errors, documentation, escalation, and RN oversight.

🚩 Learning Outcomes

By the end of this interactive training workshop, attendees will:

• Understand the distinct roles of clinicians and non-clinicians in medication management.

• How to train your staff in medication competency.

• Apply best practices to reduce risks and improve medication safety.

• Engage consumers effectively in decision-making.

• Strengthen interdisciplinary communication for seamless care delivery.

• Be prepared to meet Standard 5 and Support at Home compliance requirements.

💡 Who will benefit most from this course?

Registered and Enrolled Nurses, Care Managers, Educators, Quality Managers, Care Managers, and co-ordinators.

💡 Benefits to providers

• Providers will have clarity on what must be in place for high-quality medication management and how to implement an internal training plan

• Participants will benefit from being supported by safe, high-quality, and effective medication management.

• Clinicians will refine advanced medication management skills, strengthen interdisciplinary collaboration, and ensure clinical compliance.

• Non-Clinicians will gain foundational knowledge, understand their role in medication safety, and learn when and how to escalate issues.

📅 Date: 14 April 2026

• 1.00 pm – 4.00 pm – New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, and the Australian Capital Territory.
• 12.30 pm – 3.30 pm – South Australia
• 12.00 pm -3.00 pm – Queensland
• 10:00 am – 01:00 pm – Western Australia

🎖️ Recognition

All attendees will receive a Statement of Attendance upon completion with evidence of Continuing Professional Development hours.

💼 Inclusions

• Online Workbook questions (and the opportunity to gain feedback from the LPA team)
• Downloadable tools and resources

💻 Learner requirements

• Computer or mobile device
• A stable internet connection (broadband/4G+ recommended)
• Speakers and a microphone

When it comes to online training, we know that staring into the “virtual classroom” can sometimes miss those moments that face-to-face events deliver. So, we are mixing things up. In a time of transformation in the sector, we want to make sure now, more than ever, that you are being supported. We will be focusing even more on interactive, immersive training sessions (think break-out rooms, cameras on (yes scary), opportunities to network, and of course, maintaining the LPA way of tangible tools and resources).

💰 Investment: $ 455 inc. GST