Abuse and Neglect Policy

• Abuse and Neglect Policy (PDF)

A policy guide for reporting and responding to the abuse and neglect of people with a disability.

Aids for Individuals 

• Aids for Individuals AIDAS (PDF)
• Aids for individuals Att 1 application (DOC)
• Aids for individuals Att 2 Statement (DOC)
• Aids for individuals Att 3 Notice of outcome (DOC)
• Aids for individuals Att 4 application register and pool (DOC)
• Aids for individuals Att 5 monitoring and reporting (DOC)

Client Death Policy

• Client Death Policy (PDF)
• Client Death Policy Att1 CDN form handwritten (RTF)
• Client Death Policy Att 1 CDN form electronic (RTF)
• Client Death Policy Att 2 Coroner death etter (RTF)
• Client Death Policy Att 3 Police death letter (RTF)
• Client Death Policy Att 4 FAQs (PDF)

Sets out requirements for ADHC funded and operated services in relation to the death of a client. Services may develop their own procedures or adapt the procedures set out in this document.

Client Risk Policy

• Client Risk Policy (PDF)
• Client Risk Policy Att 1 Client risk profile (RTF)
• Client Risk Policy Att 2 Risk management plan (RTF)
• Client Risk Policy Att 3 Risk plans examples (RTF)
• Client Risk Policy Att 4 Risk profile register (RTF)

A policy guide for the identification and management of risk to people with a disability, staff and others.

Decision Making and Consent Policy 

• Decision Making and Consent Policy (PDF)
• Decision Making and Consent Policy Att 1 Flowchart (PDF)
• Decision Making and Consent Policy Att 2 Consent Guardianship Tribunal (PDF)
• Decision Making and Consent Policy Att 3 Consent Office of Public Guardian (PDF)

A policy guide to inform service providers and staff who need to obtain consent from a person with a disability or a guardian.

Epilepsy Policy

• Epilepsy Policy (PDF)
• Epilepsy Policy Att 1 Epilepsy Management Plan (RTF)
• Epilepsy Policy Att 2 Audit of practice and risk (RTF)
• Epilepsy Policy Att 3 Bath safety rules (PDF)

A policy guide for the support of people with a disability and epilepsy.

Health Care Policy

• Health Care Policy (PDF)
• Health Care Policy Att 01 Health Plan (RTF)
• Health Care Policy Att 02 Dental review form (RTF)
• Health Care Policy Att 03 Consent form Guardianship Tribunal (DOC)
• Health Care Policy Att 04 Consent form OPG (DOC)
• Health Care Policy Att 05 Menstruation chart (RTF)
• Health Care Policy Att 06 Weekly blood sugar level (RTF)
• Health Care Policy Att 07 Bowel chart (RTF)
• Health Care Policy Att 08 Physical activity chart (RTF)
• Health Care Policy Att 09 Physical activity plan (RTF)
• Health Care Policy Att 10 Weight chart (RTF)
• Health Care Policy Att 11 CHAP letter (RTF)
• Health Care Policy Att 12 CHAP brochure (PDF)

A policy guide for staff to support people with a disability to be as healthy as possible, and to have a Health Care Plan developed and implemented to meet their individual needs.

Service providers can obtain a copy of the Comprehensive Health Assessment Program (CHAP) from ADHC's Service Portal.

Medicare item numbers for comprehensive health assessments of people with intellectual disability

The Australian Government has introduced four new Medicare items for general practitioners (GPs) to assess the health of people with intellectual disability and other 'at risk' groups. Visit the Medicare Benefits Schedule website for more information.

Individual Planning Policy 

• Individual Planning Policy (PDF)
• Individual Planning Policy Att 1 Annual IP meeting form (RTF)
• Individual Planning Policy Att 2 Intervention plan form (RTF)
• Individual Planning Policy Att 3 Intervention plan review - final report form (RTF)
• Individual Planning Policy Att 4 IP review meeting form (RTF)
• Individual Planning Policy Att 5 Goal suggestions form (RTF)
• Individual Planning Policy Att 6 Annual budget form (RTF)
• Individual Planning Policy Att 7 Lifestyle and enviroment review form (RTF)
• Individual Planning Policy Att 8 Lifestyle and enviroment requirements form (DOC)
• Individual Planning Policy Att 9 Review of learning goals form (RTF)

Accommodation service providers funded or operated by ADHC must ensure that all clients who receive an accommodation support service will have an Individual Plan. The service provider must develop and implement procedures for the development, implementation and review of Individual Plans.

Lifestyle Planning Policy

• Lifestyle Planning Policy (PDF)
• Lifestyle Planning Guidelines (PDF)

Lifestyle Planning tools

• Action plans (PDF)
• Blue sky thinking (PDF)
• Checking the plan (PDF)
• Communication expressive (PDF)
• Communication profile (PDF)
• Communication receptive (PDF)
• Decision making (PDF)
• Donut (PDF)
• Four plus one (PDF)
• Gifts and strengths (PDF)
• Good day bad day (PDF)
• History map (PDF)
• Hopes and dreams (PDF)
• Hopes and fears (PDF)
• Important to and for (PDF)
• Keeping the plan alive (PDF)
• Learning log (PDF)
• Matching tool (PDF)
• Meeting agenda and record (PDF)
• Meeting checklist (PDF)
• Meeting invitation (PDF)
• One-page profile (PDF)
• Presence to contribution (PDF)
• Questions for implementing plan (PDF)
• Relationship map (PDF)
• Reputation (PDF)
• Review (PDF)
• Routines and rituals (PDF)
• What tools to use (PDF)
• Working or not working (PDF)

Nutrition and Swallowing Policy 

• Nutrition and Swallowing Policy (PDF)
• Nutrition and Swallowing Policy Att 1 Checklist (RTF)
• Nutrition and Swallowing Policy Att 2 Decisions About Nutrition (RTF)
• Nutrition and Swallowing Policy - Food services manual (PDF)

This is an overarching policy for supported accommodation and centre based respite care services funded or directly provided by ADHC. This policy establishes the principles of good nutrition support for people with a disability and outlines standard and minimum practice requirements and includes the Nutrition and Swallowing Checklist. The Checklist is a screening tool to be used for people with nutrition and swallowing problems.

• Nutrition and Swallowing Policy - Nutrition in practice Manual (PDF)

This manual aims to assist service providers to provide food and nutritional care, which meets the needs of their clients with a disability. Specifically, the manual provides information to be used with the Nutrition and Swallowing Risk checklist. The manual also provides information on a range of topics that could be useful in helping people to achieve good health through good nutrition.

Palliative Care Policy 

• Palliative Care Policy (PDF)
• Palliative Care Policy Att 1 Palliative care plan (RTF)

This document sets out policy for ADHC funded or operated accommodation support services on requirements for the development, implementation and review of Palliative Care Plans. Funded services may develop their own procedures or adapt and use operational procedures outlined in Part 3.

Wills and Estates Policy 

• Wills and Estates Policy (PDF)

A policy guide to support a person with a disability to participate in decisions about their finances and property, and the disbursement of these by means of a Will.