New Direction for Residential Aged Care

3 December 2020

Updates have been made to the Residential Aged Care Direction in South Australia.

The Emergency Management (Residential Aged Care Facilities No 15) (COVID-19) Direction 2020 has been revoked and replaced by the Emergency Management (Residential Aged Care Facilities No 16) (COVID-19) Direction 2020. This new Direction came into effect at 10.15am on Thursday, 3 December, 2020.

This Direction has been amended to clarify the meaning of a Residential Aged Care Facility, the requirement to wear a mask and maintain contact tracing records. The contents of the previous Direction are largely still in place.

Please view the new Direction here.