Development of Chinese Aged Care Service Standards

Professors Browning and Thomas and Dr Yang are collaborating with the China Research Centre on Ageing (CRCA) in the development of Aged Care Service Standards for China. The CRCA team has been charged with the task by the Chinese Government for the development of Chinese Aged Care Service standards.

The team has studied closely relevant Australian national standards. This work also builds on the work performed by Professor Thomas and Professor Nay and her team from La Trobe for the Victorian Government in the development of Quality of Care Performance Indicators for publicly funded Victorian Residential Aged Care Facilities. This work may be found at:

http://www.health.vic.gov.au/agedcare/downloads/public_sector

A translation of key aspects of this report is also available in Chinese and may be downloaded here.

The CRCA is using these standards and the methodologies and advice provided by us to assist with the development of their own local standards. The standards will be completed in the second half of 2007.

Current participants in this work include:

• Dr Zhang Kaiti (张恺悌Director, China Research Centre on Ageing)
• Dr Guo Ping  (郭平Senior Research Fellow, China Research Centre on Ageing)
• Dr. Sun Lujun(孙陆军, Senior Research Fellow, China Research Centre on Ageing)
• Dr Ma Fengli (麻凤利Associate Researcher, China Research Centre on Ageing)
• Dr. Li Feng (刘芳, Vice Director, China Research Centre on Ageing, China)
• Professor Colette Browning (Professor of Healthy Ageing, Monash University)
• Professor Shane Thomas (Professor of Primary Health Care Research, Monash University)
• Dr. Hui Yang (Senior Research Fellow in Primary Care Research, Monash University)