Board Governance in Aged Care
Board Governance in Aged Care

- State or territory WA, ACT, NSW, NT, QLD, SA, TAS, VIC
- Type of program Online, Workshop
- Sector relevance Residential aged care, Home and community care, Retirement living and seniors housing, CHSP providers
- Topic relevance Workforce relations, Leadership and management, Governance, Safety, quality and compliance, Customer service
Workshop overview
This workshop is designed to provide an overview of the practical implications of the Australian Government’s Strengthening Provider Governance reform. A brief discussion of changes to the proposed draft revised Aged Care Quality Standards, focusing on Standard 2, and relevant proposed regulations under the new Aged Care Act is included.
Role of the governing body:
- consumer engagement
- leadership and culture
- organisational governance
- risk management
- clinical governance
- incident management.
Governing for reform in aged care – policy snapshot and new responsibilities:
- membership of governing bodies
- advisory bodies–quality care and consumer advisory
- oversight of staff qualifications, skills & experience
- suitability of key personnel
- provider’s operations statement
- residential, home care and transition care provider transparency.
Who should attend?
Board members, senior management, executive management, quality and risk managers in all aged care settings.
The outcomes are:
- equip boards, executive leadership, and quality and risk managers with a shared knowledge and understanding of the Australian Government reforms
- develop strategies for implementation and establish linkages to Ageing Australia consultancy for further support
- access free Ageing Australia templates to support the implementation of reforms
- knowledge of Ageing Australia quality system subscriber options and other related templates.
Date: 31 July 2025 - registration closed
Time: 3-5pm AEST
Ageing Australia member price
1–2 people: $299 incl. GST each
3–10 people: $269.10 incl. GST each
Additional member discounts may apply for groups of 11 and greater.
Non member price
$478 incl. GST each
Note – Registration is one ticket per participant and all participants are required to access training on individual devices.
Date: 18 September 2025
Time: 3-5pm AEST
Ageing Australia member price
1–2 people: $299 incl. GST each
3–10 people: $269.10 incl. GST each
Additional member discounts may apply for groups of 11 and greater.
Non member price
$478 incl. GST each
Note – Registration is one ticket per participant and all participants are required to access training on individual devices.
Date: 29 October 2025
Time: 3-5pm AEDT
Ageing Australia member price
1–2 people: $299 incl. GST each
3–10 people: $269.10 incl. GST each
Additional member discounts may apply for groups of 11 and greater.
Non member price
$478 incl. GST each
Note – Registration is one ticket per participant and all participants are required to access training on individual devices.
Who is facilitating?

Cheryl Edwards
Cheryl Edwards is a registered nurse who has 36 years of experience in residential aged care management. Cheryl has worked for smaller and larger private and not-for-profit providers, in both corporate and operational roles, and in leadership development programs.
She holds qualifications in management, work health & safety and is a workplace trainer and assessor. Cheryl is also a Myers Briggs practitioner.
Testimonial
“Informative, interactive online session with practical resources for implementation by community care organisations.”
“Recommend for any board member sitting on an organisation involved with aged care.”
“The facilitator was great. So much experience to learn from.”
“Detailed notes provided, great presentation and plenty of resources to help me on my journey with Aged Care reforms. I highly recommend the workshop.”
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Cancellations, refunds, substitutions and transfers
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Training session viability of each advertised session is assessed one week prior to the scheduled date of delivery, when a decision is made regarding continuation or cancellation. When a training session is cancelled due to insufficient numbers or circumstances outside of the control of Ageing Australia, a full refund will be paid, directly to the customer who has made the initial purchase.
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An organisation may choose to substitute a participant of a previously paid session, by emailing , 24 hours prior to the commencement of the training session. Full details of the substituted participant must be provided.
Payment terms
It is a condition of registration that participants pay full payment at the time of booking via credit card or by invoicing by prior arrangement. All payments must be finalised prior to commencement. Registrants who have outstanding payments will not be able to participate. Upon registration, a tax invoice will be emailed to the person making the booking.
Aligns to the following Final draft strengthened Aged Care Quality Standards (February 2025)
- Standard 1 - The individual
- 1.1 Person-centred care
- 1.2 Dignity, respect and privacy
- 1.3 Choice, independence and quality of life
- 1.4 Transparency and agreements
- 1.1 Person-centred care
- Standard 2 - The organisation
- 2.1 Partnering with individuals
- 2.10 Emergency and disaster management
- 2.2 Quality and safety culture
- 2.3 Accountability, quality system and policies and procedures
- 2.4 Risk management
- 2.5 Incident management
- 2.6 Feedback and complaints management
- 2.7 Information management
- 2.8 Workforce planning
- 2.9 Human resource management
- 2.1 Partnering with individuals