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The Australasian College for Infection Prevention and Control and Companion Animal Network Australia
The person is at the core of the newly strengthened Aged Care Quality Standards, with their focus on person-centred care. Older people entering residential or in-home aged care services are often forced to separate from their pet, who is often their greatest (sometimes only) companion and love. There is much evidence demonstrating the value of companion animals for people’s mental health and wellbeing, and when a pet is taken, catastrophic grief and loss can result for the owner. The does not align well with person-centred care.
The Australasian College for Infection Prevention and Control (AIPC) and Companion Animal Network Australia (CANA) have collaborated to promote companion animals in aged care services and to develop tools for aged care providers to assist with the process. The collaboration aims to strengthen person-centred care through the human-animal bond, considering the older person, animal, and safety.
Contact carrie.spinks@acipc.org.au or tennis@australiacan.org.au if you’d like to know more.