Acronyms & Commonly used terms
| ACAT | Aged Care Assessment Team |
| Act | Aged Care Act 1997 |
| Adverse event | An incident in which harm resulted to a person receiving health care |
| Agency or ACSAA | Aged Care Standards and Accreditation Agency Ltd |
| Approved Provider | Person or body with approval to receive a subsidy for the provision of aged care |
| CACPs | Community Aged Care Packages |
| CEO | Chief Executive Officer |
| Commissioner | Aged Care Commissioner |
| CR | Care recipient |
| CVS | Community Visitors Scheme |
| Delegate | An officer who has been given certain powers by the Secretary or Aged Care Commissioner. |
| Department/DOHA | Department of Health and Ageing |
| EACH | Extended Aged Care at Home |
| EPOA | Enduring Power of Attorney |
| IPP | Information Privacy Principles |
| Minister | Minister for Ageing |
| MPS | Multi Purpose Service |
| NRA | Notice of Required Action |
| Office | Office of the Aged Care Commissioner (from 1 May 2007) |
| OACQAC | Office of Aged Care Quality and Compliance |
| Principles | Principles made by the Minister under s 96-1 of the Act. These include the Complaints Principles 2011, the Accountability Principles 1998 and the Accreditation Grant Principles 1999 and 2011. |
| Protected Information | Information that was acquired under, or for the purposes of the Aged Care Act and is either personal information or relates to the affairs of an approved provider |
| RCS | Resident Classification System |
| Secretary | Secretary, Department of Health and Ageing |
| Standards | Accreditation Standards in Schedule 2 to the Quality of Care Principles 1997 made under the Act |
Note: A more comprehensive list of acronyms and terms can be found on the Department of Health and Ageing's website at www.health.gov.au