101Definitions—pt 7

101 Definitions—pt 7 (1) In this part: care service means a health service, aged care service or personal care service. facility means a place (other than an individual’s private residence) where a care service is provided to a resident of the facility, including— (a) a hospital; and (b) a hospice; and (c) a nursing home, hostel, respite facility or other facility where accommodation, nursing or personal care is provided to individuals who, because of infirmity, illness, disease, incapacity or disability, have a need for accommodation, nursing or personal care; and (d) a residential care home within the meaning of the Aged Care Act 2024 (Cwlth), section 10. facility operator means the entity that is responsible for the management of a facility. resident, of a facility, means an individual who is staying at the facility on a temporary or permanent basis to receive accommodation, nursing or personal care. Examples—resident a permanent or temporary resident of a residential care home, an in-patient of a hospital, a resident of a hospice

disability—see the Disability Services Act 1991, dictionary. personal care service means assistance or support of a personal nature that is provided to an individual under a contract, agreement or other arrangement, and includes— (a) assistance with bathing, showering, personal hygiene, toileting, dressing, undressing or meals; and (b) assistance with mobility problems; and (c) assistance or supervision in administering medicine; and (d) the provision of substantial emotional support.