Policy governance rarely fails all at once.

It slips gradually, an unattested policy here, a missed regulatory update there, until an audit or an incident forces the gap into the open. By then, the cost has usually been building for months.

This free checklist gives residential and home care providers a fast, practical way to see where that cost might already be accumulating, before an assessor finds it first.

Check your organisation across five areas that consistently drive hidden cost in aged care policy governance:

• Administrative and process controls

• Attestation and evidence

• Registration and audit readiness

• Regulatory monitoring

• Child safety and reputational assurance

Tick what applies to your organisation then see whether you're sitting in high exposure, moderate exposure, developing control or strong control.