Aged Care

Residential Medication Management Review

A Residential Medication Management Review (RMMR) is a service provided to a permanent resident of an Australian Government funded aged care facility (ACF). This includes permanent residents of an Australian Government funded aged care facility (ACF) in flexible care arrangements (transitional care facilities).

When requested by a resident’s general practitioner (GP), an accredited pharmacist from GMV Health Services conducts an RMMR in collaboration with the GP and appropriate members of the eligible resident’s healthcare team. Information about the resident’s medicine is collated and a comprehensive assessment is undertaken to identify, resolve and prevent medication-related problems. A report of this assessment is provided to the resident’s GP.

An RMMR service is generally provided once every 24 months, unless there is a major change to the resident’s medication during that time.

Quality Use of Medicines

Quality Use of Medicines (QUM) is a service provided to an Australian Government funded residential aged care facility (ACF) through a facility-wide approach.
QUM services cover areas such as medication advisory activities, education and continuous improvement. They are designed to help ACFs in meeting the healthcare needs of residents. The type and frequency of QUM services are to be documented in the Service Agreement between the QUM service provider and the ACF.