ShieldBox
Secure email for Aged Care industry Australia
Secure Email for Aged Care

Secure email for
Australian aged care providers and NDIS organisations

The email platform purpose-built for Australian aged care — protecting resident health information, satisfying Aged Care Quality Standards, and eliminating the CLOUD Act risk on every care communication.

420+
Aged care facilities
#1
NDB-reporting sector
Healthcare leads Australia
100%
Australian data residency
7-yr
Resident record retention

Aged care resident data is among the most sensitive personal information under the Privacy Act 1988. Every email containing a resident's care plan, medical history, or incident report transmitted through Gmail or Microsoft 365 is an ongoing APP 8 cross-border disclosure — creating real liability for facility operators.

Regulatory Landscape

Aged Care email compliance in Australia

Every compliance obligation that applies to aged care email — and how ShieldBox satisfies each one.

ACQSC
Aged Care Quality Standards

The Aged Care Quality Standards require providers to protect residents' personal information and maintain dignity in all communications. Standard 8 (Organisational governance) has direct email security implications for all registered providers.

Privacy Act
Privacy Act 1988 — Sensitive Health Information

Resident health information is sensitive information under APP 3. Combined with APP 8, any aged care facility using offshore email for resident communications faces serious Privacy Act exposure and NDB notification risk.

My Health Records
My Health Records Act 2012

Aged care providers registered with the My Health Records system must satisfy ADHA security requirements for all clinical communications relating to residents' health records and care plans.

NDIS QSC
NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission

NDIS registered providers must satisfy Quality and Safeguards Commission requirements including appropriate information security for participant data in all communications.

Platform Features

Everything aged care needs

Built from the ground up for Australian compliance requirements specific to aged care.

Resident data never leaves Australia

All care communications, incident reports, and health information stored exclusively in Sydney data centres. APP 8 resolved by design.

Role-based care team access

Care managers, RNs, PCWs, admin, and family liaison each see only what they should. Resident correspondence isolated by care team.

7-year resident communication archive

Full WORM audit trail of all resident correspondence. Satisfies aged care record-keeping requirements and ACQSC audit evidence needs.

NDB breach detection

Automated detection of account compromise with resident health data access. Healthcare is Australia's #1 NDB sector — be ready within 30 days.

Family communication portals

Secure family communication channels that don't rely on personal staff email accounts. Family members correspond with the facility, not individual carers.

Incident report communications

Incident report email communications encrypted and access-controlled. Regulatory and legal privilege protection for incident documentation.

Aged Care Verticals

Every aged care setting, covered

Residential Aged Care Facilities
280+ facilities

Government-funded and private residential aged care facilities with Aged Care Quality Standards compliance and ACQSC audit requirements.

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Home Care Providers
85+ providers

Home care package and Commonwealth Home Support Programme providers with distributed workforce and sensitive in-home care communications.

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NDIS Registered Providers
55+ providers

NDIS registered support providers with participant data obligations under the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission.

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Retirement Village Operators
60+ operators

Integrated retirement and care village operators managing resident communications across independent living and care wings.

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Customer Stories

Trusted by Australian aged care professionals

“The Aged Care Royal Commission specifically flagged inadequate data protection as a sector-wide concern. We moved every facility to ShieldBox within 90 days — our ACQSC reviewer noted it as a positive governance improvement.”
Christine Bailey
Christine Bailey
CEO
Heritage Care Group, Adelaide SA
“Our family liaison coordinator was using personal Gmail to communicate with resident families. ShieldBox gave us a professional facility email domain, proper audit trails, and the families love the consistent communication.”
Jack Morrison
Jack Morrison
Facility Manager
Sundale Home Care, Gold Coast QLD
Free migration — we do everything

Our team migrates your complete email history from Gmail, Outlook, or any provider. Overnight, zero downtime.

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Common Questions

Aged Care email FAQ

ShieldBox directly supports Standard 8 (Organisational governance) through documented information security, privacy policy support, and IRAP-assessed infrastructure. ACQSC reviewers consistently accept ShieldBox as evidence of sound information governance for digital communications.

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