Month: March 2015

The NSW Coroner has release the inquiry into the fire at Quakers’ Hill Nursing Home on 18 November 2011, and a combined inquest into 14 deaths of residents of the Nursing Home who died in the fire or in the period soon after the fire.

The report can be found via the link below:

Quakers’ Hill Nursing Home Inquest (.pdf)

DSS has released a new edition of its ‘Information for Aged Care Providers’ newsletter.

Information for Aged Care Providers – Issue 14 – 24/03/2015 (.pdf)

The Maximum Basic Daily Fee for Residential Care from 20th March 2015 is now: $47.49.

For pre 1 July residents the Protected, Phased and Non-Standard rates have also changed (see .pdf below)

The Maximum Permissible Interest Rate (MPIR) applicable to ‘refund periods’ for refundable deposit balances and accommodation bond balances decreases from 6.75% to 6.36% for the period of 1 April 2015 to 30 June 2015.

The Base Interest Rate (BIR) was also reduced from 4% to 3.75%.

The complete list of updated DSS Schedule of Fees and Charges can be found below:

Schedule of Fees and Charges for Residential and Home Care: from 20 March 2015 (.pdf)

Schedule of Fees and Charges for Pre 1 July 2014 Residents: from 20 March 2015 (.pdf)

Aged Care Subsidies and Supplements New Rates of Payment from 20 March 2015:

Residential Aged Care Supplements (.pdf)

DSS has released a new edition of its ‘Information for Aged Care Providers’ newsletter.

Information for Aged Care Providers – Issue 13 – 07/03/2015 (.pdf)

The Australian Aged Care Quality Agency has released a new monthly edition of its ‘Quality Standard’ newsletter.

Quality Standard – March 2015 (.pdf)