Month: December 2015

The Aged Care Pricing Commissioner’s Annual Report 2014 – 15 includes information required to be reported under the Aged Care Act 1997, and other aspects of the Commissioner’s operations.

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Aged Care Pricing Commissioner Annual Report 2014-15 (.pdf)

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

Information for Aged Care Providers – Issue 31 – 11 Dec 2015 (.pdf)

Hepburn Health Service, a healthcare provider delivering services to a population of 17,000 people in country Victoria, is the first aged and home care provider in Australia to receive a Rainbow Tick Accreditation.

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Hepburn Health is ‘Over the Rainbow’

There are important end of year reminders from the Department of Human Services (DHS) on:

– Operational hours over the holiday period

– Advance payments for January 2016

– Checking your claim form

– Quarterly Review January 2016

– What is the Quarterly Review?

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End of the Year Reminders for all Providers

DoH have received a number of enquiries about when an Aged Care Assessment Team (ACAT) assessment is required.

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ACAT Assessments and Care Recipient Admissions

The Australian Aged Care Quality Agency has released the November 2015 issue of their ‘Quality Standard’ newsletter.

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Quality Standard – November 2015 (.pdf)

Updated: 1st December 2015

DSS have updated their site on the The National Aged Care Quality Indicator Programme which is voluntary for aged care service providers.

Implementation of the programme commences on 1 January 2016 for residential aged care facilities.

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Quality Indicators