Month: February 2016

The Australian Aged Care Quality Agency has released the February 2016 issue of their ‘Quality Standard’ newsletter.

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Quality Standard – February 2016 (.pdf)

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

Information for Aged Care Providers – Issue #2016/3 (.pdf)

Australia’s population has now reached 24 million!

What does 24 million people look like?

In 1971, 28.7 per cent of the population were children (0-14 years), 63 per cent were working age (15-64 years) and 8.3 per cent of the population were aged 65+. There were 2.9 children born per woman, the median age of the population was 27.5 years and life expectancy was 68.3 years for males and 74.8 years for females. 20.2 per cent of the population was born overseas.

In 2015, 18.8 per cent of the population were children, 66.2 per cent were working age and 15 per cent were aged 65+. There were 1.8 children born per woman, the median age of the population was 37.4 years and life expectancy was 80.3 years for males and 84.4 years for females. 28.1 per cent of the population was born overseas.

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Population clock
Video: Australia’s Population Milestones: To 24 million and beyond

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

Information for Aged Care Providers – Issue #2016/2 (.pdf)

DoH has released information on Recruiting Allied Health Professionals.

“You may not be aware that there are options available to expand recruitment of allied health professionals. Providers can consider candidates from both regulated and self-regulated professions.

The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) is the administrative body for the National Regulation and Accreditation Scheme (NRAS), which regulates 14 professions. Entry of professions into the NRAS is based on an assessment of potential risk to the public by services provided by the profession.”

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Recruiting Allied Health Professionals

Monday 8th February is Chinese New Year.

2016 is the Year of the Monkey.

The Monkey is ninth of the 12 animals in the Chinese zodiac. The 12 zodiac animals are: Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, and Pig.

Monkey Years of Birth: 1920, 1932, 1944, 1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004, 2016

The Lucky and Unlucky Things for “Monkeys”

Lucky numbers: 4 and 9 (and numbers containing 4 and 9, like 49 and 94)
Lucky days: the 14th and 28th of any Chinese lunar calendar month
Luck months: Chinese lunar months 8 and 12
Lucky colours: White, Blue, Gold
Lucky flowers: Chrysanthemum, Crape-myrtle
Lucky direction: North, Northwest, West

The Unlucky Things That “Monkeys” Should Avoid

Unlucky colours: Red, Pink
Unlucky numbers: 2 and 7
Unlucky directions: South, Southeast
Unlucky months: Chinese lunar months 7 and 11