Published: March 26, 2018
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Unannounced Accreditation Visits

Are you concerned about unannounced accreditation visits?

You shouldn’t be if you’re using Manad Plus to its full capacity. We have a number of features that allow you to always be on top of each outcome and keep track of where you are up to. The main feature for this is your ongoing Continuous Quality Improvement Plan (CQI). This feature allows you to easily track and report on what improvements you are working on and are still ‘Pending’ completion, what has been finalised and ‘Completed’ and which improvements have been ‘Evaluated’ post-completion to ensure they are still working as intended.

To further assist with your compliance with the Standards there is also the Audits feature to conduct your own self-audits on how you are performing against each outcome. Results from the audits and new tasks can then be linked back to your CQI Plan to implement or you can take the results to the Meeting feature by creating ‘Discussion Items’ to add to your Agenda(s).

If you don’t believe you are using these features and Manad Plus to its fullest capacity and want to ensure you stay on top of your accreditation then please contact your dedicated Client Manager to discuss your needs.

You can easily set up a training session (either online or onsite) to ensure you are always compliant and on top of each outcome, no matter who comes knocking on the door!

Published: March 21, 2018
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My Aged Care Learning Environment

The department has engaged CIT Solutions to build a single platform for all My Aged Care training. The My Aged Care Learning Environment (MACLE) will allow the My Aged Care workforce to:

• strengthen their skills and knowledge
• build on the capabilities related to their My Aged Care role
• undertake accredited and non-accredited learning experiences.

The department and CIT Solutions will hold co-design workshops across metropolitan and regional Australia between 24 April and 23 May 2018.

Read more:

My Aged Care Learning Environment

Published: March 20, 2018
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20 March 2018 Rate Updates

Yesterday afternoon the Department of Health released the 20 March 2018 rate updates.

We are currently working on adding these rate updates into the next version update of Manad Plus. Once completed and the version they are in has passed testing we will prepare an update file and push this out to your server so this can be run as per your usual update process.

The upgrade file should be available for Version 5 users to run on Monday 26th March. We will notify everyone again once we have confirmed the exact version number (v5.5.53XXX).

Version 4 users, we will manually run the v4 file update as per our previous rate update process once its version has also passed testing.

Note:

• The MPIR applicable to ‘refund periods’ will increase from 5.72% to 5.77% for the period of 1 April 2018 to 30 June 2018
• The Base Interest Rate remains unchanged at 3.75%
• Maximum Basic Daily Fee – Standard Resident contribution (includes respite residents) up to $50.16

Read more:

Indexation rates for Residential Aged Care and Home Care Packages and changes to the Maximum Permissible Interest Rate (MPIR)

Schedule of Fees and Charges for Residential and Home Care from 20 March 2018 (.pdf)

Schedule of Fees and Charges for Pre 1 July 2014 Residents from 20 March 2018 (.pdf)

Schedule of subsidies and supplements from 20 March 2018 (.pdf)

Published: March 20, 2018
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IMPORTANT: Manad Plus v5.6 Update

Please note the next minor version update of Manad Plus (v5.6) will now require Microsoft .NET Framework 4.7.1 to be installed.

Please notify your IT Administrator so they can prepare for this next time they are planning updates to your infrastructure. We have not set a release date yet for v5.6 so they can add this to their usual planning of Windows updates over the coming months, if it is not already installed.

(NOTE: this is not required for the upcoming rates update.)

See: Microsoft .NET Framework 4.7.1

Supported Operating Systems:

• Windows 7 SP1 (x86 and x64)
• Windows 8.1 (x86 and x64)
• Windows 10 Anniversary Update (x86 and x64)
• Windows 10 Creators Update (x86 and x64)
• Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 (x64)
• Windows Server 2012 (x64)
• Windows Server 2012 R2 (x64)
• Windows Server 2016 (x64)

As always, if your IT ever have any questions then please email these to support@manad.com.au.

Published: March 20, 2018
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Information for Aged Care Providers – Issue #2018/4

In this issue:

• How the My Aged Care Provider and Assessor Helpline (1800 836 799) can help you

• Webinar – updates on My Aged Care operations and draft Aged Care Quality Standards

Residential Care:

• Unannounced re-accreditation audits to start from 1 July 2018

Home Care:

• New letter to prompt consumers to start home care package research

Read more:

Information for Aged Care Providers – Issue 2018/4 (.pdf)

Published: March 17, 2018
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Taking action: Strengthening aged care homes quality compliance

Media Release: 17 March 2018

From today, unannounced quality and safety audits will come into force across all Australian residential aged care homes, as the Turnbull Government builds on its aged care reforms.

The Aged Care Minister, Ken Wyatt AM, said enactment of the Australian Aged Care Quality Agency Legislation Amendment (Unannounced Reaccreditation Audits) Principles 2018 means homes will no longer be given notice of the date of their re-accreditation audit.

“Our commitment to safe, high-quality care is non-negotiable and I am sure is shared by all Australians,” said Minister Wyatt.

“These changes will strengthen the oversight of aged care services to provide greater assurance that standards of care are consistently maintained, not just at re-accreditation times”.

“While the vast majority of Aged Care homes provide excellent service all year, this reform is designed to give residents and their families’ greater confidence in care delivery.”

Minister Wyatt signalled the Government’s intention to introduce unannounced re-accreditation audits by the Australian Aged Care Quality Agency when he released the Review of National Aged Care Quality Regulatory Processes last October. This enhancement to the audit system was a key recommendation.

Read more:

Taking action: Strengthening aged care homes quality compliance

More information on unannounced re-accreditation audits can be found on the Department of Health website at https://agedcare.health.gov.au/ensuring-quality

Information can also be found at the Quality Agency website https://www.aacqa.gov.au/providers/news-and-resources/moving-to-unannounced-audits

The Quality Agency publishes accreditation and compliance decisions and resident feedback results on its website www.aacqa.gov.au

The report on the Review of National Aged Care Quality Regulatory Processes can be found at https://agedcare.health.gov.au/quality/review-of-national-aged-care-quality-regulatory-processes-report

Published: March 14, 2018
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New, comprehensive voice for aged care skills and workforce planning

Media Release: 14 March 2018

An Industry Reference Committee (IRC) is being formed to tackle critical skills and workforce issues identified by the Turnbull Government’s Aged Care Workforce Strategy Taskforce.

The new IRC will include consumer advocates, peak industry bodies and employer and employee representatives.

The IRC will be established by the Australian Industry and Skills Committee (AISC) to review and develop national competency standards for aged care vocational training and will help facilitate any required education and training reforms.

The Strategy Taskforce is being led by John Pollaers, who is also Chair of the AISC.

Read more:

New, comprehensive voice for aged care skills and workforce planning (.pdf)

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