In this issue:
• Aged Care Diversity Framework – action plans launched
• End of Life Law for Clinicians training program now available
• My Aged Care consumer resources
Residential Care:
• NATSIFAC Program – 2018-2019 Residential Expansion Round grant open
• Call for submissions: Managing Prudential Risk in Residential Aged Care
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In Case You Missed It – Below are links to recent articles on Aged Care and Healthcare that may be of interest:
Engagement, culture key to resolving complaints, says provider
Aged Care Quality Audits Rarely Performed Outside Business Hours
Meet the scientists who are training AI to diagnose mental illness
Industry calls for more caution over MHR system
Commission announces details for first witness hearing
Peak requests $17 million to test in-facility pharmacist model
Government pledges more than $660m to aged care
Federal Government commits to ‘significant’ $662 million aged care funding boost
The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety explained
Family of Oakden patient at the heart of first hearings in aged care royal commission
Commission hears of inappropriate use of pyschotropics for dementia
$320m funding boost for residential care
First witnesses appear at aged care royal commission
Aged care whistleblower calls for CCTV in facilities
First day of the aged care Royal Commission
Royal commission told sector experiences ‘power imbalance’
The National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Flexible Aged Care (NATSIFAC) Program 2018-2019 Bi-Annual Grant Opportunity is a targeted, competitive application process.
NATSIFAC Program service providers can apply for grant funding to address a clearly identified need that supports the delivery of aged care services. Service providers in remote and very remote Australia (geographical locations defined as Modified Monash Model 6 and 7) will be prioritised.
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Monday 11 February 2019 will be remembered as one of the most important days for aged care in Australia, as the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety begins its first public hearings in Adelaide.
Our Government established the Royal Commission to shine a light on the sector and the hearings will look at key features of the aged care system, the concerns of residents, families and their advocates and the experiences of people receiving aged care services.
Over the coming days and months the stories and events told before the Commission will not be easy to hear but they are necessary.
Our Government shares community expectations that the quality and safety of aged care services must be of an uncompromisingly high standard.
The Royal Commission is an opportunity to focus on the current and future needs of aged care and to ensure these expectations are met, Minister Wyatt said.
Read more:
Reforms continue as Aged Care Royal Commission begins (.pdf)
The Morrison Government is making a further significant investment in aged care, with $320 million for residential aged care and an additional 10,000 home care packages across all levels as part of a new $662 million package to support older Australians.
The $320 million residential aged care component equates to approximately $1,800 per permanent resident and will provide additional support to the sector, over the next 18-months, to deliver quality aged care services while the Government considers longer-term reform funding options.
It builds on the existing enhancements to the viability supplement and homelessness supplement and the $50 million investment to support the transition to the new quality standards.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison said looking after older Australians was the Government’s top priority.
“We need to have a culture of respect and care and that’s why I announced the Royal Commission into Aged Care. It’s why as Prime Minister and Treasurer I have delivered thousands of additional home care places,” the Prime Minister said.
Read more:
New $662 million aged care package to support older Australians (.pdf)
Additional information on the 10 February 2019 $662 million aged care package (.pdf)
The new Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission finally released on Wednesday this week the new Self-Assessment Tool for the new Aged Care Quality Standards.
Now the new tool has been released we will review this document and the format it takes and see where we can build this into Manad Plus for you.
Self-assessment against the Aged Care Quality Standards is not required prior to 1 July 2019. However, on the basis that full compliance with the Aged Care Quality Standards will be required from 1 July 2019, services are encouraged to use the Self -assessment Tool to identify and address areas for improvement in order for the Aged Care Quality Standards to be met from 1 July.
Note: this is not a prescribed template and you can undertake a self-assessment in your preferred format.
See:
Self-Assessment Tool Template (Word)
Aged Care Quality Standards Guidance for Self-Assessment (PDF)
Prudential legislation and regulations set the requirements on residential aged care providers for the management of refundable accommodation deposits (RADs) they receive from residents.
In the 2018-19 Budget the Government agreed in principle to strengthening the protections and guarantees of RADS in consultation with the sector.
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Welcome to the first monthly newsletter for the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission.
As part of the broader reforms occurring in the aged care sector, the Commission officially opened its doors at the beginning of January, providing a single point of contact for aged care concerns and queries.
In this issue:
• Welcome to the new Commission
• New Rules to support the work of the Commission
• Standards events filling fast – don’t miss out!
• Checking your readiness for the new Standards
• Transitional rules for the new standards
• New Qassist module
• Use of restraints in aged care
• New Standards: Dignity of Risk
• Why complaints are important
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In this issue:
• New My Aged Care website and enhanced service finder project
• Reminder: Consultation on streamlined consumer assessment for aged care closing soon
• Reminder: Have your say on the Homelessness Action Plan
• Online continence pocket guide for the aged care workforce
• Recognising the need for end of life directions for aged care
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In Case You Missed It – Below are links to recent articles on Aged Care and Healthcare that may be of interest:
Aged care royal commission must address the failings plaguing NT services, advocates say
Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety – Next steps following Provider Survey
Aged care inquiry: food under scrutiny after study finds more spent feeding prison inmates
Department updates quality advice to warn against chemical restraint
My Health Record: government warned of ‘significant’ patient data glitch
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