Month: March 2019

The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety announces two upcoming Community Forum events occurring at the start of March.

• Bankstown – Friday 1 March 2019 – 1:30 pm to 4:00 pm at the Bankstown Sports Club, 8 Greenfield Parade, Bankstown NSW 2200.
• Bendigo – Tuesday 5 March 2019 – 1:30 pm to 4:00 pm at the Bendigo Town Hall, 189-193 Hargreaves St, Bendigo VIC 3550.

Open to the public, these forums will be an opportunity for members of the local community to hear about the work of the Commission and to offer their ideas on the challenges, strengths and opportunities to improve aged care. We will announce more forums in other locations as our work in the Royal Commission continues.

Read more:

Community Forums

Residential Care:

• Reminder – call for submissions: Managing Prudential Risk in Residential Aged Care

Home Care:

• Update – publishing home care pricing information on My Aged Care
• Recent changes to home care

Read more:

Information for Aged Care Providers – Issue 2019/3 (.pdf)

A good news story for a change, all the way from Arkansas.

At 11-years-old, Ruby Chitsey likes to go to work with her mum.

Amanda is a nurse who travels to several nursing homes in the area. And it was on one of those visits, that Ruby started going up to residents with her notepad, asking them if they could have any three things, what would they be.

“I don’t think she had an intention, really,” Amanda said.

Ruby said she was mostly just curious what they’d say.

“I was very surprised. I thought people would say money, houses, a Lamborghini,” Ruby said.

Watch here:

? 11-year-old girl granting wishes to nursing home residents