Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission new and updated resources.
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Serious Incident Response Scheme Guidelines for providers of home services (.pdf)
Code of Conduct for Aged Care: Guidance for aged care workers and governing persons (.pdf)
Effective incident management system checklist (.pdf)
24 October 2022 – Letter to providers regarding adverse weather events (.pdf)
A list of new and updated resources – including apps, audio and video resources and other publications – about aged care.
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Temporary relocation of residents in emergency situations (.pdf)
Key findings – Financial report on the Australian aged care sector 2020-21 (.pdf)
Financial report on the Australian aged care sector 2020-21 (.pdf)
Star Ratings fact sheet for residential aged care providers (.pdf)
Preparing for the new in-home aged care program – Service Provider Fact Sheet No.1 (.pdf)
Places to people – embedding choice in residential aged care – consultation outcomes (.pdf)
Disability Support for Older Australians Program – How to complete a change of needs application (.pdf)
Exposure draft – Aged Care Legislation Amendment (Incident Management and Reporting) Instrument 2022 (.pdf)
Council of Elders – Let’s change aged care together (.pdf)
Launch of the Aged Care Quality Standards public consultation webinar – presentation slides (.pdf)
ACFI Monitoring report – July 2022 (.pdf)
Why is reporting care staffing minutes important? (.pdf)
Quality assurance of the Australian National Aged Care Classification (AN-ACC) – Final report (.pdf)
Aged care workers are in line for a much deserved pay rise because of the advocacy of unions, the sector and the Albanese Labor Government.
The Fair Work Commission has made an interim decision for an increase to minimum wages of at least 15 per cent for aged care workers in direct care roles on a number of different awards.
The Commission has announced a further process to consider timing, possible further increases for these workers, and whether to also grant a pay rise for aged care administrative and support staff.
Our Government promised to fight for a pay rise for Australia’s aged care workers and we did. We made a submission to the Fair Work Commission in August that unequivocally supported a wage increase.
The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety recommended the Government contribute to this union-initiated work value case. Unlike the previous Liberal and National government, we delivered.
The Government’s submission also made it clear we would fund an increase to award wages – and we will.
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In this edition:
• Grant Opportunity: Aged Care Infection Prevention and Control Training
• Expanded eligibility and quicker access to COVID-19 oral antiviral treatments
• ACIPC conference 2022
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Protecting Older Australians: COVID-19 Update 3 November 2022
In this Edition:
• Commissioner’s message
• Update on sector reforms with regulatory implications
• Transition care services to be regulated from 1 December
• Revised Quality Standards public consultation underway
• Quality and safety in home services – risks in focus: vulnerable consumers
• Partnerships in care resources
• Update on Commission’s response to SCHADS Award changes
• Measures of good practice: food, dining and nutrition webinar for residential providers – 17 November
• Upcoming key dates for financial reporting
• New and updated Commission resources
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News about the reforms:
• Aged Care Amendment (Implementing Care Reform) Bill 2022 passed by Parliament
• Draft provider governance legislation released
• Webinar: Strengthening provider governance – a regulatory perspective
• Extending the Serious Incident Response Scheme to home care and flexible care providers
• Register for the SIRS home care webinar this Thursday 3 November
• Aged care reform consultations now open
• Webinar recording: Aged Care Quality Standards public consultation
• Reminder: Publish your General Purpose Financial Statement by 30 November
• Registered Nurses’ Payment grant round opens soon
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In this edition:
• Webinar – aged care COVID-19 update
• PPE pre-deployment for residential aged care homes
• Reporting of aged care residents and aged care staff influenza vaccinations in 2022
• Reporting all COVID-19 cases and positive resident deaths via the My Aged Care COVID-19 provider portal
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Protecting Older Australians: COVID-19 Update 28 October 2022
The Australian Government today passed legislation requiring aged care homes to have around-the-clock nursing care, a key election commitment.
The Aged Care Legislation Amendment (Implementing Care Reform) Bill 2022 delivers on the Government’s commitment to have 24/7 access to a registered nurse in residential aged care services.
This Bill will help older Australians living in residential aged care receive immediate clinical attention when needed. It will mean fewer unnecessary trips to hospital, leading to better care outcomes.
It also includes measures to make sure public dollars are being spent on care with the publication of regular financial and operational reporting from approved providers.
This will include how much is spent on care, nursing, food, maintenance, cleaning, administration, and profits.
These changes will provide older Australians, their families and carers with practical information to help make more informed aged care decisions.
The legislation also bans exit fees and enables the capping of administration and management charges in the Home Care Packages Program.
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Delivering on Labor’s commitment to put nurses back into nursing homes 24/7
Australia’s aged care sector has been neglected for too long. This Budget takes the first steps to deliver on reforms to ensure older Australians in care are treated with the respect they deserve with a $3.9 billion package of reforms.
• The Albanese Government will mandate the number of care minutes residents receive – starting with 200 care minutes including 40 nursing minutes from 1 October 2023, and 215 care minutes including 44 nursing minutes from 1 October 2024. Aged care homes will receive more funding to deliver on our promise to provide more care minutes to residents. In addition, from 1 July 2023 all aged care homes must have a registered nurse on site 24/7. These commitments will be met with a combined investment of $2.5 billon.
• Aged care residents will also have access to better food, with the Maggie Beer Foundation funded to educate and train staff to meet new nutritional standards ($5m).
• Older people in care will experience a strengthened and professional aged care workforce. A new national registration scheme for personal care workers will include a code of conduct, ongoing training and English proficiency ($3.6m). Continuity of care will also be improved by requiring providers to preference direct employment.
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News about the reforms:
• Webinar: Star Ratings 18 November
Other news:
• Reminder: Employer Engagement Webinars: Expanding the Aged Care Workforce through Australian Apprenticeships (Traineeships)
• Providers: Update your cost information on My Aged Care
• Free Equip Aged Care Learning Packages
• Improve understanding and treatment of drug users
• Victoria’s Palliative Care Advice Service
Services Australia Aged Care Payment System update:
• AN-ACC claims processing and payment statements
• Residential aged care payment statement PDF
• AN-ACC classification display issue
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