The high-risk season for major Australian weather events and bushfires is approaching. It is important that all aged care providers are well prepared and able to respond to emergency events.
Maintaining quality care under these circumstances requires effective emergency risk management and planning.
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In these issues:
• Ministerial launch of OPAN’s training videos and framework – 15 November
• Webinar: updates on My Aged Care operations and Aged Care Quality Standards – recording now available
• Aged Care Workforce Strategy released
• Aged Services Industry Reference Committee announced
• Have your say – dementia services survey – closing soon
Home Care:
• New requirements for home care information for the service finder
• GST and home care
• Reminder: Mandatory publication of home care pricing information by 30 November 2018
Residential Care:
• ACFI Complex Health Care – Pain management (12.3 and 12.4)
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The Minister for Families and Social Services, the Hon Paul Fletcher MP, and the Assistant Minister for Social Services, Housing and Disability Services, the Hon Sarah Henderson MP, have announced the Carer Gateway regional delivery partners grant opportunity to establish a new service delivery network for carers.
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Carer Gateway regional delivery partner grant opportunity and online industry briefing
The Aged Care (Single Quality Framework) Reform Act 2018, which lays the foundation for the introduction of the new Aged Care Quality Standards, was passed by Parliament.
Now that this has occurred, we will be adding these new references (Standards and Outcomes) to an updated version of Manad Plus v5.6 before the end of the year.
This will allow those who wish to start creating their own internal Audit tools (in preparation of 1 July 2019) to map your templates to the new Outcomes. You will also be able to map these to your Meetings and CQI Plans.
We discussed at our most recent User Group Meetings the many features and areas already available in Manad Plus where you can start recording data (if not already using these features) to support the new July-2019 outcome requirements. Such has:
• Documenting choice in assessments
• Tracking of individual consumer schedules and completion of these task in the Organiser
• Recording consumer involvement and/or authorisation in assessment/care plan creation
• Case Conferences
• Tracking and managing Risks
• Documenting Feedback correctly
• Linking key events/data to your CQI Plan
If you were not able to attend the User Group Meetings or are still unsure of the current features available to you and your staff that will assist in the outcome requirements commencing next year then please call (1300 62 62 32) and speak with your dedicated Manad Plus Client Manager, they will be able to take you through these key areas.
We are here to help and support all our users during this transition period to:
• align your various systems, policies and practices with the new standards and where Manad Plus can be used, and
• support your staff to understand the requirements of the new standards and how Manad Plus is best utilised.
Please don’t hesitate to get in touch with us if you have any questions or suggestions for new features you would like us to look at to support the upcoming changes.
NOTE:
The Australian Aged Care Quality Agency (AACQA) is also reviewing the self-assessment tools currently available on their website to assist approved providers with self-auditing of practices and processes against the Standards. A revised tool will be piloted to align with the new Aged Care Quality Standards and will hopefully be available on the AACQA website before the end of 2018 for everyone to access.
IMPORTANT:
Version 5.6 has now been available for a few months now, are you still yet to upgrade from v5.5? if you haven’t then please contact the Help Desk team to arrange for the latest version to be pushed out to your server, support@manad.com.au
In Case You Missed It – Below are links to recent articles on Aged Care and Healthcare that may be of interest:
Providers told to set up ‘war room’ as royal commission looms
Australians lack trust in aged care system
Report reveals aged care lacks trust and transparency
Work-life balance key to retaining aged care staff
You don’t need much money to be charged full freight in aged care
Aged care quality and safety commissioner appointed
In this issue:
• Macular Disease Foundation Australia digital training tools
Home Care:
• NATSIFAC Program – 2018-19 Home Care Expansion Grants round now open
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The regulation of aged care in Australia is set to undergo a major review, as the Royal Commission into Aged Care looks at how to evolve towards a safer, more consumer-driven system that delivers high quality outcomes.
One of the Royal Commission’s key terms of reference is the findings and recommendations of previous relevant reports and enquiries. The release of another report into residential aged care facilities (Report) this week will further inform the Commissioners’ minds over the course of their enquiries.
The Report, released by the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Health, Aged Care and Sport (Committee), foreshadows some of the shortcomings in the aged care sector the Royal Commission may identify. It also gives some insight into the Committee’s current thinking on a number of service-related issues. The following recommendations in particular are relevant to the Royal Commission.
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New report into aged care a sign of things to come
Inquiry into the Quality of Care in Residential Aged Care Facilities in Australia
Today marks a significant milestone in the journey towards a better, safer aged care system, with Australia’s first aged care quality and safety Commissioner appointed to lead the new and independent Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission.
Highly respected and experienced health sector leader Janet Anderson will oversee establishment of the Commission, as it prepares to start intensified compliance monitoring from 1 January 2019.
The new Commission will have a budget of almost $300 million over four years, employing dozens of additional senior compliance officers.
While the Royal Commission into the aged care sector undertakes its critical review, the formation of the Quality and Safety Commission highlights our Government’s absolute commitment to continuing reform.
The new Commission will immediately integrate and streamline the roles of the current Aged Care Complaints Commissioner and the Australian Aged Care Quality Agency.
From January 2020, it will also incorporate the Department of Health’s aged care compliance responsibilities.
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New Era in Aged Care Begins with First Quality and Safety Commissioner Announced (.pdf)
In anticipation of the Commissioners releasing a scoping document which defines more precisely the areas the Commission will cover, Russell Kennedy has reviewed the Terms of Reference.
They have analysed each Term to assist providers to understand from a high level, what the Commission is likely to enquire into.
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Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety – Terms of Reference explained
Royal Commission into Aged Care – RK Terms of Reference Diagram (.pdf)
Under the terms and conditions of the Commonwealth Home Support Programme (CHSP) grant agreement, providers (except in Victoria) are required to submit an annual CHSP Wellness and Reablement Report to the department.
Providers must work towards embedding a wellness approach in their service delivery practices. However, the department is aware that providers are at different stages of implementation.
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