News

The Department of Health has released a new edition of its ‘Information for Aged Care Providers’ newsletter.

Read more:

Information for Aged Care Providers – Issue #2017/01 (.pdf)

The Australian Aged Care Quality Agency has released the February 2017 issue of their ‘Quality Standard’ newsletter.

Read more:

Quality Standard – February 2017 (.pdf)

Australian Aged Care Quality Agency

The Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine who produce the Residential Aged Care Communiqué have now released a new edition.

The Future Leaders Communiqué is an electronic publication containing narrative case reports about lessons learned from Coroners’ investigations into preventable deaths. These articles are written by health care graduates with a fresh take on current matters.

Read more:

Future Leaders Communiqué, Volume 2, Issue 1 – January 2017 (.pdf)

Saturday, January 28 was Chinese New Year.

2017 Is a ‘Fire’ Rooster Year

In Chinese astrology, each zodiac year is not just associated with an animal sign, but also one of five elements: Gold (Metal), Wood, Water, Fire, or Earth.

The 12 zodiac animals are: Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, and Pig.

Rooster Years of Birth: 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005, 2017

Roosters: Honest, energetic, intelligent, flamboyant, flexible, diverse, confident.

The Luckiest Things for Roosters

• Lucky numbers: 5, 7, and 8
• Lucky days: the 4th and 26th of any Chinese lunar month
• Lucky colors: gold, brown, and yellow
• Lucky flowers: gladiola, cockscomb
• Lucky directions: south, southeast
• Lucky months: the 2nd, 5th, and 11th Chinese lunar months.

Things That Roosters Should Avoid

• Unlucky color: red
• Unlucky numbers: 1, 3, and 9
• Unlucky direction: east
• Unlucky months: the 3rd, 9th, and 12th Chinese lunar months

Released: 24 January 2017

Targeted, flexible and tailored services for older Australians—no matter where they live—are at the heart of the Australian Government’s aged care services reforms.
The Assistant Minister for Health and Aged Care, Ken Wyatt AM, MP today announced more than $8.5 million in additional funding for the Multi-Purpose Services (MPS) Program for aged care in regional, rural and remote communities.
“Australia’s population is ageing rapidly so it’s imperative that we structure our aged care system so it is flexible, provides greater choice, is people-centred and sustainable,” Minister Wyatt said.

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$8.5 Million in Additional Funding for Aged Care Services in Regional, Rural and Remote Australia (.pdf)

Welcome to 2017, we hope you had a great Christmas and New Year period.

The year has begun and we are already half way through the first month…and are going to have yet another new Aged Care Minister!

We now have almost all our staff back-on-deck as I’m sure many of you do too. So if you have any questions you didn’t get around to asking at the end of last year then please get in touch 1300 62 62 32.

Media Statement – 13 Jan

Today I have made a personal decision to resign as Minister for Health, Aged Care and Sport in the Turnbull government.

This morning I submitted the final part of my report into Dr Parkinson’s inquiry into my travel and its compliance with ministerial standards. Similarly, I and my office are complying with the Department of Finance’s review into the travel rules.

I am confident that I have followed the rules, not just regarding entitlements but most importantly the ministerial code of conduct, and I do not object to the material that I have provided being made public.

Read more:

Media Statement – 13 Jan

The Australian Aged Care Quality Agency has released the December 2016 issue of their ‘Quality Standard’ newsletter.

Read more:

Quality Standard – December 2016 (.pdf)

Thank you to everyone that continues to let us know we provide great support when you use our help desk. We really appreciate the feedback.

When you call or email it’s nice to hear that our support team of Ash, Melaan, Roshni, Jacquie & Andy are providing you with great support and assistance that you value.

Our 2016 stats are down just slightly on last year (2015: 99%) but still at an impressive 98.7% satisfaction rating!

We know we can always continue to improve our support services so please let us know if you have any suggestions to ensure we continue to provide the best software support in the industry.

2016 has been another big year for us.

We have attended several conferences in states all across Australia showcasing Manad Plus and why it is the leading software application on the market.

We have also welcomed several new clients who have implemented Manad Plus into their organisation.

This year we will have deployed x3 new version releases (5.4 will be out very soon). These releases have incorporated several ‘all new’ features as well as enhancements to existing features and many client suggestions/requests.