The latest edition of the Residential Aged Care Communiqué is now available.
The Residential Aged Care Communiqué (RAC Communiqué) is an electronic publication containing narrative case reports about lessons learned from the Coroners’ investigations into preventable deaths in Residential Aged Care facilities.
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Residential Aged Care Communiqué – Volume 11, Issue 3, August 2016 (.pdf)
The department wishes to alert all Australian Government subsidised aged care services to the Tasmanian Coroner’s inquest findings related to the use of bed poles in aged care facilities.
The Tasmanian Coroner’s report recommends that aged care services immediately cease the use of model KA524 bed poles (or similar) due to the unacceptable risk of death associated with this device.
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Industry alert: Risk associated with use of KA524 bed poles (or similar)
The Aged Care Financing Authority (ACFA) presented its 2016 Report on Funding and Financing of the Aged Care Industry to government on 29 July 2016.
This report examines the structure and operation of the Australian aged care sector and its key characteristics.
Read the report to find out more on:
• early observations on the impact of recent reforms
• funding and financial performance of the sector based on 2014-15 data
• emerging opportunities and challenges for the sector.
Read more:
2016 Aged Care Financing Authority Annual Report
2016 Report on Funding and Financing of the Aged Care Industry (.pdf)
The Department of Health has released a new edition of its ‘Information for Aged Care Providers’ newsletter.
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The Australian Aged Care Quality Agency has released the August 2016 issue of their ‘Quality Standard’ newsletter.
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The Department of Health has released a new edition of its ‘Information for Aged Care Providers’ newsletter.
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The Department of Health has released a new edition of its ‘Information for Aged Care Providers’ newsletter.
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Meaningful Ageing Australia is pleased to announce the release of the National Guidelines for Spiritual Care in Aged Care.
The Guidelines are based on the principles of a whole-of-organisation approach, valuing relational care, affirming that spiritual care is everyone’s business, and that spiritual care is about growth and flourishing.
The Guidelines put forward five domains of spiritual care, with ten outcomes under each domain:
1. Organisational leadership and alignment
2. Relationships and connectedness
3. Identifying and meeting spiritual needs
4. Ethical context of spiritual care
5. Enabling spiritual expression
Read more:
Media Release: Spiritual guidelines balance art and science of spirituality in aged care – 9 August 2016 (.pdf)
Guidelines for Spiritual Care (.pdf)
The Department of Health has released a new edition of its ‘Information for Aged Care Providers’ newsletter.
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The Department of Health has released a new edition of its ‘Information for Aged Care Providers’ newsletter.
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