From all the staff at Management Advantage we would like to wish you a safe and Happy Easter.
Both the Management Advantage Office and Manad Plus Help Desk will be closed
Good Friday (Fri 25th March).
The Manad Plus Help Desk will be open
Easter Monday (Mon 28th March), and this coming
Labour Day – VIC & TAS (Mon 14th March).
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.
Read more:
Residential Aged Care Communiqué – Volume 11, Issue 1, February 2016 (.pdf)
The Australian Aged Care Quality Agency has released the February 2016 issue of their ‘Quality Standard’ newsletter.
Read more:
The Department of Health has released a new edition of its ‘Information for Aged Care Providers’ newsletter.
Australia’s population has now reached 24 million!
What does 24 million people look like?
In 1971, 28.7 per cent of the population were children (0-14 years), 63 per cent were working age (15-64 years) and 8.3 per cent of the population were aged 65+. There were 2.9 children born per woman, the median age of the population was 27.5 years and life expectancy was 68.3 years for males and 74.8 years for females. 20.2 per cent of the population was born overseas.
In 2015, 18.8 per cent of the population were children, 66.2 per cent were working age and 15 per cent were aged 65+. There were 1.8 children born per woman, the median age of the population was 37.4 years and life expectancy was 80.3 years for males and 84.4 years for females. 28.1 per cent of the population was born overseas.
Read more:
Population clock
Video: Australia’s Population Milestones: To 24 million and beyond
The Department of Health has released a new edition of its ‘Information for Aged Care Providers’ newsletter.
DoH has released information on Recruiting Allied Health Professionals.
“You may not be aware that there are options available to expand recruitment of allied health professionals. Providers can consider candidates from both regulated and self-regulated professions.
The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) is the administrative body for the National Regulation and Accreditation Scheme (NRAS), which regulates 14 professions. Entry of professions into the NRAS is based on an assessment of potential risk to the public by services provided by the profession.”
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Monday 8th February is Chinese New Year.
2016 is the Year of the Monkey.
The Monkey is ninth of the 12 animals in the Chinese zodiac. The 12 zodiac animals are: Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, and Pig.
Monkey Years of Birth: 1920, 1932, 1944, 1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004, 2016
The Lucky and Unlucky Things for “Monkeys”
Lucky numbers: 4 and 9 (and numbers containing 4 and 9, like 49 and 94)
Lucky days: the 14th and 28th of any Chinese lunar calendar month
Luck months: Chinese lunar months 8 and 12
Lucky colours: White, Blue, Gold
Lucky flowers: Chrysanthemum, Crape-myrtle
Lucky direction: North, Northwest, West
The Unlucky Things That “Monkeys” Should Avoid
Unlucky colours: Red, Pink
Unlucky numbers: 2 and 7
Unlucky directions: South, Southeast
Unlucky months: Chinese lunar months 7 and 11
The Department is aware of recurring errors with ACFI claims involving ‘agitation’. If you are looking to make this claim for a resident it is important that you note the following:
– When making claims in ACFI 8 (verbal behaviour) and ACFI 9 (physical behaviour) you should refer to page 44 of the ACFI User Guide for a clear description of the behavioural symptoms.
– If the assessed care need of the ‘agitated’ behaviour is as a symptom of depression it should be scored in the Cornell Scale for Depression (CSD) and claimed in ACFI 10 (Depression), not ACFI 8 and/or ACFI 9.
– If these behaviours are not related to depression, claims should be made against ACFI 8 and 9.
The ACFI User Guide can be accessed from the department’s website.
Both Apple and Microsoft have recently issued a recall on some power cords/adapters.
This is for some Apple wall plug adapters shipped from 2003 to 2015 with Mac and certain iOS devices and Microsoft AC power cords for Surface Pro, Surface Pro 2, and certain Surface Pro 3 devices.
Read more:
Apple AC Wall Plug Adapter Exchange Program
Microsoft AC power cord recall for Surface Pro, Surface Pro 2, and certain Surface Pro 3 devices
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