The Aged Care Commissioner’s Annual Report 2014-15 describes key activities and initiatives undertaken during the year and reports on information required under the Aged Care Act 1997.
In addition, the Aged Care Commissioner reports on a variety of other measures, in the interests of transparency and increasing public understanding of the role and functions of the office.
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Annual Report 2014-2015 (.pdf)
Due to recent government changes, responsibility for ageing and aged care has moved to the Department of Health from 5 November 2015.
From Monday 9 November 2015, you will notice that we will be using Department of Health email addresses (@health.gov.au). However, Department of Social Services email addresses (@dss.gov.au) will continue to work until further notice.
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Ageing and Aged Care now part of Department of Health (link)
KPMG was engaged in March 2015 by the Department of Social Services to conduct an analysis of dementia programmes and services funded by the Department. The analysis is intended to inform future dementia programme and policy development by the Australian Government. This document is the final report for the project.
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Analysis of Dementia Programmes funded by the Department of Social Services – Final report (.pdf)
Proactive Complaints Management has sent out an update that there is a new Australia/New Zealand Standard – Guidelines for Complaint Management in Organisations, AS/NZS 10002:2014.
This new standard has been developed and supersedes, AS ISO 10002-2006 – Customer satisfaction: Guidelines for complaints handling in organisations.
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The Australian Aged Care Quality Agency has released the October 2015 issue of their ‘Quality Standard’ newsletter.
You can view the .pdf of the newsletter here:
DSS has released a new edition of its ‘Information for Aged Care Providers’ newsletter.
Information for Aged Care Providers – Issue 28 – 23-Oct-2015 (.pdf)
A new Turnbull Government initiative will provide a helping hand to aged care residents who exhibit severe behaviour as a result of their dementia and assist them to manage their symptoms.
Minister for Health and Aged Care Sussan Ley said the $54.5 million commitment to establish Severe Behaviour Response Teams (SBRTs) across Australia would better support residents with dementia to minimise them from being unnecessarily transferred to a higher security or acute facility.
Read more:
Media Release: Providing the helping hand for dementia severe behaviour (.pdf)
Information for Aged Care Providers – Issue 27
DSS has released a new edition of its ‘Information for Aged Care Providers’ newsletter.
Information for Aged Care Providers – Issue 27 – 09-Oct-2015 (.pdf)
1 October is the International Day of Older Persons.
Today, world-wide, there are around 600 million persons aged 60 years and over; this total will double by 2025 and will reach virtually two billion by 2050 – the vast majority of them in the developing world.
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Sussan Ley has been announced as the new Minister for Aged Care, in addition to her portfolio responsibilities as Minister for Health and Minister for Sport.
The announcement means that aged care will move from the Department of Social Services back to the Department of Health.
Read more:
Media Statement: Appointment as Minister for Aged Care (.pdf)
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