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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:

Quality Standard – October 2015 (.pdf)

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)

Commencement of Severe Behaviour Response Teams (link)

Severe Behaviour Response Teams Information Pack (.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.

Read more:

1 October: International Day of Older Persons

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)

The Australian Aged Care Quality Agency has released the September 2015 issue of their ‘Quality Standard’ newsletter.

You can view the .pdf of the newsletter here:

Quality Standard – September 2015 (.pdf)

Information for Aged Care Providers – Issue 26

DSS has released a new edition of its ‘Information for Aged Care Providers’ newsletter.
Information for Aged Care Providers – Issue 26 – 25-Sep-2015 (.pdf)

An article on Manad Plus was recently published in Pulse+IT, Australasia’s first and only eHealth and Health IT magazine.

Read more:

Manad Plus goes native for care worker mobility

DSS has release the latest updates to aged care fees and charges from 20th September 2015.

For those residents entering, or consumers commencing a home care package from 1 July 2014, the following Schedule applies:

Schedule of Fees and Charges for Residential and Home Care: from 20 September 2015 (.pdf)

Current residents will remain on their current arrangements as per the attached Schedule:

Schedule of Fees and Charges for Pre 1 July 2014 Residents: from 20 September 2015 (.pdf)