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Animal Welfare League Australia (AWLA) has released the 2015 Pets in Aged Care Grants.

The aim of this grant is to support aged care residents who have pets. Grant funding will assist facilities and residents make suitable arrangements or modifications to enable residents and their pets maintain an existing bond.

You can download the application form below:

Positive Ageing in the Company of Animals – Grant Application Form (.pdf)

NOTE: Closing Date for Applications – 11th September 2015

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

You can view the .pdf of the newsletter here:

Quality Standard – July 2015 (.pdf)

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

Information for Aged Care Providers – Issue 22 – 31-July-2015 (.pdf)

Australian social researchers McCrindle have looked at the Aged Care Industry in a recent report.

“In the next 30 years Australia will see an unprecedented rate of growth of the over 85s in our nation. In 2044 there will be 1.2 million more people aged over 85 than there are today, and the average older Australian will live 5 years longer than today which equates to adding 6 million more years of care just for the increased number of over 85s and just to manage their increased life expectancy.”

You can read the full report here:

Demand vs. Supply: The Aged Care Puzzle (.pdf)

You can see their infographic here:

Demand vs. Supply: The Aged Care Puzzle (Infographic – .pdf)

Microsoft’s new operating system (OS), Windows 10, will be released in the coming weeks.

It’s going to be a free upgrade. The only requirements for this upgrade are that:

a) your device is compatible, and

b) you’re running genuine Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1) or Windows 8.1 (Update).

It is available for a limited time: you have one year from the time Windows 10 is available to take advantage of this offer from Microsoft.

We have a preview pre-release copy installed already and are testing Manad Plus with this new OS. We don’t anticipate there being any issues but please don’t upgrade until we have added this to our supported OS list.

Read more:

Windows 10 – Q&A

Windows 10 – Specifications

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

Information for Aged Care Providers – Issue 21 – 17-July-2015 (.pdf)

Posted on 14/07/2015 by DSS

Our updated ‘Guidelines for the Aged Care Complaints Scheme (Version 3)’, which outline how the complaints management framework operates and the procedures Scheme officers follow when we receive and resolve complaints, has been released.

The Guidelines have been updated to reflect changes to legislation, policy and procedures. This includes information about the management of complaints in relation to Flexible Care and the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Flexible Aged Care Program (NATSIFACP) which came into the Scheme’s jurisdiction from 1 July 2015. It also includes information about the introduction of the Commonwealth Home Support Programme (CHSP) which commenced on 1 July 2015 and will fall under the Scheme’s jurisdiction from 1 November 2015.

Read more:

Guidelines for the Aged Care Complaints Scheme (.pdf)

DSS has released the new aged care fees and charges to take effect from 1 July 2015.

To see all the new 2015-2016 fees and charges follow the links below.

Aged Care Subsidies and Supplements New Rates of Payment from 1 July 2015 (.pdf)

Schedule of Fees and Charges for Residential and Home Care: from 1 July 2015 (.pdf)

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

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

Information for Aged Care Providers – Issue 20 – 19/06/2015 (.pdf)

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

Information for Aged Care Providers – Issue 19 – 05/06/2015 (.pdf)