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Published: August 16, 2022
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Aged Care Alert: Aged Care Payment System update (cut off 5pm today) and Emergency Leave

Services Australia is upgrading their Aged Care Payment System (ACPS) on 20 August 2022. This is a reminder that claims can no longer be lodged from 8 August 2022 until the ACPS is implemented on 20 August 2022 and that from that date there will be a new emergency leave claiming type.

All claims

Please note: you have until 5pm on Wednesday 10 August 2022 to submit events (entry, leave, departures etc.).

View only periods in the online channels:

• Claims will be view only from 8 to 19 August 2022 inclusive.
• Events will be view only from 11 to 19 August 2022 inclusive.

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Aged Care Alert: Aged Care Payment System update (cut off 5pm today) and Emergency Leave

Published: August 16, 2022
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Aged Care Quality Bulletin #43 – July 2022

In this edition:

• Commissioner’s message
• Serious Incident Response Scheme – important resource updates
• Quality and safety in home services risks in focus: Organisational governance
• Incident management system essential element #6 – Close the loop
• We want to work with aged care consumers
• Online learning platform (Alis) – free access trial and upgrades
• Our approved provider application fees have been updated
• New and updated Commission resources
• Other resources

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Aged Care Quality Bulletin #43 – July 2022

Published: August 16, 2022
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Invitation to attend Residential Aged Care Communiqué Spring Webinar Education Series

We are delighted to offer subscribers’ of Residential Aged Care Communiqué the first opportunity to attend our new Spring Series of Webinars. The three webinars explore common situations where staff must juggle duty of care with resident autonomy in RACS.

Each webinar presents a case of a premature death with an expert commentary and a multidisciplinary panel discussion.

Balancing Risk and Duty of Care

• Sept 14th: ‘Go away and leave me alone!’ – What do I do when a resident with dementia refuses to eat?

• Oct 19th: ‘But the resident didn’t say he was sick…’ – What should I do about an unwell resident with dementia?

• Nov 16th: ‘Let me eat what I want!’ – What can I do when a resident with dementia eats in a risky way?

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Invitation to attend Residential Aged Care Communiqué Spring Webinar Education Series

Residential Aged Care Communiqué Spring Webinar Education Series (.pdf)

Webinar Registration

Published: August 15, 2022
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Avoiding common wound management mistakes

Inadequate wound management is one of the most common clinical complaints received by the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission (the Commission).

This Wound Awareness Week (15-21 August), the Commission is reminding aged care providers of their responsibility to ensure good clinical governance that supports effective wound management.

All aged care staff have a role to play in wound management, but they must be supported by clear processes and guidance from providers. When effective processes are not introduced and followed, aged care residents are more likely to experience poor health outcomes.

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Avoiding common wound management mistakes

Clinical governance in aged care

Standards for Wound Prevention and Management (Third Edition)

Published: August 10, 2022
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Aged Care Alert: AN-ACC Transition Fund – applications open now

The AN-ACC Transition Fund is open for applications. The Grant Opportunity Guidelines GO5670 and application form are available on GrantConnect.

Residential aged care providers that will receive less funding under AN-ACC than the ACFI are eligible to access the AN-ACC Transition Fund and have been sent an invitation to apply from the Department of Health and Aged Care.

If you have not received an invitation to apply but believe your organisation is eligible, please contact the AN-ACC Funding Helpdesk for information on how to estimate the difference between your ACFI base and AN-ACC funding:

Phone: (02) 4406 6002

Email: ANACCfundinghelpdesk@health.gov.au

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Aged Care Alert: AN-ACC Transition Fund – applications open now

Current Grant Opportunity View – GO5670

Published: August 9, 2022
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Your Aged Care Update #15

News about the reforms:

• Aged care legislation commencement and Senate committee inquiry
• Supporting a real pay rise for aged care workers
• Updates to Serious Incident Response Scheme resources
• Webinar: Quarterly Financial Report updates and Q&A

Other news:

• Centre for Cultural Diversity in Ageing webinar: Collecting Diversity Data to Promote Inclusive Services in Aged Care
• Australian Human Rights Commission’s age awareness training: Register your interest
• Webinar: Stroke – what you need to know

National Suicide Prevention for Seniors Program

For residential care providers:

• Business Improvement Fund Round 2: Outcome of grant applications

For home care providers:

• Home Care Packages monthly statements resources
• New guidance examines key home services delivery risks

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Your Aged Care Update newsletter – Issue #2022/15 (.pdf)

Published: August 8, 2022
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Webinar: Reforming in-home aged care and regulation – update

The Australian Government is returning to the timeframe put forward by the Royal Commission to deliver a reformed and improved in-home aged care program by 1 July 2024.

The Department of Health and Aged Care will host a webinar on 31 August 2022 from 2:00pm to 4:00pm AEST for older Australians, their families and carers, and the aged care sector.

The webinar will discuss the outcomes of previous consultations, and how these have informed the program’s future direction and will inform the development of the new Aged Care Act.

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Webinar: Reforming in-home aged care and regulation – update

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Published: August 3, 2022
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First bill passed delivers aged care reforms

Today, the Aged Care and Other Legislation Amendment (Royal Commission Response) Bill 2022 was passed, enabling major improvements to aged care in line with the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety.

The Albanese Labor Government made a promise to restore dignity to our most vulnerable citizens and this bill is a critical first step in improving aged care service.

This legislation will replace the outdated Aged Care Funding Instrument with a new aged care subsidy funding model – the Australian National Aged Care Classification (AN-ACC) model, for full implementation from 1 October 2022.

AN-ACC will offer a more equitable approach, with funding that better matches the provider’s costs of meeting the care needs of residents.

The legislation will also enable the Department of Health and Aged Care to publish star ratings for all residential aged care services by the end of 2022.

The Star Ratings system will put a spotlight on the sector, allowing older Australians and their families to compare quality and safety performance of different services and providers.

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First bill passed delivers aged care reforms

Aged Care and Other Legislation Amendment (Royal Commission Response) Bill 2022

Aged Care Amendment (Implementing Care Reform) Bill 2022

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