The Australian Defence Force (ADF) continues to have personnel available in all jurisdictions to support residential aged care facilities impacted by workforce pressures due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Please note that in the event of any industrial action occurring in an aged care facility, including the proposed strikes in the week of 9 May 2022, the ADF is prohibited from being on-site during any industrial action.
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News about the reforms:
• Workforce Action Plan: Growing, skilling and enabling an aged care workforce
• Quarterly Financial Report and template
Other news:
• Celebrate International Nurses Day – 12 May
• Supporting bereaved family members with the Australian Death Notification Service
• Expansion of the Aged Care Transition to Practice Program
• My Aged Care: When did you last review your details?
• Suicide Prevention for Seniors Program (NSW)
For residential care providers:
• Specialist Dementia Care Program Grant Opportunity closing soon
• Assessment pathway changes for younger people in residential care
• Pilot: Monthly Care Statements
For home care providers:
• Survey open now: In-home care service list
• Report distribution of unspent funds on care recipient monthly statement
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A list of new and updated resources – including apps, audio and video resources and other publications – about aged care.
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Watch:
Preparing your aged care service for winter – readiness – 13 April 2022
The Rural Locum Assistance Program (LAP) Aged Care provides staffing support services in rural and remote Australia for key personnel locum placements, which may include, but is not limited to registered nurses, enrolled nurses and facility managers.
The program helps providers to recruit aged care professionals or backfill staff on leave with suitable qualified and experienced locums.
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Aged Care Alert: Rural Locum Assistance Program (LAP) Aged Care
Please join our webinar exploring medication safety in residential aged care and transition of care.
• DATE: Wednesday 4 May 2022
• TIME: 10 AM – 12 PM
• Register
Facilitated by Safety Care Victoria’s Manager Older People, Brett Morris, this session will cover medication safety in:
Residential aged care
• Goals and activities of the Strengthening Medication Safety in long-term care initiative that was launched by ISMP Canada to help address the inquiry recommendations
• Enablers of quality improvement in long-term care settings
• Three key findings of the Ontario Long-Term Care Public Inquiry Report.
Transitions of care
• Who is at risk for preventable harm during transitions of care
• Examples of how harm occurs at transitions of care
• Three strategies for improving medication safety at transitions of care.
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Clinical conversations: Residential aged care and transitions of care
Medication safety: Residential aged care and transitions of care
Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission new and updated resources.
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Partnerships in care – Partner fact sheet (.pdf)
Partnerships in care – Provider fact sheet (.pdf)
Partnerships in care – Partner resources (.pdf)
Partnerships in care – Provider toolkit (.pdf)
Do you have a concern or complaint brochure? (.pdf)
A3 poster — What is dignity of risk? (.pdf)
A4 guide — What is dignity of risk? (.pdf)
What is dignity of risk? (video)
In this edition:
• Commissioner’s message
• Quality aged care requires a partnership
• Preparing your aged care service for winter
• Incident management system essential element #3 – Record and report the incident
• NDIS registration renewal for providers supporting NDIS participants
• Enriching life through care – Board chair and CEO roundtables
• Speaker requests can now be submitted online
• New and updated Commission resources
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In this edition:
• Recording available – Winter Preparedness Webinar
• New resources – COVID-19 Winter dose program in residential aged care
• REMINDER: Webinar on Upcoming Changes to Provider Reporting on Resident and Workforce COVID-19 Vaccination
• Support for Aged Care Workers in COVID-19 Grant Opportunity
• Victorian Department of Health – Use of Air Scrubbers
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Protecting Older Australians: COVID-19 Update – 22 April 2022
News about the reforms:
• Updates on AN-ACC funding reform
• Have your say: employment models in aged care
• New Governing for Reform in Aged Care Program
Other news:
• Webinar: Making a difference in dementia care
• Reminder: Have your say on aged care research priorities
• Translating and interpreting services available for aged care providers and care recipients
• Open Arms support services for veterans
For residential care providers:
• DUE 21 April: Submit your next Food and Nutrition report
• Information for providers using Services Australia’s Aged Care Online web services
For home care providers:
• Growing the home care workforce
• Changes to My Aged Care: Pricing information
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The Prime Minister has announced a 21 May 2022 federal election and as such the Department of Health is operating in accordance with the caretaker conventions.
The emergency leave provision for permanent aged care residents has been extended for an additional 12 months, until 30 June 2023.
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Emergency leave for aged care residents extended to 30 June 2023
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