NEWS
NESST NEWSFLASH 18 APRIL 2019
In this issue:
- ACSA Weekly Issue No. 108 – 4 April 2019
- Keeping busy: Budget, Royal Commission and (soon…) an election!
- Royal Commission Update
- Nominations open for 2019 ACSA Aged Care Awards
- Revised restraint legislation introduced
- Federal Government releases modern slavery draft guidance for large businesses
- ACSA seeking member input into Resource Utilisation and Classification Study (RUCS) consultation paper
- Serious Incident Response Scheme for aged care
- Aged care peaks meet with Australian Government
- Commonwealth Home Support Program – program manual (updated 26 February)
- New Charter of Aged Care Rights – commences 1 July
- How a small town reclaimed its aged care home and turned a profit for 10 years
- New legislative requirements for home care providers – pricing information
- Volunteering Australia Self-Assessment Tool
- Are you confident in providing end of life care for your clients?
- 2019 ACSA National Summit – registrations now open
- Humans of Aged Care
- Media Releases
- Investing for Good Conference – 9th May 2019
- Community Care Review
- CHSP assessment services participate in $29 million reablement trial
- Disability royal commission already mired in controversy
- Home care providers face consumer reporting
- Provider trials iSupport education program for dementia carers
- Events
- ACSA Weekly Issue No.109 – 11 April 2019
- As 18 May looms, ACSA renewals its call for urgent reform of the aged care sector
- New Aged Care Quality Standards
- Royal Commission to hold community forum in West Melbourne
- Nominations open for 2019 ACSA Aged Care Awards
- Grant announcement – Specialist Dementia Care Program
- Temporary residential aged care subsidy increase and means not disclosed to care recipients
- 2018 PwC/Property Council Retirement Census
- Seeking member input into Resource Utilisation and Classification Study (RUCS) consultation paper
- Accessible Housing Options Paper feedback summarised into a consultation report
- Media Releases
- Other Events
- Publications, reports, grants and resources
- Regional Dementia Forum to be held in Tamworth at the Community Care Centre, Darling St on Wednesday 4 September 2019
- ACSA Members Update 15 April 2019
- Governance in Aged Care & Strengthening the Aged Care Workforce National Conferences
- GoCo Tamworth Community Aged Care Meeting