In this issue:

  • Upcoming Training
    • Social Support Forum Gunnedah 5 February
    • 2020 Transport Forum Armidale 12 & 13 February
    • Frontline Training Moree – 2 March 2020
  • Emergency+ app
  • CHSP Bushfire Support
  • ACSA Royal Commission Update 22 January 2020
    • Royal Commission Update regarding extensions for late submissions
  • Community Care Review
    • Latest News
      • NDIS has been a bumpy road, review finds
      • Tensions rise over tender for single assessment approach
      • GP guidelines updated to include elder abuse, LGBT
      • New ambassador to champion community transport
    • Training
      • Silver Rainbow: LGBTI Aged Care Awareness In-Person Training
      • Clinical Care and Quality in Home Care
      • ITAC 2020 – Transforming Independence through Innovative Technology
        5th Quality in Aged Care
      • Dementia Australia National Symposium 2020 – Dementia care is quality care
  • ACSA Weekly Issue No. 150 | 23 January 2020
    • ACSA Partners offer support for members affected by the bushfire crisis
  • Department of Health stakeholder briefing: National bushfires, smoke and heat
    • Dementia, ageing & aged care mission roadmap released for public consultation
    • Preventing suicide in nursing homes is possible
    • Considering offering a self-management option in home care?
    • Alternatives to restraint in aged care
    • Aged care and considerations for Care Leavers
    • Webinar: Update on new aged care assessment arrangements
    • 2020 NAIDOC Awards
    • Happy Lunar New Year and Australia Day!
    • We want to share your stories
    • ACSA Event ACSA Training and Professional Development
    • Other Events
      • Quality Excellence in Care | Sydney, 18-19 February
      • Ageing Asia Super Ageing Europe 2020 | Germany & Amsterdam, 2-6 March
      • Transforming Independence through Innovative Technology | Brisbane, 3-4 March
      • Quality in Aged Care National Conference | Sydney, 18-19 March
      • Dementia, ageing and aged care mission roadmap released for public consultation
  • NCOSS eNews
    • A MESSAGE FROM NCOSS CEO
    • NCOSS News
      • Service NSW Introduces Bushfire Customer Care Service
      • Housing Service to Assist Bushfire Response
      • Community Legal Centres Operating on the Ground in Bushfire Affected Communities
        Action to End Harmful Payday Lending and Consumer Leases
    • NCOSS Training & Events
    • Latest Community Jobs
    • Sector Professional Development
      • Board Inductions for Not-for-profits – 28 Jan 2020, Online
      • Creating Effective Social Media Content – 5 Feb 2020, Online
      • Let’s Get Started: Setting up & Running a Not-for-profit Organisation – 11 Feb 2020, Online
      • Key Concepts in Corporate Governance for NFP Board Members – 19 Feb 2020, Mt Annan
      • Writing Shareable, Actionable Blogs for Not-for-profits – 11 Mar 2020, Online
    • Sector News & Resources
      • 2019-20 Volunteer Grants
      • Community Business Bureau (CBB) Grants
      • Demand for Community Services Snapshot 2019
      • Rethink What You Know about Not-for-profit Governance
      • Conference Accessibility Guidelines
    • In Brief
      • Register now for the 2020 Financial Inclusion Conference – Road to Resilience
      • Gambling Research Capacity Grants close 31 January 2020
      • How can community workers, volunteers and peers better support people living with mental health conditions, outside of a funded NDIS package?
      • NCOSS Community Cover
  • What’s in a Dementia Diagnosis: 6 domains of cognition
  • ACSA Member Update 24 January 2020
    • Australia falls further behind on aged care funding
  • Disability Services Consulting
  • ACSA Member Update 28 January 2020

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