New reporting requirement for community care sector
The Department of Health has announced that Commonwealth Home Support Program providers will be required to submit an annual report on their wellness approach.
Read more >The Department of Health has announced that Commonwealth Home Support Program providers will be required to submit an annual report on their wellness approach.
Read more >By utilising Home Care Manager and Mobile Care Worker software, West Australian community care provider South West Community Care reduced travel reimbursements by around $5000 per month.
Read more >A study has revealed that only 40 per cent of early career GP’s visit residential aged care facilities, sighting lower remuneration and lack of education as the main barriers to entry.
Read more >Leading Age Services Australia (LASA) has called on the government to provide an urgent funding injection to the residential aged care sector.
Read more >The Federal Court of Australia has declared that residential aged care providers cannot charge additional service fees that are known as ‘asset replacement charges’ or ‘capital refurbishment fees’.
Read more >A study has revealed that regular antipsychotic use in residential aged care has decreased, however medications to treat agitation and sleeping problems have increased.
Read more >The Aged Care Financing Authority (ACFA) has begun a review into respite services in the community care and residential aged care sectors.
Read more >The new Industry Reference Committee (IRC) has been launched to address the aged care workforce issues identified by the Aged Care Workforce Strategy Taskforce.
Read more >The Department of Health has funded a new telehealth program which will provide geriatric and dementia care to Indigenous Australians.
Read more >Families of aged care residents are increasingly installing surveillance devices in their loved one’s bedrooms, however their may be legal implications.
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