From October 2023, aged care facilities in Australia will be required to provide a minimum of 200 minutes of care time per resident per day, including 40 minutes from registered nurses. The reforms come as part of the Australian Government’s commitment to improving the quality of aged care services in [...]
The aged care industry in Australia is set to undergo major reform in the next five years. In 2023, a raft of changes are planned to take effect which will significantly benefit elderly Australians and their families. These reforms will span legislation, staffing, funding and services available to those accessing [...]
According to the Complispace aged care workforce report, two third of Australia’s current aged care workers plan to leave by 2026. As a result of COVID-19 pandemic, many fear that the proposed reforms set out by the aged care royal commission will not be realistically implemented due to lack of [...]
This strategy outlines sites and priority populations for initial vaccinations, and the phases in which vaccine doses will be made available in Australia. Please click on below link to download the document in pdf format from department of health website https://www.health.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/2021/01/australia-s-covid-19-vaccine-national-roll-out-strategy.pdf [...]
Some interesting info about accreditation arrangements, serious incident response scheme, IPC lead and partner in care Absolutely it is true Having a person-centred approach to the delivery of services and the day-to-day care of residents in an aged care service involves knowing which people are most important to each individual [...]
Australians living in aged care are among those most vulnerable to becoming seriously unwell with COVID-19. Stopping this virus from spreading into New South Wales aged care facilities is our top priority. Carerz welcome this scheme by the Government because it reinforces our robust infection prevention and control measures. The [...]
A statement from the Australian Health Protection Principal Committee (AHPPC) to update residential aged care facilities about minimising the impact of COVID-19. In November 2020, the Australian Health Protection Principal Committee (AHPPC) endorsed updated visitation guidelines outlining how residential aged care providers can respond to the COVID-19 threat level in [...]
The end of 2020, the year of the unprecedented, is finally near. If you close your eyes and listen carefully, you can hear the collective sigh of relief across Australia. Look out the window and you’ll things are back in action, too: state borders reopening, restrictions on family gatherings, public [...]
