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Electronic advices to the Aged Care Industry

The Ageing and Aged Care Division regularly communicates with aged care stakeholders via email or mailfax. These communications advise of important government announcements that affect the aged care sector. These communications are reproduced here as a service to interested members of the community.

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2009

June

24 June 2009 - Apply now for the 2009 National Continence Scholarship Program

23 June 2009 - Better Practice Sydney

23 June 2009 - Legislative Changes Relevant to the Aged Care Assessment Program (to Peak Bodies)

23 June 2009 - Legislative Changes Relevant to the Aged Care Assessment Program

23 June 2009 - H1N1 Influenza 09 Guidelines for Residential Aged Care

18 June 2009 - Increased Aged Care Subsidies and Supplements Rates of Payment from 1 July 2009

18 June 2009 - Validation of Key Personnel Information

11 June 2009 - H1N1 Influenza 09: Updated Guidance for Residential Aged Care Homes

10 June 2009 - Breathing Life into Person-Centred Care

2 June 2009 - Register now to attend Better Practice Tasmania

2 June 2009 - What's the Latest in Education and Training?

May

29 May 2009 - H1N1 Influenza 09 (Human Swine Influenza) - Interim Guidelines for Residential Aged Care Facilities

29 May 2009 - Call for Submissions: Review of the Accreditation Process for Residential Aged Care

29 May 2009 - Confucius, Oscar Wilde and Education

28 May 2009 - Know Your Home's Operational Trends

25 May 2009 - Making Life Meaningful for Residents

19 May 2009 - Everybody’s Business Forum – Albany, WA

18 May 2009 - Better Practice Adelaide - Know Your Home’s Operational Trends

18 May 2009 - Centre for Cultural Diversity on Ageing Website

12 May 2009 - Seasonal Influenza and Vaccination information to Community Care Provider

12 May 2009 - Seasonal Influenza and Vaccination information to Directors of Nursing and Care Managers

12 May 2009 - Better Practice Launceston 2009

11 May 2009 - KPMG ACFI Advisory Services

11 May 2009 - Better Practice Adelaide - Register to attend the person-centred care workshop

April

23 April 2009 - Funding for Short Course Training Places for Personal Care Workers

23 April 2009 - Community Aged Care Workforce - Free Community Training now available

23 April 2009 - Support for Aged Care Training Program - Funding Round 6

22 April 2009 - New Scholarship Round Opens for Aged Care Nurses - Extension of Application Period to 1 May 2009

17 April 2009 - Register Now for Better Practice Adelaide - May 2009

3 April 2009 - New Scholarship Round Opens for Aged Care Nurses

3 April 2009 - Bringing Nurses Back into the Workforce Program

March

30 March 2009 - Veteran Best Practice - Working Well With Veterans, War Widows and Department of Veterans' Affairs

25 March 2009 - March 09 Recipient Contribution

20 March 2009 - Base Interest Rate

20 March 2009 - Schedule of Resident Fees and Charges: from 20 March 2009

18 March 2009 - Extensions to Funding Agreements for National Respite for Carers Program

12 March 2009 - Veteran Best Practice - Working well with Veterans, War Widows and Department of Veterans' Affairs

11 March 2009 - KPMG Combined Information

February

12 February 2009 - Dementia Training Study Centres and Dementia Collaborative Research Centres Surveys

10 February 2009 - Alert to Victorian Aged and Community Care Providers - Emergency Respite

5 February 2009 - Deeming Rates to be Lowered

5 February 2009 - Heat Wave

5 February 2009 - Townsville Every Body's Business Forum

2 February 2009 - Resident Comfort During Heat Wave

January

28 January 2009 - 2009 Minister's Awards for Excellence in Aged Care

5 January 2009 - Important Changes to the Bringing Nurses Back into the Workforce Program