Role
The working group advises on issues related to reform of the residential aged care funding system.
This includes issues related to:
- the Australian National Aged Care Classification (AN-ACC) funding model
- the care minutes and 24/7 registered nurse responsibilities
- associated policy work and activities.
For full details, view the working group’s Terms of Reference.
Members
RAC Funding Reform Working Group members as at August 2023.
|
Role |
Name |
Position and organisation |
|
Chair |
Mark Richardson |
Assistant Secretary Residential Care Funding Reform Branch Department of Health and Aged Care |
|
IHACPA representative |
Genevieve Donnelly |
Executive Director, Aged Care Policy and Communications Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority (IHACPA) Department of Health and Aged Care |
|
Member |
TBC |
Uniting Care Australia |
|
Member |
Dr Amber Mills |
National Aged Care Alliance |
|
Member |
Anne Liddell |
Head of Policy Aged & Community Care Providers Association Ltd |
|
Member |
Corey Irlam |
Deputy Chief Officer COTA Australia |
|
Member |
David Fisher |
Executive Director Corporate Services, Juniper Aged Care Workforce Remote Accord |
|
Member |
David Maher |
Independent Member |
|
Member |
Felicity Beaulieu |
Executive General Manager Business Integration, Bethanie Allied Health Professions Australia |
|
Member |
Janet Newlands |
Director of Care Services (regional, rural and remote providers) Beauaraba Living |
|
Member |
Jason Kara |
Director of Aged Care Catholic Health Australia |
|
Member |
Julie Reeves |
Federal Professional Officer Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation |
|
Member |
Kaele Stokes |
Executive Director, Advocacy & Research Dementia Australia |
|
Member |
Karina Peace |
Representative of:
|
|
Member |
Kylie Laird |
General Manager, Funding Japara Healthcare Limited |
|
Member |
Louise Connelly |
Manager, Finance Life Care |
|
Member |
Mary Carroll |
Manager Systems and Funding -Residential and Health Care UnitingCare Australia |
|
Member |
Penny Lello |
Director, Deepening Change Independent Consumer Representative |
|
Member |
Samantha Edmonds |
Manager Policy and Systemic Advocacy OPAN |
|
Member |
Susan McGrath |
Director of Policy and Research National Seniors Australia (NSA) |
|
Member |
Sue Elderton |
National Policy Manager Carers Australia |
|
Member |
Prof Yun-Hee Jeon |
Program Director, StepUp for Dementia Research University of Sydney |
Meetings
The working group meets as needed. The Chair decides the format and location of the meetings as they occur.
Contact
