- 7 May 2021Newsletter
What's new: Updated advice for NSW aged care providers and ACT high-risk settings. Vaccinating residential aged-care workers, in-home and community aged care recipients and workers and more.
- 5 May 2021Newsletter
What’s new: COVID-19 vaccine safety and effectiveness; COVID-19 vaccine information for residential aged care facilities; masks mandatory in Victorian RACFs and more
- 5 May 2021Newsletter
What’s new: extended timeline to apply for Business Improvement Fund Grants, updated NSW advice for Victorian visitors, translated aged care COVID-19 resources available and updated aged care visitation guidelines for residential aged care.
- 3 May 2021Newsletter
Extending mental health support for aged care residents; resources from Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission; Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission visitor access campaign; reminder about entry restrictions to RACFs and more.
- 30 April 2021Newsletter
COVID-19 vaccines information – myth buster and Phase 1b roll-out, requirements for vaccine workforce providers, vaccinating staff in aged care facilities, QLD aged care restrictions; NSW residential aged care facilities and home care services, 2 webinars, new and updated fact sheets and guidelines.
- 29 April 2021Newsletter
What's new: Aged care LGBTIQ+ resources, Webinar 4 May: Stay Connected in Your Community, Free trial of PainChek® tool: four weeks left to sign up, Residential care support supplement and more.
- 27 April 2021Newsletter
What's new: South Australian flu vaccination requirements and a free webinar on trauma-informed practice in aged-care – practical strategies. Resources: a COVID-19 vaccination image, poster and fact sheet and the Industry code for visiting residential aged care homes during COVID-19 guideline.
- 15 April 2021Newsletter
What's new: Updates to My Aged Care, New e-Referral information webpage launched, Register now for Federal Budget information, Applications closing – Business Improvement Fund grants for residential aged care, My Aged Care provider portal now closed for CHSP grandfathered client data collection.
- 9 April 2021Newsletter
The COVID-19 vaccine rollout to residents in aged care facilities will continue as planned. All aged care residents are receiving the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine as is the current program.
- 1 April 2021Newsletter
What's new: A new resource for care leavers or forgotten Australians, free diversity training webinars, a campaign to boost employment in the sector, a change to MPIR from 1 April and a new financial hardship assistance form. In residential care the serious incident response scheme begins today.
- 1 April 2021Newsletter
An update on the vaccine rollout in Queensland, influenza vaccines, watch our vaccine rollout webinar, scheduling COVID-19 vaccination clinics for residents, make up doses, an update for residential aged care staff and an update on the link between AstraZeneca and blood clots.
- 30 March 2021Newsletter
Updated advice for aged care providers for the recent COVID-19 Queensland outbreak.
- 29 March 2021Newsletter
Updated advice for aged care providers for the recent COVID-19 Brisbane outbreak.
- 29 March 2021Newsletter
The My Aged Care Provider Portal available for providers to preview ahead of the SIRS commencement on 1 April 2021.
- 26 March 2021Newsletter
What's New: Reminder: Aged care vaccine rollout webinar today 2pm-3pm, COVID-19 vaccine update for residential aged care workers.
- 22 March 2021Newsletter
What’s new: Confirming client consent for online referrals to My Aged Care, Reminder: Share your views – new approach to nominating specialisations in My Aged Care.
- 22 March 2021Newsletter
This summary is for government-subsidised residential aged care providers has now been published. It provides a summary of data elements for each QI Program quality indicator from 1 July 2021.
- 12 March 2021Newsletter
COVID-19 vaccines and influenza, the consent form, excess dose updates, adverse events, the schedule for aged care workers, eligibility for phase 1b, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, cold chain responsibilities and more. We also have some vaccine fact sheets and resources.
- 10 March 2021Newsletter
The department has made changes to the management of Additional Support Applications (ASAs) effective immediately for the remainder of the 2020/21 Financial Year.
- 9 March 2021Newsletter
What's New: COVID-19 vaccine consent – a reminder, GPs who provide care within RACFs included in phase 1a and more.
- 4 March 2021Newsletter
What’s new: Aged care training for CALD survey results, Business Improvement Fund grants, and more.
- 4 March 2021Newsletter
In this update: The Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission has today published detailed guidance on the Serious Incident Response Scheme (SIRS) for providers.
- 3 March 2021Newsletter
What’s new: Guidance on COVID-19 vaccine consent, COVID-19 vaccine scenario mapping and triage process, Aged care staff eligibility for phase 1a.
- 26 February 2021Newsletter
What’s new: Update on the COVID-19 Vaccine rollout in residential aged care facilities, Guidance for monitoring side effects of COVID-19 vaccines, Translated information for aged care residents and workers.
- 24 February 2021Newsletter
This edition includes information about the COVID-19 vaccine rollout.
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