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January 2025
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New Aged Care Act: A GPMS guide to digital changes for providers
The GPMS guide to digital changes for providers outlines the key digital changes that providers will experience in the lead up to the implementation of the new Act.
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New Regulatory Model – Questions and answers
A short update on the new regulatory model with dedicated time for providers to ask questions and understand how the new regulatory model will work.
Webinar date: Thursday 30 Jan 2025 2:00 pm to 3:00pm AEDT
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Consultation on the new Aged Care Act
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Palliative care in aged care
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Palliative care in aged care
Program of Experience in the Palliative Approach (PEPA) Aged Care - Tailored education and training opportunities and ongoing mentorship to aged care providers, and staff delivering care in any setting across Australia.
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National Aged Care Mandatory Quality Indicator Program
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Residential Care program
Have your say on the proposed Residential Care Services List.
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February 2025
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Digital Transformation Tech Talk
Hear from Services Australia about Support at Home integrations, how Uniting Care is using AI to support their care services, and our planned digital roadmap in preparation for new Aged Care Act on 1 July.
Webinar date: Wednesday 19 Feb, 2pm – 3:30pm AEDT
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Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission - Sector Readiness Plan
The Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission has prepared a high-level Sector Readiness Plan to assist the aged care sector in preparing for the new Aged Care Act. The plan provides a summary of the key resources that will be made available by the Commission over the coming months.
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New aged care regulatory model: Let’s answer your questions – Presentation slides
See what you have missed on the new aged care regulatory model, plus links to more information and further resources.
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Understanding the new Financial & Prudential Standards
The new Financial and Prudential Standards will commence with the introduction of the new Aged Care Act from 1 July 2025. The new Standards set out the minimum requirements for good financial and prudential management of aged care providers. They are also designed to manage risks to people receiving care and the public.
The Aged Care Quality and Safety Commissioner, Liz Hefren-Webb will host this webinar.
Webinar date: Tuesday 18 February 2pm AEDT
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Residential care fees and means testing webinar
This webinar will give aged care providers and older people, families and carers an overview of how residential care fees are changing under the Aged Care Act from 1 July 2025.
Webinar date: Tuesday 11 Feb 2025 2:00pm to 3:00pm AEDT
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First Nations Aged Care Assessments
The department will fund First Nations assessment organisations to provide culturally safe, trauma aware and healing informed aged care assessments. This will empower older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to access aged care services that meet their needs.
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Transforming Aged Care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people – Community Booklet
This booklet provides a pictorial summary of the Interim First Nations Aged Care Commissioner Andrea Kelly’s Report to Government.
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Consultation on the new Aged Care Act
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Interim First Nations Aged Care Commissioner - Final Report to Government
The Report outlines key findings and recommendations based on feedback received from older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, their families and communities, service providers and peak bodies.
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Palliative care in aged care
Palliative care education and training for providers and the workforce.
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Palliative care in aged care
How Palliative Aged Care Outcomes Program (PACOP) supports residential aged care facilities in the use of standardised patient assessments and symptom response protocols in their facilities.
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Support at Home program - Handbook
This handbook outlines core components to assist Home Care Packages Program and Short-Term Restorative Care (STRC) Programme providers to prepare to transition to Support at Home.
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New Aged Care Act: A GPMS guide to digital changes for providers
The guide provides greater transparency about providers’ finances and operations and helps older people, their families and carers to make informed decisions about their care and selecting the right provider.
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Grant opportunity – Support at Home and new Aged Care Act Transition Support Grant
Home Care Package and Commonwealth Home Support Programme Providers are eligible to receive $10,000 (excl GST) of one-off funding towards the cost of upgrading IT systems.
Applications close: Tuesday 25 Feb 2pm AEDT
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March 2025
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Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission - Sector Readiness Plan
The Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission has prepared a high-level Sector Readiness Plan to assist the aged care sector in preparing for the new Aged Care Act. The plan provides a summary of the key resources that will be made available by the Commission over the coming months.
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New Aged Care Act: A GPMS guide to digital changes for providers
The GPMS guide to digital changes for providers outlines the key digital changes that providers will experience in the lead up to the implementation of the new Act.
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