Resources
Questions and answers from the Mandatory Care Minutes webinar – 5 September 2023
Questions and answers from the Aged Care Funding Reforms Webinar held on 5 September 2023.
Addenda
The Addenda provides entrants with details of any changes made to the Competition documents. Any updates made to the Competition documents will be made available here and via the entry portal.
Final report on the development of the draft National Aged Care Design Principles and Guidelines – Evidence review
Overview of the peer-reviewed academic literature used to support the Final report on the development of the draft National Aged Care Design Principles and Guidelines.
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Voice of experience - Gwenda Darling - living with dementia
Listen to Gwenda who lives with dementia about what is important to her in aged care design.
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Voice of experience: Gwenda Darling – living with dementia
Gwenda Darling shares with us her story and views on what well-designed aged care accommodation design looks and feels like. Gwenda describes to us how good design leads to meaningful change.
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Voice of experience: Michael, Uniting Mirinjani
Michael, the Deputy Service Manager at Uniting Mirinjani, shares with us how good design can greatly improve the experience of residential aged care for both residents and workers. Hear from Michael about how the changes in design at Uniting Mirinjani is making a big difference.
Competition brief – Reimagining where we live design ideas competition
A comprehensive Competition Brief has been developed to provide information about this design ideas opportunity to entrants and prospective entrants.
Revit site plan – Urban metro
Architects and designers are invited to help shape the future of aged care accommodation through the Reimagining Where We Live design ideas competition. A digital Revit site plan for the urban metro site (1 x 5,000 sqm) is available for Revit users to download as a resource for the competition.
Revit site plan – Regional town
Architects and designers are invited to help shape the future of aged care accommodation through the Reimagining Where We Live design ideas competition. A digital Revit site plan for the regional town site (1 x 12,000 sqm) is available for Revit users to download as a resource for the competition.
Approach to market
The approach to market document provides essential information about the Reimagining where we live design ideas competition to entrants and prospective entrants.
Submission form
Entrants to the Reimagining where we live design ideas competition must complete the submission form and submit this with their entry.
Final report on the development of the draft National Aged Care Design Principles and Guidelines
The department has been working with older people, aged care providers and industry to help improve the quality and design of aged care accommodation. Draft design principles and guidelines have been developed to help guide providers/architects when building or renovating facilities.
Evaluation of Phase One of the Specialist Dementia Care Program - Summative Report
An evaluation of the first phase of the SDCP has been completed, which provides evidence on the implementation, outcomes, and impact of providing tailored residential support for people living with very severe behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia.
Quarterly financial snapshot of the aged care sector – Quarter 3 2022-23 – January to March 2023
This snapshot provides information on the financial performance of the Australian aged care sector from January to March 2023. It includes analysis of residential care and home care.
Opportunities for nurses specialising in aged care
A fact sheet about career support available for nurses working in aged care.
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Residential aged care 24/7 registered nurse responsibility: reporting, supplement and other information
This webinar provides information to the residential aged care sector on the new 24/7 registered nurse responsibility.
Data analysis – 12 months of food and nutrition reporting
This fact sheet contains the data recorded from 12 months of food and nutrition reports in residential aged care.
Restrictive practices substitute decision maker – Decision tree
This document helps identify the restrictive practices substitute decision maker (RPSDM).
Residential aged care 24/7 registered nurse responsibility: reporting, supplement and other information – Webinar slides
Webinar slides for the Residential aged care 24/7 registered nurse responsibility webinar on 1 June 2023.
Consent for restrictive practices – Information for aged care providers
This fact sheet outlines the informed consent requirements for approved providers on obtaining informed consent from a Restrictive Practices Substitute Decision Maker (RPSDM) to use a restrictive practice on a care recipient.
Consent for restrictive practices – Case studies
This document provides case studies on obtaining informed consent from a Restrictive Practices Substitute Decision Maker (RPSDM) to use a restrictive practice on a care recipient.
24/7 registered nurse responsibility exemption application form
This form should be used by approved providers of eligible residential facilities to apply for an exemption from the 24/7 registered nurse responsibility.
Specialised homeless base care tariff care recipient assessment form
This form should be used by residential aged services that are seeking, or that have been approved, to receive the Specialised Homeless base care tariff under the Australian National Aged Care Classification (AN-ACC) funding model.
COVID-19 outbreaks in Australian residential aged care facilities – 17 March 2023
This weekly report provides a snapshot of data on the impact of COVID-19 in residential aged care facilities nationally. The report includes data on the number of services impacted and number of staff and resident cases, as well as workforce, testing and PPE provided to affected services.
COVID-19 outbreaks in Australian residential aged care facilities – 10 March 2023
This weekly report provides a snapshot of data on the impact of COVID-19 in residential aged care facilities nationally. The report includes data on the number of services impacted and number of staff and resident cases, as well as workforce, testing and PPE provided to affected services.
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