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Aged Care Rules consultation – topics by release
This document outlines the topics, including indicative timelines, for each release of the Aged Care Rules consultation.
New Aged Care Act Rules consultation – Release 2b – Consolidated Draft Rules Relating to Funding – Supporting Document
The Stage 2b release of the Aged Care Rules focuses on the funding arrangements for Chapter 4 of the Aged Care Act 2024. This document, which includes a glossary of common terminology, aims to help people better understand the Rules and support them to submit feedback.
New aged care regulatory model: how it will work – Webinar Q&As
This document outlines the department’s responses to questions asked by providers at the New aged care regulatory model: how it will work webinar, held on 14 November 2024.
Star Ratings Evaluation – Summary report
This report presents findings from the Star Ratings evaluation. Public consultation activities were held between April and August 2024.
Aged Care Worker Survey 2024 report
This report contains the results of the Aged Care Worker Survey 2024. The survey was conducted by the department to have a better understanding of the aged care workforce and to gather insights to support worker attraction, retention and satisfaction.
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Aged Care Nursing Clinical Placements Program – Pop-up Health Student Experience Part 1
Nursing students participating in the Aged Care Nursing Clinical Placements Program reflect on the practical skills they have acquired and the benefit of gaining real-life experience through the program.
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Aged Care Nursing Clinical Placements Program – Pop-up Health Student Experience Part 2
Nursing students participating in the Aged Care Nursing Clinical Placements Program reflect on the practical skills they have acquired and the benefit of gaining real-life experience through the program.
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Aged Care Nursing Clinical Placements Program – Pop-up Health Student Experience Part 3
Nursing students participating in the Aged Care Nursing Clinical Placements Program reflect on the practical skills they have acquired and the benefit of gaining real-life experience through the program.
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Introduction of 3 new staffing quality indicators – Webinar recording
This webinar recording gave residential aged care providers and aged care workers an understanding of upcoming changes to the National Aged Care Mandatory Quality Indicator Program (QI Program).
Summary of National Dementia Action Plan 2024–2034
A summary of the vision, purpose and actions contained in the National Dementia Action Plan 2024–2034.
National Dementia Action Plan Monitoring and Reporting Framework
A framework that outlines how Australian, state and territory governments will monitor and report progress on the 8 high-level actions in the National Dementia Action Plan 2024–2034.
National Dementia Action Plan 2024–2034
The National Dementia Action Plan 2024–2034 is Australia’s national dementia policy framework. It aims to improve the lives and care of people living with dementia, their carers and families over the next 10 years.
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Aged Care Nursing Clinical Placements Program – Hunter Primary Care
A clinical facilitator for the Aged Care Nursing Clinical Placements Program talks about the rewards of working in aged care and the value of sharing her knowledge and experience with nursing students participating in the program.
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Stage 3 Aged Care Wage Rise Implementation Considerations for Providers – Webinar recording
View the webinar recording from the Stage 3 Aged Care Wage Rise Implementation Considerations for Providers webinar held on 18 November 2024.
Stage 3 Aged Care Wage Rise Implementation Considerations for Providers – Presentation slides
View the presentation slides from the Stage 3 Aged Care Wage Rise Implementation Considerations for Providers webinar held on 18 November 2024.
Regional, Rural and Remote Home Care Workforce Support – Program Manual 2024-2025
This document provides information on the Regional, Rural and Remote Home Care Workforce Support Program, and is designed for grant applicants and recipients.
Aged Care Worker Wages – guidance document
This guidance document provides information for aged care providers relating to Stage 3 of the Fair Work Commission Aged Care Work Value Case.
Evaluation of the Infection Prevention and Control Nurse Lead role in Residential Aged Care Homes – Technical Paper
This Technical Paper accompanies the independent evaluation report by Healthcare Management Advisors (HMA), we commissioned to assess the effectiveness of the Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Lead role in residential aged care.
New Aged Care Act Rules consultation – Release 2a – Funding for Support at Home program
Stage 2a release contains the draft Rules for Chapter 4 of the Aged Care Act 2024. The release focuses on funding related to the new Support at Home program, it covers funding for aged care services under the program, including subsidies, individual contributions and means testing for older people.
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Aged Care Nursing Clinical Placements Program – University of South Australia
In this video, you will hear from a nursing student participating in the Aged Care Nursing Clinical Placements Program talk about their reflections and experiences of clinical placements in the aged care sector.
Aged care vaccinations and preparing for outbreaks webinar – FAQ
This FAQ is from the aged care vaccinations and outbreak preparedness webinar held on Thursday 20 June 2024.
Star Ratings (Image 2) – Residents’ Experience Statistic 2023
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Star Ratings (Image 8) – Aged Care Home Services
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