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Letter to care recipients about Home Care Package subsidy increase
The department has sent a letter to Home Care Package recipients and their authorised representatives about the increase to the subsidy from 1 January 2025. This increase will support providers to pass on the aged care worker wage rise.
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), commissioned by the Department of Health and Aged Care (Department) 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 9) – Vegetable Garden
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Star Ratings (Image 8) – Aged Care Home Services
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Star Ratings (Image 7) Star
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Star Ratings (Image 6) Start comparing
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Star Ratings (Image 5) – Aged Care Home #3
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Star Ratings (Image 4) – Aged Care Home #2
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Star Ratings (Image 2) – Residents’ Experience Statistic 2023
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Star Ratings (Image 3) – Aged Care Home #1
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Star Ratings (Image 1) – Sub-Category Ratings
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Professional FrameWork – to build and strengthen the aged care workforce
This document illustrates how we are working together to build a valued, skilled and supported workforce to meet the needs and rights of older people. It outlines the key actions we are undertaking to achieve this.
QI Program quick reference guide – Lifestyle officer
This guide is for residential aged care providers. It helps you understand and meet your obligations to collect and report data on lifestyle officers for the QI Program.
QI Program quick reference guide – Allied health care minutes
This guide is for residential aged care providers. It helps you understand and meet your obligations to collect and report data on allied health care minutes for the QI Program.
QI Program quick reference guide – Enrolled nursing
This guide is for residential aged care providers. It helps you understand and meet your obligations to collect and report data on enrolled nursing for the QI Program.
QI Program quick reference guide - Allied health recommended services received
This guide is for residential aged care providers. It helps you understand and meet your obligations to collect and report data on recommended allied health services received for the QI Program.
Evaluation of the EnCOMPASS Connector Program – Final report
This is the final independent evaluation report of the culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) navigation program EnCOMPASS Connector – a report by Charles Darwin University. The aim of the program is to help older persons from CALD backgrounds and/or their carers to connect with My Aged Care.
Aged Care On-site Pharmacist Measure – Pharmacist and Residential Aged Care Home Guide
This document is designed to assist pharmacist and residential aged care home participation in the Aged Care On-site Pharmacist Measure. It includes information about the Measure, useful resources and links.
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Experiencing the Aged Care Nursing Clinical Placements Program
In this video, you will hear from nursing students participating in the Aged Care Nursing Clinical Placements Program talk about their reflections and experiences of clinical placements in the aged care sector.
Palliative care education and training for the aged care workforce – Communication toolkit
This toolkit provides information and materials that aged care organisations and providers can use to encourage anyone who works in aged care to complete palliative care education and training. This training will help them to deliver quality palliative care.
Delivering high quality, person-centred palliative care in aged care – Questions and answers (webinar 25 June 2024)
This webinar discussed education and training opportunities that will help the health and aged care workforce deliver high-quality, person-centred palliative care in aged care.
Quarterly Financial Report data definitions – Q2 – October to December 2024
Quarterly Financial Report data definitions for aged care providers to refer to when completing their QFR submissions each quarter.
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