News feed: Aged Care Reforms

Royal Commission into Aged Care Interim Report Released

 

The Interim Report of the Royal Commission into Aged Care was released 31 October 2019.

COTA Australia’s Media Release in response to the release of the Interim Report can be read here www.cota.org.au/news-items/media-release-aged-care-royal-commission-interim-report-response/

To view or download the Royal Commission’s interim report, please go to agedcare.royalcommission.gov.au/publications/Pages/interim-report.aspx
Hard copies of the report can be ordered online through
agedcareroyalcommission.printmanagement.com.au/

General information regarding the Royal Commission can be found on the Royal Commission’s website, including how to make a public submission agedcare.royalcommission.gov.au/

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posted on 11th Nov 2019

Home Care toolkit

 

Are you confident in providing end of life care for your clients?

How can you provide support for clients who require end of life care? What evidence-based tools can help you assess your client’s end of life symptoms? How can your service put in systems to support palliative care and advance care planning?

End of Life Directions for Aged Care (ELDAC) is a free, government-funded resource designed to connect you with evidence-based tools and resources in palliative care and advance … Read the rest

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posted on 16th Oct 2019

Rights and safety in healthcare

 

The World Health Organization is focusing global attention on the issue of patient safety and launched a campaign in solidarity with patients on the very first World Patient Safety Day on 17 September. Greater patient involvement is the key to safer care. On the very first World Patient Safety Day WHO is prioritizing patient safety as a global health priority and urging patients, healthcare workers, policy makers and health care industry to “Speak up for patient safety!”.

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posted on 30th Sep 2019

Regional Delivery Partners for the Carers Gateway 

COTA Queensland welcomes the announcement of funding to ten not-for-profit organisations who will receive about $493 million over five years to establish a new network of 16 Carer Gateway service to support the important work of the nation’s unpaid carers.

COTA Queensland, in partnership with Health Consumers Queensland, Palliative Care Queensland and Carers Queensland, have listened to almost 400 older people living in different parts of the state and with different life experiences over the last six months.  Some key … Read the rest

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posted on 28th Aug 2019

Enhancing Consumer Engagement

The new Aged Care Quality Standards, which came into effect on 1 July 2019, place a much greater focus on the individual consumer, their family and support network. This means that how aged care service providers engage with consumers is under the microscope, and providers will need to find new ways of creating partnerships with consumers, their families, and communities.

In 2018, COTA Queensland was commissioned by The Australian Aged Care Quality Agency (which have now become part of the … Read the rest

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posted on 2nd Aug 2019

Update on the Royal Commission

Over the past few weeks, the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety has held hearings in Broome, Darwin and Cairns focused on aged care for people in remote, rural and regional locations. The challenges highlighted at these hearings included high costs, difficulties attracting and retaining staff and the lack of supporting services to maintain buildings and facilities, and the lack of access to services provided by nurses, doctors and dentists to help people stay at home.

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posted on 2nd Aug 2019

Queensland Inquiry into Aged Care, end of life and palliative care and voluntary assisted dying

Public Hearings

The Committee responsible for the Queensland Inquiry into Aged Care, end of life and palliative care and voluntary assisted dying continues to hold public hearings around the state over the next few months.

The final locations are:

Location Date
Brisbane 23 August, 11 & 12 September
Ipswich 9 September
Gold Coast 10 September

If you are interested in being in the audience or speaking at a witness at one of these forums, you can register and find out … Read the rest

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posted on 2nd Aug 2019

New Aged Care Standards

On 1 July 2019, the Quality Standards came into effect. They apply to all Australian Government subsidised aged care services. The Quality Standards clearly define what good aged care care should look like.

The Quality Standards make it easier to check that people receive good care. Good care is not about ‘ticking boxes’. It’s about them caring for you and your individual needs.

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posted on 11th Jul 2019

New look for My Aged Care website

In response to user feedback, the My Aged Care website has changed in an attempt to be more user friendly.   Take a look on www.myagedcare.gov.au   The site contains information to assist in understanding and accessing the government subsidised aged care system.

In addition to information about types of care, assessment, finding a provider and managing services, there are also fee estimators, comparison tools for comparing service providers and costs, questions to ask service providers and more.

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posted on 11th Jul 2019

Finding the support you need

If you’re finding it harder to do the things you used to, My Aged Care can help you access aged services to support you.

The My Aged Care website features a range of resources for consumers and service providers.

These resources include new case study videos for:

You can view or download all of these resources from the My Aged Care website.

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posted on 13th Mar 2019