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GCPHN is delighted to support the launch of the National Residential Aged Care Home Telehealth Training Program. In collaboration with 15 Primary Health Networks across Australia, this program aims to boost telehealth capabilities for Residential Aged Care Homes (RACHs) through comprehensive online ...
About 220,000 older Australians are living in Residential Aged Care Homes (RACH) and over 50% of these are ‘people living with dementia’ (PLWD) with varying degrees of severity, with about 40% having mild symptoms and <1% extreme. At the recent Dementia in Residential Aged Care Forum, a diver...
If your practice is planning to participate in the General Practice in Aged Care Incentive, you may be considering the practicalities of how to sign up your patients living in an aged care home for MyMedicare. There are several approaches to how your practice can do this and we’ve provided a few o...
On Monday 1 July 2024 the new General Practice in Aged Care Incentive commenced, providing incentive payments to general practices and general practitioners for delivering regular visits and care planning to permanent residents living in residential aged care. This may result in some changes...
Dr Michael Pearcy attended the ‘Dementia in Residential Aged Care Forum: Navigating the Challenging Impacts’ event hosted by GCPHN in partnership with Gold Coast Health in May. These were his key takeaways from the range of topics that were discussed throughout the event by a range of speakers, ...
On Monday 1 July the new General Practice in Aged Care Incentive (link 1) commenced, providing incentive payments to practices and general practitioners for delivering regular visits and care planning to older people living in residential aged care. Eligible practices that meet the definitio...
“Everyone has the right to safe compassionate care. We preserve the right and ensure that people who use aged care are treated with dignity and respect” was the premise of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety. The recent Dementia in Residential Aged Care Forum brought together ...
Recently I attended a full day workshop on navigating the challenging impacts of managing dementia in Residential Aged Care Homes. This workshop was attended by GP’s, RACH staff and managers, and representatives from Gold Coast Health, police, paramedics, Dementia Support Australia and the Aged Ca...
The General Practice Aged Care Incentive (GPACI) supports general practices to deliver regular, proactive services and care planning to older people living in residential aged care homes. If your practice is already participating in the existing Practice Incentive (PIP) General Practice (GP) Aged Ca...
Older age remains the biggest risk factor for severe COVID-19 and cases continue to occur in residential aged care homes. While immunisation is voluntary, it is strongly encouraged for aged care residents. The current recommendations for COVID-19 vaccinations are: For people aged 75 years or older a...
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