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The Department of Health and Aged Care is conducting a review of the Aged Care Quality Standards, as recommended by the Royal Commission, and is seeking your feedback on a new, strengthened version. The Aged Care Quality Standards provide a shared understanding of what is expected in aged care and a...
Older Australians who have contributed so much to our society rightly expect to be well supported in their frailer years. That’s why the Australian Government is developing a new in-home aged care program, set to commence 1 July 2024. The revised in-home program aims to: Be simpler to access and u...
The consultation on the revised Aged Care Quality Standards is open until 25 November 2022. The Department of Health and Aged Care is reviewing the Aged Care Quality Standards, as recommended by the Royal Commission, and is seeking feedback on a revised version of the standards. The Aged Care Qualit...
Gold Coast Health (GCH) has developed a suite of Advance Care Planning (ACP) videos. This is one of a suite of videos GCH have developed discussing the importance of ACP. In this video, Kevin Heisner (Advance Care Planning Clinical Nurse Consultant from Gold Coast Health) and local GP Dr Andrew Weis...
The RACH Wound Pilot project is moving to a fee-for-service model. Charges will apply from 01 November for all new case appointments. The Wound Pilot in Residential Aged Care Homes (RACHs) project is a nurse led in-reach program conducted by Wound Specialist Services. The Wound Pilot project has bee...
Are you unsure whether to open your emails from the Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) as you’re worried they may be a phishing email? It’s quick and easy for health providers to set up a secure Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) email account, so you can access our emails with piece o...
The Wound Pilot Project is transitioning from a fully funded service to a fee-for-service model. Charges will apply from the 1st November for all new case appointments. To ensure continuity of care for residents, Wound Specialist Services, will offer a private fee-for-service to Gold Coast RACHs. Th...
The Department has opened grant applications from eligible residential aged care providers located on the Gold Coast for the continued implementation of the Specialist Dementia Care Program (SDCP). The SDCP provides care for people who are exhibiting very severe behavioural and psychological symptom...
If you think your veteran patient might benefit from support to build social connections and/or with civilian employment, and they have not yet had their health condition/s accepted by DVA as being related to their service in the Australian Defence Force (ADF), you can let them know about our social...
What’s most important in Australian residential aged care? Share your thoughts with researchers so that they can focus on what matters most. The National Centre for Healthy Ageing has launched a new Residential Aged Care Research Network (RACReN). Researchers want to hear from you if you: have a f...
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