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Volume 3, Issue 4, May 2010
Please note some of the articles provided have additional papers which can be downloaded or links to another website page. In some cases these documents are linked to the ACS Members Only section of this website and will require a Username and Password. All members have been issued with a Username and Password. If you have not received this please contact the Communications Officer with your contact details and you will be issued with your access details.
Late Breaking News
The Greens are releasing a discussion paper on aged care on Friday; it is already available on their website. ACSA have provided comments on an earlier draft and will respond further.
The Greens are keen to get comments on it from aged care providers - we encourage members to respond to the discussion paper via the link above.
Henry Review of the Australian taxation system – how it will affect aged care
The Federal Government has released the results of the Henry Review of the Australian taxation system. A section of the review refers to aged care – F7 of Final report Part 2 detailed analysis Vol 2, page 629. Please click here to access a copy of the report. Click here to see the Government’s response.
ACSA has issued a special edition of the National Report giving an overview of how the Henry Tax Review and the Government’s response will affect the sector.
Attention Housing Providers – consultation session Tuesday 18 May
The Minister for Housing – the Hon Tanya Plibersek MP has launched a discussion paper titled “Regulation and Growth of the Not-for-Profit Housing Sector”.
Access to the discussion paper, registration hotline for the public consultations, and web links to the submission site are available here.
The Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA) are hosting a public consultation session in Adelaide – details below.
Date: Tuesday 18 May 2010
Time: 2:00–4:00 pm
Venue: Venue is tentative and may be changed to accommodate larger numbers if required.
Details of venue will be provided upon registration. Please register early to avoid disappointment. ACS has places available if you wish to attend. Please email Kellie Kulinski to book a place or contact the Department direct on 1800 919 511.
National News
Campaign for Care of Older Australians (CCOA) Bulletin 2
Please click here for a copy of the second CCOA Bulletin.
Consumer Directed Care in Australian government funded community aged care
The Australian Government is funding Consumer Directed Care (CDC) in Australian Government community aged care programs. Under the initiative, the Government will fund selected community aged care providers to deliver innovative service models, which will provide care recipients and their carers with greater control over the design and delivery of the care and services they receive.
The initiative will be delivered in two components, one focusing on CDC in packaged care, and the second focusing on CDC approaches to respite.
A total of 500 (non-ongoing) CDC flexible care places will be allocated through the Innovative Pool Program for delivering consumer directed care in Australian Government packaged care programs. These places will broadly align with existing Community Aged Care Packages, Extended Aged Care at Home packages, and Extended Aged Care at Home Dementia packages, and importantly will require Approved Providers to offer clients control over how their CDC budget is expended.
Existing Commonwealth Respite and Carelink Centres are invited to apply for funding for CDC places under the National Respite for Carers Program. A total of 200 CDC respite places will also be made available.
Invitations to apply are open now and will be advertised in major metropolitan and regional newspapers nationally.
Click here for further information including fact sheets and application pack.
ACSA Consumer Directed Care Position Paper 2010
The Aged & Community Services SA & NT Consumer Directed Care Position Paper was produced by the ACS Community Care Committee and endorsed by the ACS Board in October 2009. The paper was then offered to the ACSA federation for adoption nationally. The guiding principles in the ACS paper were accepted (with minor amendments) by the ACSA Board and ACSA has just released the national position paper outlining guiding principles for a broader adoption of consumer directed care.
Indigenous Remote Service Delivery (IRSD) Traineeships for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Aged & Primary Care Services
The IRSD traineeships will provide funding to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander aged care and primary health care services in remote locations to employ Indigenous people as trainees in business administration. The Department of Health and Ageing will also arrange for the delivery of fully funded culturally appropriate and targeted training to suit the business and administration needs of aged and primary health care services.
Closing Date: 5:00 pm on 4 June 2010. For more information and to download documents, click here.
Local News
Don't miss the Awards for Excellence Cocktail Party - join your colleagues on the red carpet for a night to remember!
The ACS SA & NT State and Territory Awards 2010 will be presented at a Cocktail Party on Thursday 17 June, 5-7 pm at The Observatory function centre, in the Starlight Ballroom.
Cocktails, canapés, and intergenerational entertainment will help celebrate the ACS SA & NT Awards for Excellence evening.
Tickets are $75 per head - please book online here. Should you have any inquiries, please contact Kellie Kulinski on 8338 8004.
ACS Constitution changes approved
The Special General Meeting approved the changes to the Constitution concerning the Board Structure and changes to regional representation. There will be a transition to the new structure and regional representation between now and the next AGM. Minutes are available for further information.
ACS Committee Nominations 2010
ACS is now seeking nominations from interested individuals who are keen to contribute to the committee structure by providing their knowledge, skills and expertise to the five committees:
Committee members will be selected based on the individual’s knowledge, expertise and skills relevant to the particular committee, rather than being selected as a representative of a particular organisation. Individuals nominating for committee positions must be an employee of an organisation which is a member of ACS SA & NT.
Appointments to the committees will commence on 1st July 2010 and will generally be for a three-year term, with the exception of committees which have additional vacancies replacing members who have resigned mid-term.
The Terms of Reference (ToR) should be read in conjunction with the Explanatory Memorandum, which provides general information relevant to all Committees.
The Nomination Process
Nominations must be submitted by close of business Friday 4 June 2010. Please forward your completed nomination to Aged & Community Services SA & NT Inc, 246 Glen Osmond Road, Fullarton 5063 or email.
All individuals will be advised of the outcome of their nomination. If you do have any queries please email the Executive Officer.
Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council
The Australian Health Workforce Ministerial Council (the AHWMC) has appointed a restructured Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council (ANMC) to exercise accreditation functions under the national scheme for the nursing and midwifery professions. The appointment is for a period of 3 years from 1 July 2010, in line with assignments previously made for the other nine health professions in the national scheme.
ACS has secured funding from Employers Mutual Ltd to explore the issues and challenges impacting the broader occupational health, safety and welfare of mature workers in the aged and community care sector.
The project will produce information, workforce tools and practical strategies which support mature workers, reduce the incidence of workplace injuries and improve return to work outcomes. A checklist will be developed for organisations to help them evaluate their existing policies and strategies for mature workers.
Industry ‘Champions’ will be invited from each region to receive additional one-to-one support to make their workplace ‘mature-age-friendly’.
ACS will be inviting applications for a Mature Workers Matter Project Officer shortly. For more information contact Carol Mohan, telephone 8338 7111.
Respecting Patient Choices® Program for Community Health Services
The Advance Care Planning Program, Respecting Patient Choices® (RPC) will be rolling out across CNAHS region in 2010 in line with the SA Health Care Plan 2007-2016 commitment to including advance care planning as part of the strategy to provide appropriate health care to an aging population (p.14). Advance care planning enables patient-centred care at the end of life, improving patient, family and staff satisfaction. RPC provides a framework for helping people with advance care planning as part of routine care through out the community and acute continuum of care.
The aim of this roll out is to incorporate RPC within all health and community service agencies, so that staff and the community are familiar with and able to access the program.
Facilitator training sessions are being held regularly at major hospitals after completion of six e-learning modules. Click here for more information about the Respecting Patient Choices program.
For further information or to arrange an on-site staff awareness session please contact the Community Project Officers: Lorrain Jones, Heather Banham, or RPC Administrative Assistant, Tracy Kroon Phone 8222 8498
First announcement and call for abstracts – SA Gerontology Conference
SA Gerontology Conference 2010 Food for Thought! Recipes for Positive Ageing
Friday 10 September 2010
Stamford Grand, Glenelg
This conference brings together a wide range of people with an interest in issues of ageing – aged care providers and professionals, policy makers and advocates, researchers and students, and older people themselves.
Abstract submission is now open, and the closing date is Friday 11 June. Details on the conference topics and the abstract submission process are available in the SA Gerontology Conference call for papers
Better Oral Health in Residential Care – current list of dates, times and venues
In future, you will be able to access an up-to-date list of session dates, times and venues on the RDNS website (click on the toothbrushes then “View workshop training dates and locations”).
Alternatively, go directly to the page: View workshop training dates and locations
Coming Events
RVA & ACS Retirement Living Conference - Friday 21 May - limited places available
8.45 am-5.00 pm (including post-event cocktails)
Adelaide Pavilion, Veale Gardens, Cnr South Tce & Peacock Rd, Adelaide
This Conference is booking up very quickly and places are now limited.
There are still places available for the networking dinner with colleagues and ACS / RVA representatives at Scuzzi, hosted by George Kapiniaris.
The village tour options have also now been confirmed: Kalyra Heights RV & Townsend Park Estate. The tour will meet at ACS at 1 pm and go through until 5 pm. A flyer with all relevant details will be available shortly.
Click here for the full programme and registration form.
Free seminar on new info re overactive bladders – Friday 21 May
Friday 21 May
9.30–11.30 am
Adelaide Hilton
This seminar will give health professionals with an interest in continence the latest information about overactive bladders including an outline of new measures for urgency and new evidence for bladder training with renowned continence expert, Dr Pauline Chiarelli. Dr Chiarelli will look to demystify the systems of overactive bladder and bladder urgency.
To register for this FREE seminar, please contact Jackie Smiles on 02 9361 6099.
Improving the safety and independence of older adults at home – Monday 24 May
Monday 24 May 2010
8.30 am Registration to 12.30 pm (morning tea provided)
The Bay Function Centre, Glenelg Football Club, Brighton Rd, Glenelg East
The key note speaker will be Associate Professor Lindy Clemson who is a specialist in public health research on ageing, an epidemiologist and occupational therapist investigating ways to improve the safety, independence and quality of life of older people so that they can remain living at home and stay connected with community.
Together with South Australian presenters she will discuss best practice in home evaluation and falls prevention in the built environment; risk-taking behaviours and human behaviour as contributors to falls; and multifaceted programs, based on principles of self-efficacy and social cognitive learning.
Please complete a registration form and return to Lisa Michelmore Fax 8463 5540 6 email. Registrations close 17 May 2010
Public Forum: “Patient choice and professional responsibility in end of life care”- Wednesday 26 May
Wednesday 26 May
The Atrium, Hackney Hotel
Join the Palliative Care Council of SA for “Patient choice and professional responsibility in end of life care” with internationally renowned speaker Dr Fiona Randall.
Click here for further information. Be quick, registrations filling fast – limited places
Legal Issues for Service Providers - Wednesday 9 June
A free information session is being presented by Carers SA specifically for Service Providers, with special guest speakers Jim Reilly and colleagues from the Public Trustee who specialise in wills and estate planning, deceased estates and probate.
Wednesday 9 June 2010
9:00 am–11:30 am (morning tea provided)
Morphettville Junction 470 Anzac Highway, Camden Park SA 5038.
Registration is essential, to Angela at Carers SA on 8291 5600, Toll Free 1800 815 549 or Email
ACSA National Community Care Conference 2010
Next Generation Community Care: Rewarding, Rethinking, Reshaping
The Early Bird registration deadline has been extended to Friday 7 May.
Register now to participate in three days of professional development and opportunity to Rethink and Reshape Community Care in preparation for the next 20 years and beyond.
UK social policy expert Professor Peter Beresford – a key note speaker at the Conference – mentions the 20 year window in a commentary on social care (aka community care) and says a real public debate involving key stakeholders could be the “springboard for building the movement for fair social care.”
Sign up for the Conference and be involved in the opportunity to reshape Australia’s Community Care and hear Professor Beresford’s compelling and very personal views on social care. Read his columns in The Guardian
For registration and program details go to http://www.acqi.asn.au/acsa-2010
ACS Education & Training Events
ACS 2010 Training Program
The 2010 Training Program is constantly updated. Registration forms for the events will be placed on the website as they are prepared, and also sent to members. Please mark this page as a bookmark and return to it regularly to view any changes and additions.
NEW sessions
Understanding and Managing Generations - Wednesday 12 May, 9.30 am–12.30 pm
Who should attend? Supervisors and managers who work with a diverse team
This workshop will focus on understanding and managing the three dominant generations in the workforce today: Baby Boomers, Generation X and Generation Y.
You will learn who the Generations in the workforce today are:
- Communication style
- Work style
- Motivators
How do you manage the diversity of generations?
BDO Governance Workshop: effective board governance for not-for-profit organisations - Wednesday 19 May, 5–7 pm
Who should attend? CEOs, Board Members, Senior Management staff
In our changing economic times, strong governance and effective board procedures are extremely important for all organisations, but especially for not-for-profit boards where often the focus is on service delivery. Ross will provide an overview of the key factors that boards of not-for-profit organisations should consider, to provide a solid framework for good decision-making practices.
Accurate Comprehensive Clinical Assessment - Wednesday 26 May, 9.30 am–3.30 pm
Who should attend? Registered and Enrolled Nurses, Senior Care Workers involved with the clinical assessment process
Contents:
- What is accurate clinical comprehensive assessment?
- How do we ensure our residents get the best outcome and ensure the funding instrument ACFI is well supported?
- Learn how to accurately execute and interpret the two ACFI tools—the PAS
(Psychogeriatric Assessment Scale) and the modified CDS (Cornell Depression Scale). - How to accurately assess continence, behaviour and chronic pain, and their relevance to the ACFI questions.
BDO Fraud Workshop: Identifying possible risks in your organisation - Monday 31 May, 8.30–10.30 am
Who should attend? CEOs, Board Members, Risk Managers, Finance staff, Audit Committees, CFOs and Risk Managers
Even if you have not experienced a fraud, an exposure to and understanding of the key findings of the BDO not-for-profit fraud survey 2010 may help you to implement measures to protect your organisation by:
- Revealing the perception and level of fraud in the sector
- Examining specific incidences of fraud
- Highlighting the measures the sector is using to prevent fraud.
Papers from ACS Forums
Papers and Presentations from some of the recently held ACS Forums are available for members-only access. Click here to view the list of presentations available.
Industry Supporter News
Bloomers: The Art of Selling Retirement Living - Monday 22 and Tuesday 23 June
9 am-5 pm
ACS Training Rooms - 246 Glen Osmond Rd, Fullarton
Bloomers is a unique, purpose-built, two-day training program created from the ground up for the retirement living industry and is the only specialised training of its type to be fully endorsed by the industry. Key topics covered:
- Understanding your product
- Contracts, Acts and Pricing
- Generating quality leads
- Converting these leads into sales
- Keeping sales through to settlements
Clintel HealthSolve Newsletter
Please click here to access the April/May 2010 Newsletter from Clintel HealthSolve