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Volume 1 Issue
4 – September 2008
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Review of conditional adjustment payment for residential aged care – call for submissions
Residential aged care providers are urged to lodge formal submissions to the Review of the Conditional Adjustment Payment (CAP) in residential aged care.
Information about the industry response to the CAP review was emailed to members last month. This document outlined key messages that will be used to argue the industry’s case to maintain the CAP in the short term and ensure Government action on viability issues in the longer term. Click here to access the document.
Submissions will be accepted up until Friday 24 October 2008. They can be emailed, faxed to (02) 6289 1560 or posted to CAP Review, MDP 76, Department of Health and Ageing, GPO Box 9848, Canberra ACT 2601.
Click here for further information.
Consumer Directed Care – explore what this means for your organisation
Consumer Directed Care (CDC) is a term heard increasingly often in aged care; it is used broadly to cover a number of models of support. ACS is hosting a CDC Forum on 7 November 2008 to encourage exploration and debate of the concept of CDC with members, to gain a consistent understanding of its scope, to identify the current thinking regarding CDC and to discuss what models are delivered both in Australia and internationally.
The Forum will aim to identify potential policy directions from Governments, explore legislative and legal implications of delivering a CDC model of support and highlight the benefits of CDC from both a consumer and provider perspective. There are many unanswered questions and the CDC Forum will provide the opportunity to identify areas for clarification. This will assist members who choose to pursue CDC as a model of service delivery and those who are considering how best to position themselves if older people choose this model in the future. The Forum and feedback from members will enable ACS to establish a policy position on CDC to represent members’ interests in the future.
The target audience for the Forum is Board members, CEOs and Senior Managers through to Team Leaders. To assist ACS to deliver relevant CDC information, we invite members to forward questions to Peta Braendler. These questions will shape the Forum to make it relevant to members’ needs. After the Forum, where we anticipate additional questions will be raised, ACS will develop a question and answer paper for members’ information.
There are many useful papers available to help gain a better understanding of CDC; please click on the links for ACSA CDC Discussion paper and a CDC paper by Anna Howe.
The Forum program will be available soon. For further information please phone Peta Braendler on 8338 7111 or email.
Reminder: October Deadline for Food Safety Programs for Food Service to Vulnerable Persons
The new standard 3.3.1 – Food Safety Programs for Food Service to Vulnerable Persons was gazetted on 5 October 2006. The industry was given a two-year transition period to comply.
In South Australia the Department of Health are encouraging all organisations covered by this standard to implement their Food Safety Programs if they haven’t already done so. The Department anticipates organisations will be audited by October 2008.
Please also see ACS training courses for information about the food safety seminar on 13 October.
Four delegates needed to represent SA in game at the ACSA National Conference!
ACS SA&NT is seeking to recruit four registered delegates to form a South Australian team for a state of origin Dutch game – Sjoelbakken – at the National Conference. This will be part of the trade exhibition where teams will be shown how to play the game prior to their heat (i.e. you get a practise match!).
Sjoelbakken promises to make the trade exhibition great fun! Teams compete for the fabulous state of origin trophy and receive a state T-shirt.
First in best dressed: please email Kellie Kulinski or phone 8338 7111.
Positive Choices for Later Life Forum – Friday 19 September
This Forum will address issues confronting people in later life including financial options and decisions, health care choices, powers of attorney and other key factors to empower people to make positive, practical choices for their later years.
Date: Friday 19 September
Time: 10 am – 12 pm
Venue: Bethlehem Centre, 12 Sudholz Place, Adelaide
RSVP: COTA Seniors Voice on 8232 0422 or email cotasa@cotasa.org.au
Please click here for further information.
ACS training courses in October
Leadership Series – begins Wednesday 8 October
Revised and revamped series presented by Alli Taylor
New compact format means that you complete the series in just four days (two modules per day) for only $800 (save $200).
Date: starts Wednesday 8 October
Venue: ACS Training Room
Please click here for further information and registration form.
Understanding food safety risk management and Food Safety Programs – 13 October
Exclusive members-only seminar with national expert Jim Smith (flying in for one day only)
A must-attend workshop for food safety / hospitality managers. It will provide the policy and legislation context for food safety programs, and assist you to identify specific business and food safety risks with your food operations.
Date: Monday 13 October
Time: 1 pm - 4 pm
Venue: ACS Training Room
Please click here for further information and registration form.
ACFI Uncovered - 15 October OR 19 November
Presented by Jacqui Banham
Topics include:
- How it works
- What it means for you
- Validation – what you need to know
- How to prepare for an ACFI claim
- How current clinical documentation fits in ACFI, RCS and Accreditation
- Taking a deeper look at the 12 ACFI questions.
Date: Wednesday 15 October OR Wednesday 19 November (identical sessions)
Time: 9 am - 4 pm
Venue: ACS Training Room
Please click here for further information and registration form.
Exclusive members-only ACFI course: Using the Medicare online claiming system – 21 October
Pamela Ovens and Mark Walker, Business Development Officers from Medicare SA & NT, are presenting this interactive session to assist organisations with their Medicare online ACFI claiming.
Numbers are limited and bookings close on 7 October (if not full before then) as there will be an opportunity for registrants to submit ACFI claiming questions to Medicare prior to the session.
Date: Tuesday 21 October
Time: 9 am - 10.30 am
Venue: ACS Training Room
Please click here for full details and registration form.
Helping volunteers pay for petrol
Not-for-profit organisations can receive up to $2,500 to help pay for their volunteers' petrol bills, as part of the Australian Government's $21 million Volunteer Grants Program 2008. Petrol used to undertake voluntary activities can be a major expense. Over the last five years, volunteers' petrol costs have risen by 40 per cent – a significant burden for not-for-profit organisations and their volunteers.
Voluntary and other charitable organisations can apply for funding – applications open on Saturday 6 September and close on Friday 17 October. Organisations will receive funding by the end of the year.
Please click here for more information on the program, including application forms and guidelines or phone the toll-free hotline on 1800 183 374.
Support for Aged Care Training Program
The Department of Health and Ageing is seeking applications from Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) for funding under the Support for Aged Care Training Program to train personal care workers employed in eligible aged care services in rural and remote Australia.
Funding is available to RTOs to deliver up to 1,400 accredited courses in Certificate III in Aged Care Work; Certificate IV in Aged Care Work; and Certificate IV in Community Services (Lifestyle and Leisure).
Applications will close at 5.00pm (EST) on Wednesday 8 October 2008.
Click here for more information.
ACSA National Conference – two sponsored places up for grabs for rural and remote delegates!
A unique opportunity exists for two rural and remote providers to attend the ACSA National Conference as sponsored delegates. Two sponsorships of $1,000 each are available as a contribution towards your airfares, accommodation and attendance at the conference. These places are proudly sponsored by Southern Cross Care NSW & Continence Foundation of Australia.
To apply simply email the ACSA office by Wednesday 17 September and explain in 200 words or less why you would like to attend the conference and what you will do with the knowledge and networks you gain from attending.
Please click here for further information.
National Conference . . . only two weeks to go . . .
Attention new staff: have you heard about the ACSA National Conference?
Don’t miss this opportunity to hear international and well-known national speakers in a comprehensive, insightful and thought-provoking program.
Registration Brochures
Click here to access the full Registration Brochure online.
Online registration
Click here for online registration.