by admin | Jul 12, 2019 | CHSP, DoH
The new Charter of Aged Care Rights is now in effect and all providers have responsibilities, including to: give consumers a signed copy of the Charter assist consumers to understand the Charter ensure that consumers, or their authorised person, are given a reasonable...
by admin | Apr 3, 2019 | CHSP, DoH, News
Funding certainty to ensure continued service provision for clients As part of the 2019 Australian Government Budget package announced yesterday, funding for the Commonwealth Home Support Programme (CHSP) will be extended from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2022. Current CHSP...
by admin | Oct 10, 2018 | DoH, News
Prime Minister Scott Morrison yesterday announced the Terms of Reference for the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety. This follows more than 5,100 submissions received from aged care consumers, families, carers, aged care workers, health professionals...
by macsalib | Apr 19, 2017 | DoH, News
The Department of Health invites you to share your thoughts and feedback on the National Ageing and Aged Care Strategies for: people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people. The...
by admin | Mar 28, 2017 | DoH, News
The Decision Assist Project, funded by the Department of Health to improve palliative and advance care planning services for aged care, is presenting a free webinar. Title: Jane does not want to go to hospital The webinar will focus on: individual choice preparation...
by admin | Mar 28, 2017 | DoH, News
The Department of Health will be holding a webinar tomorrow at 1:30 South Australian time. The webinar will outline the draft aged care quality standards and options for the way providers are assessed against the standards. These proposed changes are two major...
