Aged Care Advisory Council a litmus test for Government commitment to real reform
By LASA CEO Sean Rooney The final report of Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety was a clarion…
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The 3 key attributes of the ACFI coordinator in an AN-ACC world
By: Andrew Farmer (pictured below), CEO, Mirus Australia In May this year, the Government announced the proposed timing for the…
Aged Care Year In Review 2020
January The year begins in a blaze with the bushfire crisis hitting aged care homes and retirement villages – we…
Seven compelling arguments for reimagined aged care funding, by the Royal Commission’s favourite witness – Natasha Chadwick
Natasha Chadwick has the rungs on the innovation and enterprise board – the only Royal Commission witness across 20 months…
Community registers, tea and biscuit drops, partnerships with local restaurants: Lifestyle Communities’ James Kelly on supporting residents during coronavirus – and opportunities
The CEO (pictured), who is also the Chairman of the Residential Land Lease Alliance, has 20 lifestyle communities across Victoria…
The ultimate aged care refurbishment challenge – Paynter Dixon didn’t sleep!
Supplier Spotlight Imagine you had to refurbish a section of one level of an operating hospital as a 20 bed…
The Royal Commission is an opportunity for system change
By Derek McMillan, Managing Director, Seniors Living Strategies (Note: the highlighted text has been selected by The Weekly SOURCE) The…
Hynes Legal provides background to village and care operators on the VIC voluntary assisted dying legislation
Julie McStay at Hynes Legal has issued a background paper on the legislation that has just passed the Victorian Lower…
Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill passed by the Victorian Lower House
A controversial Victorian bill that would give access to voluntary assisted dying passed the Lower House on 20 October 2017.…
Numbers don’t add up for staffing ratio proposal
As mentioned above, Senator Derryn Hinch has introduced a bill to determine a “safe and specific ratio” of skilled staff…