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Dear Valued Service Provider,
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For this first e-bulletin of the new financial year, I have included our Forum Wrap-Up with key insights from our speakers and the latest news and events from the Sector. If you attended our Regional Forum in June, you may be interested to hear from Dr Melisah Feeney again during this lunch Reflective Supervision Seminar.
I’d like to remind you to visit our Sector Support Events Hub HERE. It is regularly updated and only includes local or online training that is free/low-cost. There is so much quality training delivered by specialist and Sector Support organisations, I hope you will take advantage of them!
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Wrap-up: Northern Sydney Regional Forum, June 2022
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Our recent Northern Sydney Regional Forum focused on the Aged Care workforce, as we recognise that acute workforce issues across the Sector remain a key challenge today and into the future.
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Summary: Aged Care Workforce Initiatives to support Home Care providers
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During our recent Regional Forum, we were fortunate to hear from speakers who told us about different national or state programs designed to support service providers with Workforce Planning, Training and Retention. For your convenience, we have listed them all in this 1-page summary of Aged Care Workforce initiatives in Australia and NSW.
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Last days: Sector Support survey
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We know that many Aged Care providers are facing acute workforce shortages, which affect staff capacity to attend training and workshops. Therefore, we are seeking your input on how we can best deliver support and content moving forward. Please help by filling out this 1-minute survey. Thank you.
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SCHADS Award Changes & Updated Schedule of Fees and Charges
Changes to the Social, Community, Home Care & Disability Services Award (SCHADS) are to be implemented from 1 July 2022. This Fact Sheet provides information about what is changing, how that might impact your business and what your options are as a home care service provider. Additionally, you can download the updated Schedule of Fees and Charges from 1 July 2022 for home care recipients who started care on or after 1 July 2014 and for home care recipients who started care before 1 July 2014.
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Aged Care Specialist Officers to deliver My Aged Care face-to-face services
These ACSOs can help with providing in-depth information on the different types of aged care services, checking eligibility for government-funded services, making a referral for an aged care assessment, helping with the appointment of a representative for My Aged Care, and providing financial information.
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Free face-to-face appointments with an ACSO can be booked in some locations across Australia, including Hornsby and Brookvale. More information here.
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Providing care for older Australians with diverse needs? Apply for specialisation verification
Aged care providers who specialise in delivering care that is sensitive to the needs of individuals with diverse backgrounds and experiences can now apply for verification. An independent assessor will verify applications and the outcome will be published on your My Aged Care Find a Provider profile from October 2022. Following a transition period, providers whose specialisations have not been verified will have those claims removed from their My Aged Care profile.
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This EOI is open to aged care assessors, workplace trainers and lead educators to represent Regional Assessment Services and Aged Care Assessment Teams nationally. Reference Group members will serve between July 2022 and June 2023 and will meet online every three months. Please express your interest here and CV to MyAgedCare.Capability@Health.gov.au before 13 July 2022.
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Other news
- Free Workforce Advisory Service for Aged Care providers by PwC (here)
- Survey: How do you find information on health.gov.au/aged care (here)
- Transition into Frontline Leadership, Capability Assessment by HSSO (here)
- Report release: Cultural safety in health care for Indigenous Australians - monitoring framework (here)
- Last chance to register: Enriching Life through Aged Care roundtables for Board Chairs and CEOs (here)
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'Let’s Talk' Support at Home Symposium
Wednesday 20 July 2022, 11.00am – 2.00pm, online
Organised by ACCPA, join this free event to hear updates from the Aged & Community Care Providers Association (ACCPA) and the Department of Health on the transition process.
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You will also hear a panel discussion with members of the Support at Home Alliance about getting home support right the first time followed by a panel of CHSP providers sharing what they are doing to ‘get it right’. Details about registration will be updated in the Events Hub as soon as they are available.
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Reflective Supervision Seminar for Aged Care Leaders
Thursday 4th August 2022, 12.00-1.00pm, online
Facilitated by Dr Melisah Feeney, Psychologist, this seminar will focus on the importance of bringing the principles of reflective practice into supervision. We will explore the fundamental goals of supervision and how to achieve these while safeguarding client care, how to create an environment where reflective practice can take place, how to structure supervision and more. This seminar is for Aged Care Team Leaders and Managers in the Northern Sydney region. Registrations here.
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Diversity Webinar Series
Between July 20220 and June 2023, online
Organised by the Centre for Cultural Diversity in Ageing, this series of 9 free webinars will support you and your team to gain the skills and knowledge needed to support older people from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse backgrounds. Registrations here.
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Check all other events and webinars on our
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New: Quality and Safety in Home Services – 5 Key Areas of Risk (Guidance)
The Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission has recently released new guidance to help home service providers to ensure and improve the standard of their care and services. This guidance includes a new risk checklist tool for governing bodies. You can access it here.
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