Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission的动态

While the continued rhetoric from the Minister is that the aged care sector is dramatically improving and the star rating system is an accurate reflection of sector performance, the devil is always in the detail. The latest noncompliance log (we only looked at 1 January 2024 to 30 April 2024) shows that: ?? 216 services were listed as having noncompliance decisions made (107 home care and 109 residential) ... in just 120 days ?? BUPA, Calvary, IRT, RSL Lifecare and Southern Cross Care (in NSW, WA & SA) all appear multiple times ?? Serene Residential Care (SA) has a 4 star overall rating, a 3 star compliance rating and a 5 star quality rating despite failing standards 2, 3, 7 and 8 ?? Bedingfeld (WA) has an overall star rating of 3 stars and a 4 star compliance rating despite failing standards 1, 2, 6, 7 and 8. Their 1 star quality rating appears more accurate. There is no published accreditation report that reflects this result with the Commission website only reporting an audit in 2023. ?? Serene Residential Care (SA) has an overall star rating of 4 stars, a 3 star compliance rating and a 5 star quality rating despite failing standards 2, 3, 7 and 8 ?? BUPA Tamworth (NSW) has an overall star rating of 3 stars and a 4 star compliance rating despite failing standards 2, 6 and 7 ?? Para Hills Residential Care (SA) has an overall star rating of 3 stars and a 3 star compliance rating despite failing standards 2, 3, 7 and 8 ?? RSL Lifecare - Arthur Blackburn VC Gardens (NSW) has an overall star rating of 3 stars and a 4 star compliance rating despite failing standards 1, 3, 6, 7 and 8 ?? RSL Lifecare - Johnathan Rogers GC House (NSW) failed ALL 8 standards but still enjoys an overall star rating of 4 stars and a 4 star compliance rating The Minister has publicly stated on her social media that I don't understand the system. If the system is supposed to provide an accurate picture of sector performance so people can make life changing decisions then its not me that doesn't understand. Blind Freddy can see the exaggerated compliance rating is being used to overinflate the total star rating so that the number of 1 and 2 star facilities is reduced. #agedcare #agedcareaustralia Aged & Community Care Providers Association COTA Australia Older Persons Advocacy Network Aged Care Reform Now Ian Yates AM Patricia Sparrow Craig Gear OAM Anne Ruston David Pocock Monique Ryan Anika Wells Charles Maskell-Knight Anne Connolly Hagar Cohen Kathy Eagar

???Transforming In-Home Aged Care in Australia??? From?1 July 2025, the Australian Government will launch the?Support at Home?program, marking a significant reform in aged care services. This will replace the Home Care Packages Program and the Short-Term Restorative Care (STRC) Programme. This initiative, developed in response to the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety, aims to support older Australians in maintaining their independence and living at home for longer. Key features of the Support at Home program include: ??Upfront supports?to enhance independence, such as allied health services, assistive technology, and home modifications. ??New classification and budget levels?tailored to better meet individual aged care needs. ??Government-set price caps and participant contributions?to ensure a fairer, simpler, and more equitable system. This streamlined approach will ensure older Australians can access the services, equipment, and community connections they need to stay healthy, active, and socially engaged in the comfort of their homes. View the Support at Home program handbook here: https://lnkd.in/gmc26Utz #AgedCare #SupportAtHome #Independence #HealthcareReform #Australia

The Senate Inquiry into the New Aged Care Act has released their report. The result? One recommendation: 3.198 - The committee recommends that the bill be passed https://lnkd.in/gzKDG4CC The organisations and individuals who made submissions and attended hearings have done a great job of putting forward the wealth of complex needs and misaligned policy objectives that make up the Australian Aged Care Sector. I encourage all governance personnel to read this report as it is hard to think of an equivalent, modern summary of the strategic issues facing the sector In the end, the committee position appears to be one based on a) political alignment (down party lines) and b) an inability to tell if some of the submissions are correct until the Rules are released in full #agedcareaustralia G5 Strategic

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The initiative announced by Union Minister Shri @Nitin Gadkari aims to enhance road safety and provide timely medical support for those injured on ???? roads.???? Evidence indicates that timely access to emergency care can significantly reduce fatalities and disabilities. Our research on pilot initiatives shows promising outcomes, highlighting the potential of cashless treatment to ease financial burdens and improve recovery outcomes for the injured and their families. However, it is crucial to ensure EQUITABLE access. Effective outreach and collaboration with local health systems are essential to prevent disparities in access to treatment. The practicality of the scheme's rollout, monitoring effectiveness, and payment mechanisms across healthcare providers/ empaneled hospitals need thorough examination. A robust ACCOUNTABILITY framework should also be established to assess its impact and implement necessary adjustments. #roadsafety #safety2024 #UHC

The new Support at Home Handbook?? is here with interesting facts... ?? SaH echoes the Commonwealth Home and Support Program and is clearly based on its operational model ???? A single provider will continue to provide services to a SaH participant however, when CHSP recipients transition in SaH they will be able to choose multiple providers...?? ??????Care Management becomes a clinical service type and the allocated funding - 10% of the client's quarterly budget - will be pooled with the provider in order to be utilised across its participants . There will be an option to Self Manage with the contribution for this option sitting in a grey zone so far.. Will these participants be excluded by the 10% pool? ???????? The proposed co-contribution scheme sounds like a solid tactic to tackle long waiting lists... ??Find all the future arrangements here: https://lnkd.in/gYnKyJHq

This is actually laughable Bill Shorten. Calling out politicians who are making you actually consider the negative impacts of your #NDISBill for being out of touch with the cost of living while you make decisions that already have and will continue to bankrupt NDIS Providers until there's no one left except for the very businesses you're trying to weed out and leave participants with no services and an even worse skills shortage. Truly a bizarre comment given the NDIS you're creating and how much this impacts participants receiving less and less support, and ensuring that providers get pay cuts that won't have a hope in keeping up with inflation.

?? Council leaders are calling for single word ratings to be scrapped in Care Quality Commission (CQC) assessments of councils’ adult social care services, following the decision to end single word ratings in Ofsted inspections. Read the full story ?? https://lnkd.in/eBESd2vc David Fothergill #socialwork #socialcare #news #update #SocialWorkToday #Socialworknews

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?? NEW: The SNP’s endless ‘task force’ advisory groups are government by talking shop - and an excuse for inaction by an inept administration. Read my latest #MailOnline column?? https://lnkd.in/eeUqQ8cn #SNP #indyref2 #politics #comment #scotland #johnswinney