Considering Risks for Respite Care Admissions!
Considering risks for respite care admissions! I read a case summary of an investigation after the discharge and subsequent death of a lady who had…
Nursing Aged care
New resources highlight need to plan ahead for people with dementia!
Are you aware of the new resources that highlight the need to plan ahead for people with dementia? New online resources are now available to…
Increasing Choice provider resources now available
Did you know that there are increasing choice provider resources now available? To support providers with the recent home care reform, the Department of Human…
How to submit a request for ACFI reconsideration!
Do you know how to submit a request for ACFI reconsideration? ACFI requests for reconsideration must now be submitted on the request for reconsideration template…
Home Care Packages Service Finder
Do you know about the Home Care packages service finder? Changes to the home care packages service finder are aimed at empowering users to better…
Aged Care Updates!
Aged Care Updates!Short Term Restorative Care ProgramFrom 1 July 2016 the Short Term Restorative Care (STRC) Program will be introduced with an initial 200 places…
Till dementia or death do us part!
“…till death do us part” may have been part of your wedding vow but these days it might more appropriately say, “…till dementia or death…
The Ken and Barbie Syndrome
The Ken and Barbie Syndrome! They come to us, an ageing couple with death in mind and thoughts aligned.Theirs is a familiar tale – we…
The Charter of Care Recipients’ Rights and Responsibilities – Home Care (the Charter)
The Charter of Care Recipients’ Rights and Responsibilities – Home Care (the Charter)This Charter is contained in the User Rights Principles 2014 under the Aged…
The circle of custody and contact in later life
Many of us are familiar with the term ‘Family Law’ either because we have been, regrettably, a party to a family law dispute ourselves or,…