Jan 31, 2025 · Sponsored Content Unleashing pharmacists to optimise high quality care. As the sector prepares for the strengthened Aged Care Quality Standards, credentialed pharmacists are poised to take a starring role in actioning one of the most challenging outcomes – the safe and quality use of medicines.

Jan 30, 2025 · During the parliamentary process of the Aged Care Bill 2024 becoming the Aged Care Act 2024, several amendments were made. The government has published a list of amendments made during the parliamentary process to reach bipartisan agreement on the sector’s new legislation. Aged Care Act 2024 ...

AAA magazine. Each issue of AAA magazine contains updates on relevant operational, legal and financial issues along with in-depth features on crucial systems and operations, clinical care, technology, built environment and other issues relevant to the sector, written by the experienced journalists who make up the AAA team.

2 days ago · Another feedback round is open on the rules for incoming aged care legislation, this time related to funding arrangements. The Department of Health and Aged Care is inviting feedback on the funding arrangements for the new Aged Care Act. This marks Stage 2b of the consultation on the new Aged Care ...

Nov 22, 2024 · Provider peak body Aged and Community Care Providers Association has called its passing “a watershed moment for older Australians”, noting a rights-based Aged Care Act was the number one recommendation of the aged care royal commission.

Nov 25, 2024 · In a statement announcing the passing of the bill on Monday afternoon, Ms Wells noted the recently established transition taskforce and called on all stakeholders to play their part. “Now that we have followed through on our commitment to deliver a new Aged Care Act, it’s incumbent on all of us to live up to this promise and deliver meaningful change across aged care.

January 2025 is an historic time for aged care workers, who receive the award wage increases they deserve, says the minister of one of several changes now in place. The new year came with good news for aged care workers and providers alike with the …

Aug 23, 2024 · Among the organisations voicing frustration, COTA Australia. “It’s been more than three years since the royal commission into aged care heard countless harrowing stories of abuse and neglect in aged care, yet older people are still waiting for a new rights-based Aged Care Act to be introduced,” COTA chief executive Patricia Sparrow said.

Dec 20, 2023 · Following on from part one in this series, the year continued to deliver the aged care sector plenty of change, along with some good news and more delays.. May. In a pre-budget announcement – and in line with the FWC’s ruling – the federal government confirmed the 15 per cent pay rise for 250,000 aged care workers was to be fully funded, representing an additional $11 billion for the ...

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