The government’s financial report identifies that in the 2021-2022 financial year, the federal expenditure on aged care was $24.8 billion. StewartBrown has identified for our Plan B program that an additional $9 billion is required to deliver a 25% pay increase and margins that make aged care sustainable as an operating business.
The AN-ACC funding model is causing “devastating” job losses among allied health workers in residential aged care. An Allied Health Professions Australia (AHPA) survey has found that 37% of allied health workers – including physiotherapists, dietitians and occupational therapists – have seen their role or employment change, generally for the worse, and 13% have been let go. The Government promises a review in 12 months’ time, but by then all that aged care IP will be lost.
And an interesting fact: a person living with dementia will spend five times the number of days in hospital compared to people without dementia. More challenges brewing with the baby-boom bubble coming through.
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By Chris Baynes
Uniting NSW & ACT’s DA swap a bellwether for aged care operators
In Tuesday’s The SOURCE we reported on Uniting changing a DA application for a 16 storey tower in Epping, Sydney, from assisted living and care apartments to 116 retirement village apartments plus 57 aged care beds, signalling what it believes the markets will want over the next 35 years of the building’s life, plus delivering immediate cash from the sale of the apartments.
Allied health jobs at risk from AN-ACC, says peak body
The peak body for allied health says AN-ACC is causing “devastating” job losses among allied health workers in residential aged care, with more than one in eight losing their jobs since the new funding model was implemented on 1 October.
In our final edition of SATURDAY for 2022, we take a look at DCM’s “Leaders to Watch” for next year. Who will make the list? What direction are aged care leaders taking in this complex and rapidly evolving sector? Subscribe to read the latest edition and find out more.
Flood risk prompts Renmark, SA, to move 21 aged care residents
High-care residents at Renmark Paringa District Hospital’s aged care facility in the South Australian Riverland region are being moved to other nearby homes due to flood risk.
Australian Unity opens new RAC home at its Kilsyth, VIC, retirement village
Australian Unity has opened its new Walmsley aged care home in Kilsyth, Victoria, co-located with the Walmsley Residential Community retirement village.
Eden NSW residents push for community group to take over closed RSL LifeCare RAC for seniors housing
Residents of the southern NSW town of Eden want to see RSL LifeCare’s shuttered Roy Wotton Gardens aged care home reopened for housing under the control of a community organisation.
Lyndoch Living has appointed Jill Davidson (above) as its new Acting CEO, replacing Ted Rayment after three months at the helm of the Victorian Not For Profit.
Redeveloped aged care home and health hub opens in Kyabram, VIC
The Victorian town of Kyabram, 200km north of Melbourne, has completed the redevelopment of its new clinical hub including the Sheridan aged care facility.
OPAN Annual Report spotlights pilot advocacy projects
The Older Persons Advocacy Network (OPAN) has released its 2021-22 Annual Report, which highlights the impact of key pilot projects including specialist financial advocacy officers and “check-ins” for people receiving home care.
NSW care workers to receive fee-free TAFE next year
NSW TAFE will offer more than 40,000 free courses for care workers, including aged care, following a $319 million 12-month Skills Agreement between the NSW and Federal Governments.
WA Government includes aged care in $2M Regional Traineeship Program grants
The WA Government has handed out $1.976 million in grants for regional trainee programs around the state, including aged care traineeships in the Wheatbelt region.
CSIRO works with providers to fund new aged care tech scholarships
The CSIRO and several universities are working with aged care providers such as McKenzie Aged Care and Fronditha Care to fund 13 scholarships for university students to study the use of technology such as artificial intelligence in aged care.
inTechnology partners with Electrotek for AN-ACC care minute reporting
Value-added distributor inTechnology has partnered with nurse call provider Electrotek to provide an AN-ACC compliant Automated Care Minute Reporting System.
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