The new Aged Care Quality Standards make no reference to palliative care, despite the recent acknowledgements of the importance of palliative care in aged care facility settings. With around 60,000 Australians dying in aged care facilities every year, it’s absolutely imperative that the facilities can provide the most sensitive, professional, and educated care for older...
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Is aged care reform heading in the wrong direction? Professor Kathy Eagar says folding CHSP into Support at Home ignores fundamental differences in funding design and risks harming 850,000 older Australians.
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Last week, the Federal Health Department released a draft of new Aged Care Quality Standards. The Australian Aged Care Quality Agency are developing “guidance and educational material” to support the Standards and has commenced piloting of the draft Standards and guidance material. A single set of quality standards is a key deliverable of the Single...
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