Also in this wrap: Amana Living appoints new board member.
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Change management identified as key to successful tech rollout
Aged care organisations need to focus on change management processes when introducing new technologies to best support all staff, a provider tells Australian Ageing Agenda ahead of their appearance at an upcoming industry conference.
Provider meets operating challenges head on
Amana Living’s dedicated staffing approach embodies person-centred care and its principles are transferable to any organisation, writes CEO Stephanie Buckland.
Dedication, commitment recognised at national awards
Individuals and organisations in the residential aged care sector were recognised for their outstanding achievements at an industry conference this week.
Sector celebrates women working and living in aged care
Aged care organisations have celebrated the women who work for their organisations along with those they care for this week’s International Women’s Day.
Noticeboard: Amana opens training institute
Also in this story: Bethanie Gwelup now fully operational; construction underway at Mercy Place Montrose; and AVEO opens $36 million aged care facility.
Providers welcome flexible aged care standards
Aged services delivering both residential and home care tell AAA they are confident proposed common standards can be applied across different settings.
Aged care funding cuts will push burden onto ‘overstretched hospital system’
Seniors who are cash-strapped and have complex healthcare needs will end up in the hospital system as the recent funding cuts limit the ability of aged care operators to accommodate them, provider says.
Noticeboard: Latest sector appointments, changes
In this story: Amana Living announces new CEO; PASCOP chooses more meaningful name; Craig Charlton appointed chairman of Health Metrics; and Kay Patterson named new Age Discrimination Commissioner.
Noticeboard: Latest expansions, openings in aged care
Amana Living opens new transition care centre; Catholic Healthcare commences work on new Bathurst centre; Australian Unity completes community centre facilities at Peninsula Grange Retirement Community and HammondCare to build residential care home for older homeless.
Technology and aged care a focus of upcoming healthcare event
Technology and new approaches to the design and operation of healthcare to deliver services more effectively and efficiently is the theme of this year’s Australian Healthcare Week event, which for the first time includes a full day focused on aged care.
Year in review: sector leaders nominate their highs and lows of 2015
The full rollout of CDC across community care, the announcement of further consumer control from 2017, and the moving of aged care back to the health department – it was another significant year for aged care.
Noticeboard: latest sector appointments
In this wrap: Arcare appoints chair of clinical governance committee; Nicola Burton appointed L&D manager at ACC; Archdeacon Braden Short appointed to Amana board.
More choice for consumers, new challenges for providers
Operators have to adapt their business models quickly to meet the next round of reform in community care but the changes will not automatically mean less red tape for providers or more choice for consumers, especially in a rationed system, providers say.
