Newsletter: 24 January 2024

The Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission has reinforced its stance on how non-compliance impacts star ratings with Peter Edwards, Executive Director of Compliance Management Group breaking down their reasoning.

Has the aged care sector finally turned the corner regarding financial viability? The latest findings from Stewart Brown suggest there is a mixed bag of results and while the outlook looks good, it’s still full of a few twists for 2024.

The top issues of concern in the Exposure Draft of the Aged Care Act have been identified in a freshly released Key Issues Paper from a group of leading organisations and individuals, including COTA Australia and OPAN.

As people age, their nutritional needs often change, and they may be at a higher risk of malnutrition due to various factors such as decreased appetite, limited mobility, chronic illnesses, and social isolation.

Spurred by a desire to provide stronger support for older people with symptoms of depression, Silverchain is trialling a new model of care designed to make it easier to access psychological support and impactful resources and strategies.