Engagement opportunities

• Consultation now open

  Aged Care Taskforce

  The Aged Care Taskforce (Taskforce) will review funding arrangements for aged care and develop options for a system that is fair and equitable for everyone in Australia. We’re seeking feedback on the draft Aged Care Funding Principles.

  Audience: Older people, carers and families, Aged care workers, Providers (i.e. administrators, owners), Aged care experts and peak organisations

  Topic: Residential care, Regulation and legislation, Funding and sustainability, Reporting

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• Dates: Available now

  Register your interest for free food and nutrition education and training for aged care chefs and cooks

  We are partnering with the Maggie Beer Foundation to deliver free education and training programs for residential aged care chefs and cooks.

  Audience: Aged care workers, Providers (i.e service administrators, owners)

  Topic: Residential Aged Care

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• Dates: 10 October to 28 November 2023 

  Workshops: National Nursing Workforce Strategy

  We’re working on a National Nursing Workforce Strategy to support nurses to continue delivering high quality health care in future care environments, including aged care. To help inform the strategy we invite aged care workers to get involved in face-to-face workshops.

  Audience: Aged care workers, Providers (i.e service administrators, owners), Aged care experts and peak organisations

  Topic: Aged care reform

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• Date: 2 - 3pm AEDT, Tuesday 28 November 2023

  Webinar: Publishing provider reporting for stakeholders and the community

  We invite residential and home care providers to join us for a webinar discussing how they can preview their operational and financial data prior to its publication on My Aged Care in February 2024. This includes data on income and expenditure, and surplus or loss.

  Audience: Providers (i.e service administrators, owners)

  Topic: Governance

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• Date: 2 - 3:30pm AEDT, 6 December 2023

  Webinar: Digital Transformation Tech Talk

  Join our last Digital Transformation Tech Talk for the year to hear our latest digital news, look back at the 2023 highlights, and see what’s in store as we head into 2024.

  Audience: Aged care workers, Providers (i.e service administrators, owners), Aged care experts and peak organisations

  Topic: Home care, Residential care. Governnance, Workforce, Research and ICT

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• Date: 2pm - 3pm AEDT, 7 December 2023

  Webinar: Home Care Packages Program Assurance Review Findings

  A presentation of findings from the Home Care Packages Program Assurance Reviews into unspent funds and pricing transparency on My Aged Care.

  Audience: Older Australians, carers and families, Providers (i.e service administrators, owners), Aged care experts and peak organisations

  Topic: Governance

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• Date: 5pm AEDT, 8 December 2023

  15% Aged care pay rise satisfaction survey

  We want to hear about what the government’s 15% aged care pay rise has meant to you and your organisation. Take a short survey to help us evaluate and understand the effect this increase has had on the aged care sector.

  Audience: Aged care workers, Providers (i.e service administrators, owners), Aged care experts and peak organisations

  Topic: Workforce

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• Date: 11.30am - 1:00pm AEDT, 18 December 2023

  Support at Home Q&A for aged care providers

  Following the New Aged Care Act and Support at Home Program Update on 14 December, we are hosting an online Q&A session to give aged care providers a chance to ask questions about the reforms to in-home aged care.

  Audience: Providers (i.e service administrators, owners), Aged care experts and peak organisations

  Topic: Support at Home

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