Aged Care Association Australia

News

Aged Care Association Australia (ACAA) and Hynes Lawyers (Hynes) are undertaking a review of the Aged Care Act 1997 (Cth) (Act). The first phase of the review involved an extensive consultation process with providers. The next phase of the review is issuing a survey.

ACAA encourages you to complete the Survey and making a much valued contribution to improving the aged care industry. Click here to view the survey letter invitation. Click here to access the survey. Survey closes 28th March 2010.

ACAA 29th Annual Congress
14 - 16 November 2010
Ageing in Australia - evolution or revolution?

More details on the Congress website www.acaacongress2010.com.au

Call for Papers Now Open. Click here for more details

ACIC 2010-2011 Federal Budget Submission
Click here for Submission or click here for covering letter

Transperancy in Aged Care Data Released
De-identified financial performance data provided to the Department of Health and Ageing from residential aged care facilities
for 2007-2008 is available.
Click here to view the media release
Click here to go the Departments website and see more details

Join the PM's Blog on Health Reforms
ACAA urges members to participate in the PM's latest blog to provide comments on Australia's current health reform system.
Click here to register and join the blog now

Review into Conditional Adjustment Payment (2009-2010) - full submissions available on the Departments website click here to view

Grant Thornton Aged Care Survey: Second report now released. Click here to download a copy of the report.

ACFI Calculator - this calculator has been provided by Moving ON Audits. Click here to download the calculator

ACFI Subsidy Rates - 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2010 click here to download

Announcements
- ACFI CALCULATOR - Update July 2009
  ACAA has arranged for the following ACFI calculator to be available to the industry to assist with the comparison of RCS financial outcomes and ACFI financial outcomes. This calculator has recently been updated (July 2009) to allow for a direct comparison of the RCS funding and the ACFI funding....
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- DRAFT COMMON STANDARDS FOR COMMUNITY CARE
  Papers on the Draft Common Standards for Community Care have been released by DoHA for Comment by Industry Stakeholders.
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- AGED CARE INDUSTRY I.T. COUNCIL
  The Aged Care Industry IT Council (ACIITC) has been created under the auspices of the Aged Care Industry Council (ACIC). ACIC is the peak council of Australia’s aged care providers.
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- TRENDS IN AGED CARE SERVICES PRODUCTIVITY COMMISSION REPORT
  A report released by the Productivity Commission warns of a looming crisis in service provision. The report reveals.......
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