Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission

#ICYMI catch up on our recent webinar about the new strengthened Quality Standards: https://lnkd.in/gjMek3PG Watch the recording to: ▪️ understand how the strengthened Quality Standards can guide the provision of safe, high-quality care, and what they can do to prepare for implementation ▪️ understand how the Commission will monitor compliance with conditions of registration, including the strengthened Quality Standards ▪️ know where to go for more information, education and guidance. Further resources: 🔹 Presentation slide deck from our webinar: https://lnkd.in/gResd3K9 🔹 Summary and links to strengthened Quality Standards learning resources, factsheet, videos and posters: https://lnkd.in/g4TM2ASC 🔹 Guidance for providers, workers and governing bodies: https://lnkd.in/gGVEDRGq #ACQSC #AgedCare #Webinar #Standards #QualityStandards

📆 Today is Swallowing Awareness Day. 👥 Around one million Australians live with a swallowing difficulty (also known as dysphagia) and today is a great opportunity to raise awareness of this condition and how it can affect a person’s quality of life. Swallowing difficulties can occur at any stage of life and become more common as we get older, due to age-related changes in muscle strength, reflexes and coordination. Dysphagia affects: 🔸 15-30% of people aged 65 and above living in the community 🔸 50% of older people living in aged care People who have trouble swallowing are at risk of choking, poor nutrition and dehydration. If you’re having trouble with swallowing, a speech pathologist can assess and treat the issue. 👁️ Recognising symptoms like coughing while eating and/or drinking, frequent throat clearing, or a sensation of food stuck in the throat, can help you to seek timely advice. We have resources on swallowing for aged care providers, workers and older people receiving care. You can access them via our website: 👩 Providers: https://lnkd.in/gRangcHm 👨 Workers: https://lnkd.in/gQSV3Z_M 👴 Older people: https://lnkd.in/gnY23PgB #ACQSC #AgedCare #Dysphagia #SwallowAware2025

🔔 REMINDER: Join us for our second webinar of 2025 where we’ll discuss 'Bringing the strengthened Quality Standards to life'. 📆 Tuesday 18 March 2025, 2.00pm – 3.00pm AEDT This is a webinar for aged care providers. The strengthened Quality Standards will replace the current Aged Care Quality Standards on 1 July 2025. Hosted by Commissioner, Liz Hefren-Webb, we will explore: 🔹 key differences between the current Aged Care Quality Standards and the new strengthened Standards 🔹 how compliance with the strengthened Quality Standards will be a condition of registration in the new Aged Care Act for providers registered in categories 4,5,6 🔹 how the Commission will monitor registered providers compliance with their conditions of registration, including compliance with the strengthened Quality Standards. 📌 Register today: https://lnkd.in/dsvQeXJs #ACQSC #AgedCare #Webinar #Standards #QualityStandards

📣 Join us for our second webinar of 2025 where we’ll discuss 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲. 📆 Tuesday 18 March 2025, 2.00pm – 3.00pm AEDT   This is a webinar for aged care providers. The strengthened Quality Standards will replace the current Aged Care Quality Standards on 1 July 2025. Hosted by Commissioner, Liz Hefren-Webb, we will explore:  🔹 key differences between the current Aged Care Quality Standards and the new strengthened Standards 🔹 how compliance with the strengthened Quality Standards will be a condition of registration in the new Aged Care Act for providers registered in categories 4,5,6 🔹 how the Commission will monitor registered providers compliance with their conditions of registration, including compliance with the strengthened Quality Standards.   📌 Register today: https://lnkd.in/dsvQeXJs   #ACQSC #AgedCare #Webinar #Standards #QualityStandards

💁 Catch up on our recent webinar about the new Financial and Prudential Standards.   Hear from Liz Hefren-Webb, Aged Care Quality and Safety Commissioner and our panel talking about the new Standards that set out the minimum requirements for good financial and prudential management of aged care providers. Guidance on the new Standards has been released and Consultation on the draft new Financial and Prudential Standards is open until 14 March 2025: https://lnkd.in/gK3BxUnr Hear from panellists including: 👤 Peter Edwards – A/g Deputy Commissioner, Regulatory Operations, Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission 👤 Paul Heinemann – A/g Executive Director Compliance Management 👤 Rochelle Stanwix – Director, Financial and Prudential Supervision 👤 Elly Osborne – Director Compliance and Proactive Monitoring ▶ Watch the full recording, here: https://lnkd.in/dQNB8fZE #ACQSC #AgedCare #Webinar #Financial #Prudential #Standards #Liquidity

📌 𝗪𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗳𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗿𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗹 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝟰 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱, 𝟱𝗽𝗺 𝗔𝗘𝗗𝗧.    We are seeking your feedback on the draft new Financial and Prudential Standards.  The new Financial and Prudential Standards will commence with the introduction of the new Aged Care Act from 1 July 2025. They set out the minimum requirements for good financial and prudential management for providers. 𝗛𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗮𝘆    🔎 Read the new Financial and Prudential Standards guidance for providers.  🔗 https://lnkd.in/gRE948cE 🔎 Read the Financial and Prudential Standards – consultation draft – this is the latest version of the draft legislation which outlines the proposed requirements for provider. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gZ3qagdr 💬 Give us your feedback. You can:   complete a survey with your feedback 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gqXJVD4Q and/or send a written submission to email: New_FP_Standards@agedcarequality.gov.au.    🌐 Visit our website to learn more: https://lnkd.in/gK3BxUnr Key requirements under the proposed new Liquidity Standard include:   ▪️ calculating and maintaining a minimum liquidity amount quarterly, taking into account your organisation’s circumstances   ▪️ having a written liquidity management strategy to support financial stability.     🔢 You can assess your financial position now using our liquidity calculator: https://lnkd.in/g-5ktffW   #ACQSC #AgedCare #Consultation #Extension #Financial #Prudential #Standards 

💁♂️ 𝗛𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀. Do you provide, or intend to provide, aged care services to older people?     From 1 July 2025, the current process of becoming an approved provider for Commonwealth-funded aged care and applying for reaccreditation will also change. This means changes to the regulatory activities we undertake, requiring new charging arrangements.   📄 We have prepared a Cost Recovery Consultation Paper, available on our website: https://lnkd.in/d_zKvRYW. This Consultation Paper explains the activities that may be charged for, sets out the proposed new fees and how we calculated them, and outlines the proposed fee waiver eligibility criteria.     We want to know what you think💭 Your feedback will be used to understand the impact of the proposed new fees. It will help shape advice to Government on the fees and waivers that will apply to our regulatory activities from 1 July 2025.    You can provide your feedback via:  ▪️ our Feedback Form (https://lnkd.in/duzuQtqC) and/or   ▪️ by emailing a written submission to CR.consultation@agedcarequality.gov.au.     ℹ️ For more information and to access our Consultation Paper, our Guide to the Consultation Paper, and Feedback Form and details, visit our website: https://lnkd.in/d_zKvRYW   📌 Consultation closes midday AEDT on 1 April 2025.    #ACQSC #AgedCare #Cost #Fees #Consultation

🗣️ 𝗛𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗟𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗱.    📅 On 1 July 2025, all residential aged care providers will need to comply with the new Liquidity Standard, part of the new Financial and Prudential Standards. These changes aim to strengthen financial governance in aged care to make sure providers can deliver continuous, safe, high-quality care. Consultation on the new Standards is open until 7 March 2025. We want to hear from you. 🔎 We encourage providers to review the draft guidance and share feedback to ensure the final Standards are practical and effective. 🌐 Visit our website to learn more: https://lnkd.in/gK3BxUnr 🧐 Read the draft guidance: https://lnkd.in/gnxFkAYp ✍️ Complete the survey: https://lnkd.in/gqXJVD4Q Key requirements under the proposed new Liquidity Standard include: ▪️ calculating and maintaining a minimum liquidity amount quarterly, taking into account your organisation’s circumstances  ▪️ having a written liquidity management strategy to support financial stability. 🧐 You can assess your financial position now using our liquidity calculator: https://lnkd.in/g-5ktffW ▶️ View the recording of our webinar on ‘Understanding the new Financial and Prudential Standards’ to learn more: https://lnkd.in/gP9NUX2N #ACQSC #AgedCare #Financial #Prudential #Standards #Governance #Compliance

📰 Discover the latest news in #AgedCare as we work with the sector to prepare for the upcoming new Aged Care Act from 1 July 2025. Check out our February Quality Bulletin: https://lnkd.in/gBMZMjFM In this edition we cover: ◾ Consultation on new Financial & Prudential Standards  ◾ Provider registration under the new Act ◾ Strengthened quality standards resources ◾ Food, nutrition and dining ◾ Latest webinars, education and resources Subscribe to the Quality Bulletin to receive regular updates 📧 #ACQSC #News #Newsletter #QualityBulletin

📆 On 1 July 2025, the new Aged Care Act will introduce new Financial and Prudential Standards to strengthen financial management and make sure providers can continue to deliver safe, high-quality care. Consultation on the new Standards is open until 7 March 2025. We want to hear from you - your feedback will help make sure these Standards are clear, practical and effective. Key updates include: 🔸 Minimum liquidity requirements – Residential aged care providers will need to meet a minimum liquidity amount, tailored to their circumstances, to safeguard continuity of care. 🔸 New obligations for home care services – Home care providers in categories 4 and 5 must comply with the Financial and Prudential Management Standard, improving financial oversight in home care. 🔸 Enhanced financial reporting & risk management – Stronger requirements for investment, risk, and governance practices will improve transparency and accountability across the sector. 🌐 Visit our website to learn more: https://lnkd.in/gK3BxUnr 🧐 Read the draft guidance: https://lnkd.in/gnxFkAYp ✍️ Complete the survey: https://lnkd.in/gqXJVD4Q Check out our recent webinar on ‘Understanding the new Financial and Prudential Standards’ to learn more: https://lnkd.in/gP9NUX2N #ACQSC #AgedCare #Financial #Prudential #Standards #Governance #Compliance