SMR Sector Support and Development  December 2023

Welcome to our End of 2023 Bulletin 

We’ve got  lots to share in this month's bulletin including the latest  announcement from the Department of Health and Aged Care, Draft Aged Care Act Consultations , Capturing Client Stories with your phone  as well as the launch of the ITC Toolkit: A Practical Guide to Implementing a Home Care Client Management System (CMS) .

We are also excited to share the relaunch of our SMR SSD Website! Relevant links from the Department to the roadmap, reform updates, support at home, tools and resources and training opportunities can all be found here.

DOHA are reforming in-home aged care to help older people live independently at home for longer.  

The Support at Home program will replace Home Care Packages and Short-Term Restorative Care Programme from 1 July 2025.  

The Commonwealth Home Support Programme will transition no earlier than 1 July 2027.  

https://www.health.gov.au/our-work/reforming-in-home-aged-care/about-the-reforms-to-in-home-aged-care  

WEBINAR: New Aged Care Act and Support at Home Program Update

The Department of Health and Aged Care will be hosting a webinar to provide an update on Support at Home.

The updates in this webinar are relevant to:

• Older people, their families and carers
• Aged care providers and workers
• Sector peaks, associations and unions.

Date: Thursday 14th December 2023
Time: 2pm to 3.30pm (AEDT).

The Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission has launched the Up to Standards video series. The new video series was developed to answer the most common questions on the strengthened Aged Care Quality Standards.    

 The first episode discusses the anticipated timing of implementation and the Commission’s role.    

 If you have any questions or feedback about the Standards, please email agedcarereform@agedcarequality.gov.au to help the Commission ensure that the sector is prepared.   

New Aged Care Act Consultation

For the first time, all CHSP providers will fall under the Aged Care Act. It’s critically important for leaders & governing body members to understand the changes, potential impacts & readiness activities.

To support your understanding of the Act and to inform your organisation’s feedback to the Department, we invite you to attend a round table discussions in January 2024.   In this round table, we will:

• Present a summary of the proposed changes in the new Act and the specific impacts for CHSP providers.
• Facilitate breakout sessions where we will capture the views on the changes and identify implications, risks and general feedback.

Register here

24 January, or 30 January, or 31 January, 

Presented by: SSD Connect Alliance, Eastern SSD Partnership, Bayside City Council SSD and Enkindle Consulting

Training and Workshops

Capturing stories with your phone

This 3-hour, in person practical workshop gives you everything you need to start filming interviews with staff or clients and family using  your phone or tablet.

Video is a great way to share the important work you do. You can use videos  to promote your programs to older people, and demonstrate good practice to clients, staff and the Aged Care and Quality Commission. 

We’ll cover:

✔️ How to film video interviews

✔️ How to record clear voices

✔️ Easy interview techniques

✔️ Basic, low-cost optional equipment

✔️ What to do after you’ve captured the video

✔️ Ideas for how to use your videos

Who’s it for: CHSP providers

When: Wednesday 28th February, 9:30 am to 12:30 pm

Where:  Bayside City Council

Facilitated by

Sarah Burrell-Davis – Founder/Senior Producer, Red Hat Films

Resources

ITC Toolkit: A Practical Guide to Implementing a Home Care Client Management System (CMS)

We are pleased to present the ITC Toolkit: A Practical Guide to Implementing a home care
Client Management System (CMS).  The toolkit we believe, will be an important resource to enable CHSP providers to better understand each step of the CMS selection and implementation process, helping to avoid common pitfalls when purchasing and setting up a new CMS.

Find the presentation and Toolkit here

The Southern Metro Region CHSP Forum and Expo 2023

The SMR CHSP Forum and Expo was held on Thursday 16th November and was a collaboration between Sector Support and Development teams from Bayside City Council, Better Health Network, City of Casey, Greater Dandenong City Council, and Mornington Peninsula Shire. 

Thank you to the presenters and Expo stall holders for you time, knowledge and resources.

The key messages from the event were captured live, through  graphic artist - Think in Colour . Here is CEO of  COTA Patricia Sparrow's important messages about ageism and reform from a participants perspective.

If you attended and have yet to receive the PowerPoints from the day you can find these on our Training and Events page or email sectordevelopment@bayside.vic.gov.au

The afternoon saw us join with our colleagues to view the Department of Health and Aged Care update webinar followed with a short debrief discussion .

This is good timing, especially for those who may be feeling lonely in the run up to this holiday season:

G’day Line is designed to support older Australians who are feeling lonely or socially isolated. By calling the G’day Line you can enjoy a conversation in which you can feel emotionally safe, supported and valued.

Caller eligibility:

• Must be 50 years of age or older 
• Must be living in Australia 

https://griefline.org.au/gday-line/ 

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The Sector Support & Development Team wish to acknowledge the traditional owners on the lands on which we live and work and the lands on which you find yourselves accessing this Bulletin. We pay our respects to Elders past present and emerging and celebrate the diversity of Aboriginal peoples.