Few would argue that workforce is the biggest issue in residential aged care. The requirements of a 24/7 RN have commenced last week and the introduction of mandatory care minutes on October 1 is now less than 3 months away. In fact, we are already in the measurement period that will be used to calculate those mandatory minute targets.
Our list to help providers to transition their current framework to the new updated Strengthened Quality Standards
At the ACCPA conference in WA last week, I presented a breakout session on Star Ratings with the hypothesis that they are not just a consumer index but also a summary of the key performance areas of aged care.
After 12 months of facilitating the AN-ACC Essentials and AN-ACC Advanced courses it has been a privilege to meet thousands of people within aged care. After speaking with so many people and learning about their experiences I’ve observed a few things worth sharing.
With more changes coming for the next 2 years we have collated a list of aged care reforms to help providers plan for the future
Under AN-ACC, care minute data is crucial for all admission and reclassification decisions because it is required to determine if resident movements and reclassifications will be truly beneficial for the site, or if they will push care minute targets beyond the current workforce capacity.
Why manual processes and spreadsheets are not enough.
By Andrew Farmer, CEO The new AN-ACC funding model will bring with it an unprecedented connection between funding (case mix) and minimum care minutes. From October 2021, care minutes data…
By Grant Lewis, Senior Business Development Consultant The introduction of AN-ACC is fast approaching with the October 1st 2022 start date just around the corner. As an industry, we are still playing catch up on what it means…
The systems we rely on and the data that populates our dashboards and reports are critical to operations in every part and every level of the business. Over the last…