Aged Care Today articles | Ageing Australia

Spring 2024, page 116-117

Aged Care Today

Built Environment & Design

Curtin Heritage Living’s innovative approach secures top industry award

At the recent Urban Development Institute of Australia (Western Australia) awards event, Curtin Heritage Living’s Cottesloe redevelopment was not just named winner of the Seniors Accommodation category, but in a first for an aged care precinct, it was awarded the prestigious overall Russell Perry Award for Excellence in Development – outclassing developments across all other categories.

Linda Baraciolli, Aged Care Today Editor and Communications Advisor,
ACCPA

Spring 2024, page 64-65

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Workforce & Training

Executive study tour to France

In July this year, a group of aged care executives from Australia took a Studying and Advancing Global Eldercare (SAGE) Tour to France’s Bordeaux region to explore innovative aged care models across residential care, home care and retirement living.

Linda Baraciolli, Aged Care Today Editor and Communications Advisor,
ACCPA

Spring 2024, page 32-33

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Health & Wellbeing

How Meath Care transformed its operations

CEO of Meath Care Chris Roberts, a trained registered nurse, was drawn to aged care because he believed he could make a difference – and his success proves he made the right decision.

Linda Baraciolli, Aged Care Today Editor and Communications Advisor,
ACCPA

Spring 2024, page 27

Aged Care Today

National Update

#thanksforcaring

Now in its sixth year, Aged Care Employee Day on 7 August is cemented in our national calendar as the day we recognise the more than 370,000 aged care workers who support the 1.5 million older members of our community who receive aged care services.

Linda Baraciolli, Aged Care Today Editor and Communications Advisor,
ACCPA

Spring 2024, page 24-25

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National Update

The value of ARVAS accreditation for retirement villages

CEO of Baldwin Living Paul Burkett has a career spanning more than 40 years in various forms of resident and guest accommodation and care – so he knows a lot about the customer experience.

Linda Baraciolli, Aged Care Today Editor and Communications Advisor,
ACCPA

Spring 2024, page 23

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National Update

Building the aged care workforce in Queensland

The Aged & Community Care Providers Association (ACCPA) has partnered with the Queensland Government to deliver the ‘Aged Care is the Place to Be’ program – designed to attract and induct currently underrepresented cohorts in the aged care workforce.

Alexandra Harrison, Information Coordinator,
ACCPA

Spring 2024, page 21

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National Update

Training without the downtime

Anyone who has served in the military or signed up to a grueling training regime will be familiar with the term ‘bootcamp’ – and now aged care workers and leaders can get the same level of ‘workforce fitness’ from our professional development bootcamps without the downtime.

Tegan Roberts, Manager Learning & Professional Development,
ACCPA

Spring 2024, page 19

Clair Bailey

National Update

The changing face of aged care employment

There have been many Fair Work Commission (FWC) matters that have been changing aged care employment conditions over the past five years or so – that’s a lot for providers to stay across and there’s more to come.

Claire Bailey
Head of Workplace Relations, ACCPA

Spring 2024, page 9

Tom Symondson

Opinion

Bipartisan support secured for critical reform

In a watershed moment, 12 September 2024 saw the introduction of the new Aged Care Act to Federal Parliament. This event, the culmination of more than a year of advocacy, debate and political negotiation, marked the passing of the most significant hurdle for the most significant reforms to aged care in a quarter of a century.

Tom Symondson
Chief Executive Officer, ACCPA