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Commercial contracts 101
In our work with aged care providers and retirement village operators, we are often asked to review a variety of commercial contracts, such as contractor agreements to provide services, labour hire type arrangements to provide staff and software licence agreements.
There are a few issues that...
A new model for representatives in the new Aged Care Act - what is being proposed?
In this episode, we discuss the new model for representatives proposed in the Australian Government's first consultation paper on the new Aged Care Act.
As providers would be familiar with, the current Aged Care Act has a range of concepts for representatives.
The consultation paper outlines...
Voluntary assisted dying laws in South Australia – what do they mean for retirement village operators?
In this episode, we discuss voluntary assisted dying laws in the context of retirement villages in South Australia. The Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2021 (SA) came into operation in South Australia on 31 January 2023.
While on first glance it may appear that the new voluntary assisted dying...
When a home care client is unable to be contacted for an extended period - what is the government guidance on this issue and what steps should home care providers take?
In this episode, we discuss the issue of a home care provider being unable to make contact with a home care recipient or their representative for an extended period of time.
New guidance on this issue was included in the Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care's Home Care Packages...
The new 'suitability matters' regime for key personnel – what do approved providers need to have in place
In this episode, we discuss the obligations of approved providers under the Aged Care Act in relation to suitability of key personnel.
As we approach the 12 month anniversary of the commencement of the new ‘suitability matters’ regime, we thought it would be useful to revisit these requireme...
SIRS in home care is coming soon
In this episode, we talk about issues that home care providers should start to consider now, pending the release of the changes to the Quality of Care Principles and the commencement of the incident management and Serious Incident Response Scheme requirements for home care.
These changes are par...
New suitability test for key personnel of aged care providers
In this episode, we discuss the changes to the requirements for key personnel of approved providers.
In particular, we talk about the suitability test that is due to replace the disqualified individual test.
These changes are part of the Aged Care Royal Commission Response No. 2 Bill that the...