The New Aged Care Act & Strengthened Standards are nearly here. Are you prepared for 1 November?
The new Aged Care Act (The Act) and the (Strengthened) Aged Care Quality Standards commence on 1 November. This is the most significant regulatory change in decades. The rights-based framework heightens expectations for governance, accountability, and clinical oversight. The core challenge is clear: providers must ensure governing bodies and management have robust, documented policies to […]
ViewThe Accidental Leader: Navigating the Unexpected Path to Leadership
In today’s fast-paced work environments, it’s becoming increasingly common for individuals to find themselves in leadership roles almost by accident. These “accidental leaders” are often technically proficient and highly capable, but they might not have intentionally set out to lead, nor received formal training for their new responsibilities. They step up or stumble into leadership […]
ViewHarnessing the Opportunity in Crisis: How and Why Must Aged Care Providers Strengthen Financial Resilience
The highly informative DCM Group Leaders Summit 2025 highlighted a critical point: the aged care sector must proactively shape its future rather than wait for policy or regulatory clarity. With the introduction of the new Financial and Prudential Standards expected by 1st July 2025, aged care providers have an opportunity to build robust financial practices […]
ViewUpcoming Financial and Prudential Standards – Open for Consultation
Overview The Australian Government has introduced draft Financial and Prudential Standards as part of the new Aged Care Act, set to commence from 1 July 2025. These new standards aim to strengthen financial governance, liquidity management, and investment oversight for registered aged care providers to ensure financial stability and service continuity.The government has now opened […]
View[Webinar] Stay Ahead of the New Aged Care Act
In collaboration with Aged care experts Cynthia Payne and Shirli Kirschner (Elker) lead a free webinar Navigating Speak Up Obligations: Key Changes Shaping the Future of Aged Care on Monday, 28 October 2024. The webinar explores the New Aged Care Act and how Speak Up obligations will improve the safety and well-being of the sector. […]
ViewNavigating the Retirement Living Spotlight
How the Retirement Living Code of Conduct and Having Robust Policies and Practices Can Elevate Your Village Operations The recent ABC 7.30 Report featuring Adele Ferguson has put the retirement living sector under the spotlight once again, highlighting several families’ distressing experiences with complicated contracts and unexpected financial outcomes. The segment raised concerns around transparency, […]
View2024 Federal Budget Announcement
Finally the highly anticipated budget is out! But do you think the expectations for our sector were met or missed? In our view, Dr. Jim Chalmers faced quite a balancing act with this latest budget, especially considering the challenges facing sectors like aged care, health, retirement living, and social services. While there was anticipation for […]
ViewKey Considerations for Standard 3: Care and Services
Standard 3: Care and Services has a focus on the way providers must deliver care and services to older people and is underpinned by Standard 1: The Person of the Strengthened Aged Care Standards. Meeting the Standard 3: Care and Services is paramount for ensuring the provision of person-centred, trauma-aware, and healing-informed care and services […]
ViewThe Power of Belonging
Why Inclusive Leadership Drives Successful Change Management In the dynamic landscape of organisational change, leaders face the daunting task of steering their teams through uncharted waters. Whether it’s implementing new technologies, adapting to regulatory reforms, or navigating industry shifts, effective change management requires more than just strategic planning—it demands a deep understanding of human psychology […]
ViewAged Care reform transformation planning – 8 reasons why you might fail
Transformational leadership is a style of leadership that inspires and motivates employees to perform beyond expectations. Leaders in aged care right now must perform as transformational leaders and create a shared vision and a sense of purpose among their followers, and they need to enable them on a journey which has significant VUCA. VUCA stands […]
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