Media Releases
- Cost of Care Study — Feb 02, 2012
- Cost of care study
- Media Release - 28 peak groups join forces to demand urgent aged care reform — Jan 31, 2012
- Media Release - 28 peak groups join forces to demand urgent aged care reform
- Clear Roadmap for Aged Care is Vital — Jan 18, 2012
- Clear Roadmap for Aged Care is Vital - ACSA Media Release
- ACSA's response to the Minister's announcement of the allocation of aged care places — Dec 22, 2011
- ACSA's response to the Minister's announcement of the allocation of aged care places.
- ACSA delighted by Minister's Cabinet appointment — Dec 12, 2011
- ACSA delighted by Minister's Cabinet appointment
- Productivity Commission: Aged Care Reform Update — Nov 29, 2011
- ACSA CEOs Federal Lobbying: 23‐24 November 2011
- ACSA responds to Quakers Hill Tragedy — Nov 22, 2011
- ACSA extends condolences to residents, families and staff of the Quakers Hill Nursing Home
- Productivity Commission: Aged Care Reform Update — Nov 10, 2011
- Palliative Care Sub Group Added to Expert Ageing Advisory Group: Since the PC Aged Care Reform Update of 26 October, a Palliative Care Sub Group has been added to the Expert Ageing Advisory Group’s list of five sub groups because it was seen as a critical area. The other groups are: Quality of Care; Workforce; Wellness Approach; Financing, Care and Accommodation; and Assessment, Choice and Consumer Oriented Care.
- 'ACIITC Submission to DoHA on Personally Controlled E-Health Records Bill' — Nov 09, 2011
- INTRODUCTION Aged and Community Services Australia (ACSA) and the Aged Care Association of Australia (ACAA) have sought independent legal advice on the Personally Controlled Electronic Health Records Bill 2011 (the Bill) and we provide the comments below on the basis of that advice.
- ACSA ELECTS NEW PRESIDENT AND BOARD MEMBERS — Nov 07, 2011
- At today’s Annual General Meeting, Aged and Community Services Australia (ACSA) elected a new president, ACSA National Board Member, Rob Hankins. Rob replaces Klaus Zimmerman who served four years as National President.
- Day 3: Generating change in aged care — Sep 13, 2011
- Aged and Community Services Australia (ACSA) CEO Patrick McClure, AO, will address the final day, 15 September, of the 2011 ACSA National Conference on the once in a generation opportunity to change Australia’s aged care system. Mr McClure said the unprecedented unity on the need for reform, coupled with the Productivity Commission’s report, hailed a new era for caring for older Australians. “We are on the threshold of developing a system which can be sustainable and capable of delivering services to meet the growing and diverse needs of our ageing population,” Mr McClure said.
- Day 2: UK reforms aim to give older people peace of mind — Sep 12, 2011
- The UK Commission on Funding of Care and Support delivered its final report - Fairer Care Funding - to the UK Government in July this year with the aim of giving older people peace of mind when it comes to aged care services. The Director General of Social Care, UK Health Department, David Behan, will explain his country’s reform process to date tomorrow Wednesday, 14 September, Day 2 of the 2011 ACSA National Conference.
- Day 1: Are we listening to older Australians? — Sep 11, 2011
- The premier event for the Australia’s aged care sector, the 2011 ACSA National Conference, commences tomorrow Tuesday, 13 September, at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre.
- Are we listening to older Australians? — Sep 09, 2011
- The premier event for Australia’s aged care sector, the 2011 Aged and Community Services (ACSA) National Conference, will be held in Sydney from Monday 12 to Thursday 15 September 2011. The Conference theme – “Are we listening to older Australians?” – will address the implications of Australia’s changing demographics from the aged care sector’s perspective. International and local speakers will debate the compelling issues confronting older Australians and the challenges of reforming our aged care system to meet unprecedented and diverse demands.
- ACSA and CHA announce Memorandum of Understanding — Sep 08, 2011
- Aged and Community Services Australia (ACSA) and Catholic Health Australia (CHA) today announced a shared service agreement the two bodies believe will make working for aged care reform more efficient for aged care consumers and the members of ACSA and CH
- Aged Care Reform - It's Time 8 Aug 2011 — Aug 08, 2011
- Media Release: Aged and Community Services Australia (ACSA) has welcomed today’s release by the Productivity Commission.....
- Aged Care Reform - It's Time - 5th August — Aug 05, 2011
- Aged and Community Services Australia, the largest not for profit provider peak body in Australia, looks forward to action on aged care reform.
- ACSA welcomes carbon tax assistance for aged care — Jul 11, 2011
- Aged and Community Services Australia (ACSA) has welcomed government assistance for aged care providers to off-set costs associated with the carbon tax.
- Single Voice for Aged Care Providers — Jul 06, 2011
- The national peak body for not-for-profit aged care providers, Aged and Community Services Australia (ACSA) has announced plans to pursue a merger with the for-profit peak, Aged Care Association Australia (ACAA).
- Aged care indexation misses the mark — Jun 29, 2011
- Aged and Community Services Australia (ACSA) is concerned about the Government’s 1.9% indexation of funding for aged care.
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