Events

Coming events and reports from past events.

Held: Tuesday 20th September 2011
Where: Sydney Masonic Centre, Goulburn street, Sydney

Report Overview: was presented by  Sue Macri, Former Commissioner, Productivity Commission (Senior Aged Care Consultant, Guild Accountants).

Industry Overview: was presented by Charles Wurf, CEO ACAA-NSW.

5 Panel Discussion: Robert Orie, Bruce Bailey (Guild Accountants), Charles Wurf (ACAA-NSW), Cynthia Payne (Summit Care) and Sue Macri (Guild Accountants).

View presentations:

• Caring for Older Australians 336kb

Held: Monday 12 September 2011,
Where: Level 22, Westpac Place 275 Kent Street, Sydney NSW 2000.

The Aged Care Act has recently been amended (Royal assent received 26 July 2011) with a Schedule of changes headlined Permitted Use of Accommodation Bonds.

These amendments affect the overall system of prudential regulation that authorises the Department of Health and Ageing to regulate Approved Providers in respect of accommodation bonds for residential aged care.

The changes to the existing system of prudential regulation carry new sections headed:

• Obligation to give information about ability to refund accommodation
• bond balances
• Permitted use of accommodation bonds
• Offences relating to non-permitted use of accommodation bonds
• Transitional provisions (applying to accommodation bonds charged
• prior to commencement)
• Application provisions (Applying to accommodation bonds charged
• after commencement)

These amendments come into effect on 1 October 2011.

View presentations:

• Prudential Reform October 2011 - Bill Bourne 175kb
• Global Treasury Presentation 2.5mb
• Reforms to the Prudential Regulation of bonds - Iain Scott 66kb

View Congress presentations:

• Congress 2011, Program 363kb
   

• "The Reform Agenda - A change for the better" 226kb
  Mike Woods, Deputy Chairman, Productivity Commission
   

• The Minister has the Call - The Gillard Government’s Response.
  Video presentation
  The Hon. Mark Butler, Minister for Mental Health and Ageing
   

• Benchmarking Cost of Care - What have we learnt so far? 1.2mb
  Cam Ansell, Director, Corporate Services, Grant Thornton
   

• Showcasing Your Facility to Prospective Residents and Families 700kb
  Greg Donlan, Managing Director, The Sales Coach Pty Ltd
   

• Getting Big - Growth through acquisition 257kb
  Andrew O’Toole, Chief Financial Officer, Chrisadelphian Homes
   

• Hospitality Services –How Important are They? 8mb
  Montefiore - Hospitality Services
   

• Where is the right place to receive Palliative Care and Quality of Life? 3.4mb
  Peter Cleasby, President, Palliative Care NSW
   

• Identifying and Managing Risk - panel discussion 2.3mb
  Professor Tracey McDonald, RSL LifeCare, Chair of Ageing, Australian Catholic University
   

• Wellbeing Program 5.7mb
  Leone Muffett, Executive Director, Killara Gardens Pathways Aged Care
   

• Intergenerational Program: Improving outcomes, wellbeing and quality of life for people living with dementia 1.7mb
  Angie Robinson, Executive Manager, Service Development, UnitingCare Ageing, Hunter Central Coast New England
   

• The viability of residential aged care providers 547kb
  Dr Henry Cutler Director, Deloitte ToucheTohmatsu