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27 July - South Australian ACSA Aged Care Awards

The ACSA Aged Care Awards celebrate the outstanding achievements and contributions that organisations, teams and individuals in the aged care industry have achieved throughout the year. There are a total of six award categories in this year’s program, with winners from SA having the opportunity to represent their state at the National Award presentation at the ACSA National Summit in September 2018.

SA Award Presentation Winners will be announced at a SA Awards Gala Dinner event on Friday, 27 July 2018. Date: Friday, 27th July Time: 6:30 pm - 10:30 pm Location: National Wine Centre of Australia, Hackney Rd & Botanic Rd, Adelaide SA 5000 Dress: Cocktail

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email Judy.Davies@acsa.asn.au

Finalists announced for the 2018 ACSA Aged Care Awards SA

We are pleased to advise the finalists of the 2018 ACSA Aged Care Awards South Australia.

Winners from each category will be announced at the awards presentation dinner at the National Wine

Centre on Friday 27 July 2018 from 6:30 pm – 11:30 pm, proudly sponsored by HESTA (see here). All winners

will represent South Australia in the National Awards, held in September at the ACSA National Summit.

Innovation in Service or Design – sponsored by CBB Consulting

Recognises a program, project or initiative that shows originality to improve the lives of older Australians.

• The Cambodian Program – ACH Group

• Integrated Wellbeing Model – Eldercare Inc

• Buddy Program – Southern Cross Care SA/NT

• Intergenerational Program with Lutheran School – Riverview Lutheran Rest Home

Aged Care Provider of the Year – sponsored by Healthcare Australia

Recognises a provider who demonstrates outstanding leadership, management, workforce culture,

innovation, communication and general excellence to the sector.

• Resthaven Incorporated

• Pennwood Village

• Southern Cross Care SA & NT

Lifetime of Achievement Award – sponsored by ACSA

Recognition of an individual who has worked in the delivery of services to older people for a minimum of 10

years and is actively working in the aged care sector. This award celebrates their outstanding achievements

and their contribution to betterment of the aged care sector.

• Anne Brown – Pennwood Village

• Bernadette Haas – Matthew Flinders Home Inc

Employee of the Year – sponsored by Your Nursing Agency (YNA)

Recognises the dedication and contribution of an individual employee in the delivery of services to older

people.

• Corriena Brighton – RSL Care SA

• Tanya Liddell – Eldercare Incorporated

Trainee of the Year – sponsored by Bidfood

This award recognises the outstanding achievements of an employee who is studying and working towards a

qualification in the aged care sector.

• Andrew Freshney – ECH

• Dipti Hamal – Pennwood Village

Volunteer of the Year – sponsored by Holman Webb

Recognition for an individual who exemplified the tireless generosity of volunteers in caring for and

supporting older people and their carers.

• Pina Deguisa – The Society of Saint Hilarion Inc Aged Care Inc

• Miriam Modra – Pennwood Village

• Mina Jacobs – German Speaking Aged Services Association

• Joan Read - ECH

The awards presentation evening promises to be a fun night of celebrating the excellent work and successes

of your colleagues in the SA aged care community.

Tickets are $150 per person and $1400 per table of 10 for members, or $190 per person and $1800 per table

of 10 for non-members. The ticket price includes a three-course meal, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages

and live entertainment by The Party Club Band.

Please reply to Cynthia.Lee@acsa.asn.au to book a single ticket or a table of 10, or click here for more

information.

Research Participants Wanted - looking for caregivers of loved ones with Dementia If you are a carer for a loved one with dementia you may be interested in this online survey. Researchers at

the University of Adelaide want you to help them study the positive outcomes of caregiving and the way

people can feel both negative and positive towards a person at the same time.

The project involves completing a survey, which can be done online by following this link:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/dementiacaregivers

What is the research project about?

The project is about caregivers of people with dementia. We hope to gain a better understanding of their

experiences and what impacts upon positive and negative outcomes for caregivers. Also, we are interested in

the way that people can have positive and negative feelings towards a person at the same time.

Who can participate?

To participate in this study you and the person you care for must be over the age of 18, and you must be able

to understand written English. The person you care for must have a diagnosis of dementia and you must be

the primary caregiver, particularly you must be:

- Providing care for at least 1 hour each day, and

- Providing primary care for at least 3 months

What does the project involve?

You are invited to complete an anonymous online survey which will take approximately 20-30 minutes to

complete. Alternatively, you may contact the researchers and request a paper copy of the survey to complete

and return. You will be provided a reply paid envelope.

Please, find brochure below for further information.

11 September – SA Disaster Management Workshop – New date!

This FREE one-day forum hosted by the Torrens Resilience Institute, Aged and Community Services Australia

and Resthaven Inc. will discuss the understanding of disasters and resilience and how this applies to aged care

settings. Click here to register

SAVE THE DATE

17 August – SA Retirement Living Symposium

Friday 17th August 9-00am to 4-00pm Morphettville Racecourse Keep tuned, more info coming soon!

15 Aug Webinar: Government Compliance and Online Claiming

Aged Care providers have to deal with a

landscape of constantly changing and

evolving compliance requirements. While

traditionally these covered Care processes,

funding and administration requirements,

Recently new privacy and security

requirements have been introduced that

affect day to day operations and record

keeping requirements as well as electronic

transmission and communication with

Government agencies in the cloud. Keeping on top of these changes in the many different areas is a challenge

for most providers.

Gary McDonald and Uday Shah from Aged Care software provider Epicor give an overview of some of the

challenges faced by providers and how current software solutions and cloud platforms can be used by

organisations to support and meet these compliance requirements.

Date: Wednesday 15 August, 2018

Time: 11:00am – 12:00pm

Please note: Webinar access details will be sent 1 week prior to the webinar. BOOK NOW

BETTER PRACTICE PROJECT EVENTS The Better Practice Project is celebrating 20 Years in 2018

The project has been auspiced by ACSA

for 16 years. On the 26th of June 2018

an event to celebrate this milestone

was held, The Great Debate. The BPP is

known for its collaborative approach to

highlight a balance of head and heart

work in the delivery of support and

services in the Aged and Disability

Sectors. The event’s attraction was a

debate which was held with a sense of

intelligent humour, yet the underlying

theme was devastatingly serious, “Will

aspiring to a good life for all still have

relevance in 2030”.

The afternoon commenced with Welcome to Country with Kaurna Elder Georgina Williams. Which was

followed by Pat Sparrow, CEO, Aged & Community Services Australia, who proudly welcomed the 80-strong

audience to celebrate the longevity of this small hardworking project. A brief history of the Better Practice

Project was shared by Valerie Sandlant, Director of Community Services, Kalyra Communities, who has also

been a champion of the Project.

The lively debate was undertaken by 6 debaters,

who are all well-known leaders and disruptors in

South Australia. For the Affirmative Fiona

Campbell, Manager of Independent Advocacy,

Robbi Williams, CEO of Purple Orange and Dr

Mike Rungie, EveryAGE Counts Coalition. In

opposition were Jane Sherwin, Sherwin

Consulting, Dr David Panter CEO of ECH Inc and

Jeff Fiebig, Manager of Program Development

ACH Group.

The next generation of “disruptors” highlighted

the key themes and questioned each teams’

arguments against relevance, authenticity and a

vision for the future. Katey Elding, ACH Group and Sarah Burrage, CLP revealed that the future is not

necessarily bleak, in the hands of thoughtful people, who are able to integrate their knowledge and values

with heart-centred practices, despite a culture which focuses on competition, image and power.

So, “Will aspiring to “A Good Life for All’ still have relevance in 2030?”, on the day the Negative team were

winners with a very alarming and robust argument. However, it highlighted to all in attendance that, more

than ever we must work and aspire to make “A Good Life” relevant in our support of vulnerable and

marginalised people into the future.

Lorna Hallahan, Associate Professor, College of Education, Psychology and Social Work, Flinders University

affirmed the debate with serious reflection on the essential thinking and vital approaches to enhance the

possibility of Good Lives for people into the next decade. Her speech was heart-wrenching for is honesty and

yet we left with a desire to show up and pursue work that aspires to make “The Good Life” relevant for all.

The whole day was facilitated with great care by Prue Gorman, EO Community Living Project who has been

the BPP Advisory Chair and an active supporter of the of the BPP. We thank her for her leadership on the day.

The final word came from Joyleen Thomas, Manager of the Better Practice Project for the past 20years.

Joyleen affirmed that it is still the older people who have been the wind beneath her wings, the inspiration

behind her work. The Project continues to focus on helping the workforce and organisations to embed models

of better practice that focus on independence, wellbeing, re-ablement, social connections, maintenance and

development of positive relationships and life-long learning and personal development.

The Project is grateful to all who participated in the day. BPP looks forward to the next twenty years. Work is

being done to capture the best-bits of the day and will be made available to guide and inspire the workforce

in the next year through a range of options. If you or your organisation are interested to learn more about

this and work with the BPP email bpproject@acsa.asn.au or call to discuss on 08 8338 8008.

26 July – Wellness Practice 9.30 am to 12.30 pm

Developed with the CHSP Good Practice Guide and latest updates

The Commonwealth Home Support Programme promotes independence through physical and emotional

wellbeing, social participation and access to the community. This is the wellness approach and it is key to the

changes required of home support providers, workers and volunteers.

Participants will engage in discussions and activities to explore:

• Aging in today’s society

• A wellness approach in the delivery of services

• Models of care: Wellness, Active Ageing & Re-ablement

• What are the Commonwealth and Services are trying to change?

• Strategies for workers to use the current approaches

Target Audience: Managers, Team Leaders, Support Workers, Volunteers

Register here using Coupon Code CHSP2018

3-5 Sept ACSA National Summit – Sydney – REGISTRATIONS NOW OPEN!

Registrations are now open for the 2018 ACSA National Summit! The 2018 Summit will be

held at the International Convention Centre Sydney, from the 3-5th September.

Register by Friday 27 July and SAVE $200 with our Early Bird rates.

Join us as we uncover, ‘What’s Next?' in the aged and community care sector.

This is your opportunity to identify, adapt and deliver on the latest best practice initiatives to

ensure the sustainable future of your business, and the continuous and ever-improving care

of older Australians.

REGISTER HERE

OTHER EVENTS ITAC 2018 conference - Co-Designing our Digital Future – Abstracts until 31st May! 21-22 November 2018, Adelaide The ITAC 2018 organising committee invites you to participate at the ITAC 2018 conference to be held 21st & 22nd November 2018 at the Adelaide Convention Centre. The theme of the conference – Co-Designing our Digital Future emphasises the importance of assistive technology supporting service quality and dependence. Find more info here