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Membership of Committee	(PDF 54KB)
Overview	(PDF 16KB)
Recommendations	(PDF 33KB)
Chapter 1- Introduction	(PDF 14KB)
Terms of reference Conduct of the inquiry Acknowledgements
Chapter 2- Workforce shortages and training	(PDF 105KB)
Introduction The aged care workforce Issues facing the aged care workforce    Nursing staff    Personal carers    Community care    Medical practitioners and allied health professionals Commonwealth Government Programs and Initiatives    2004-05 Budget initiatives    National Aged Care Workforce Strategy State Government initiatives Impact of Commonwealth Government initiatives and programs    Nurse education and training       Undergraduate education       Articulation between nursing levels       Enrolled nurse medication management training    Wage parity    Community care    Workforce planning and the National Aged Care Workforce Strategy  Conclusion
Chapter 3 - The aged care standards and accreditation agency	(PDF 169KB)
Role of the Aged Care Standards and Accreditation Agency Assessing and monitoring care, health and safety Views on quality of care Ensuring adequate standards of care    Improved accreditation processes       Lack of consistency in assessments       Conclusion       'Enhancement' of facilities prior to accreditation visits       Improved consumer focus       JAS-ANZ and the accreditation process    Improved compliance monitoring       Support visits       Spot checks       Conclusion    Improving quality of care       Staffing levels and skills mix       Conclusion       Access to medical and allied health workers       Medication management       Nutrition       Transport needs       Needs of people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds       Needs of Indigenous aged people       Conclusion – how effective are the Accreditation Standards? Complaints mechanisms    Complaints Resolution Scheme       Concerns with the Complaints Resolution Scheme       Independent complaints agency       Conclusion    Retribution       Conclusion Promoting education and training       Promoting best practice       Education and training       Conclusion Reducing excessive documentation       Reporting by exception       IT systems       Resident Classification Scale       Conclusion
Chapter 4 - Young people in residential aged care facilities	(PDF 188KB)
Introduction The number of young people in aged care facilities Younger people with disabilities in the community    Ageing carers    Living in the community with disabilities Young people living in an aged care facility    No other options    Lack of independence    Lack of social and emotional support    Lack of support for specific needs    Lack of appropriate rehabilitation and other services       Rehabilitation       Provision of specialised equipment    Risks of living in aged care facilities    Impact on staff Moving young people out of aged care facilities    Models of accommodation services       An individual approach Current funding arrangements    Aged Care Act       Residential aged care subsidies    Innovative Pool    Commonwealth State Territory Disability Agreement (CSTDA)    Changes to funding arrangements Council of Australian Governments Conclusion
Chapter 5 - Funding for residents with special needs	(PDF 214KB)
Funding arrangements    Hogan Review    Government response    Other Commonwealth programs Responses to current funding arrangements Areas of unmet need    Specialised facilities for dementia    Mental health support    Homeless people    Ageing with disabilities Conclusion
Chapter 6 - Community care programs	(PDF 76KB)
Community care services    Home and Community Care Program    Funding    Special needs groups       People from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds       Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people       People with dementia       Homeless people       People living in remote areas     Conclusion    Other community care programs.       Community Aged Care Packages       Extended Aged Care at Home       Views on programs    Adequacy of community care programs       Community care review       Conclusion    Informal care       Supporting carers
Chapter 7 - Transitional care	(PDF 54KB)
Introduction Commonwealth Government initiatives    Transition Care Program    Pathways Home Program    Innovative Pool    Effectiveness of programs State Government and other initiatives Issues    Discharge planning    Common assessment processes    Rehabilitation    Lack of residential aged care places    Co-ordinated approach Conclusion
Appendix 1	(PDF 32KB)
List of public submissions, tabled documents and other additional information authorised for publication by the Committee
Appendix 2	(PDF 25KB)
Witnesses who appeared before the Committee at public hearings

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