Governing for Reform
The Governing for Reform in Aged Care program is excited to announce the release of the Program’s podcast series, Conversations to Transform Aged Care. Each episode will feature relevant subject matter and industry experts. Tune in to hear about their experience of reform and lessons learned, as well as opportunities for innovation and growth in the aged care sector. These Podcasts are part of the Governing for Reform in Aged Care Program, which provides an opportunity for aged care leaders to be ahead of the aged care reforms and implement best practice in aged care organisational and clinical governance and ensure the provision of safe and high-quality care to consumers. If you have not already enrolled in the Governing for Reform in Aged Care program, enrol in the Program now: gfr.agedcarequality.gov.au
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Episodes
Friday Oct 28, 2022
Friday Oct 28, 2022
‘There are as many different experiences of dementia as there are people living with it. And not everybody wants the same thing.’
This podcast will explore the importance of, not only understanding dementia care, but the role that the governing body and executives play in shaping a vision of what quality dementia care in Australia is. This podcast features Maree McCabe AM who is the CEO of Dementia Australia and a Director of the National Ageing Research Institute Board.
As dementia care becomes an increasingly important part of the business of aged care providers, the governing body and executives should consider how their structure, model and workforce continue to meet the needs of people with dementia and their representatives. The governing body and executives must begin to think strategically about how dementia care can form part of their core offering, as opposed to dementia care being a specialist or discreet service. They have a role to play in ensuring that there are systems, processes and adequate resources in place to deliver safe, quality dementia care. To learn more or to sign up for the Governing for Reform in Aged Care program visit: gfr.agedcarequality.gov.au.
Friday Oct 28, 2022
Friday Oct 28, 2022
‘We as leaders have got to be thinking about that philosophy of happiness and how are we delivering that back to our team’
This podcast will explore the workforce challenges faced by a leader in the aged care sector and opportunities and strategies for governing bodies to create an attractive employee value proposition amidst an increasingly competitive labour market. This podcast features Rachel Argaman OAM who is the Chief Executive Officer of Opal Healthcare. With over 25 years’ international experience at executive management level in the hospitality and now healthcare sectors, Rachel has a passion for creating organisations that are customer-centric and innovative. This is backed by a driving belief that the success of businesses depends on the quality of the people they employ.
The shortage of a skilled workforce is a significant challenge facing the aged care sector. With increasing demand for an aged care workforce and the impacts of policy, economic and environmental changes (such as the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and aged care reforms arising from the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety), finding and retaining a skilled workforce requires strategic planning and sustainable management.
Governing bodies of aged care providers must consider how the provider’s workforce plan attracts, recruits, manages, and retains a skilled workforce that complies with regulatory requirements and meets consumer expectations. With the gap between supply and demand for aged care workers continuing to increase, governing bodies should consider ways in which strategies can be updated or enhanced to offer a complete employee value proposition to attract and recruit new talent. To learn more or to sign up for the Governing for Reform in Aged Care program visit: gfr.agedcarequality.gov.au.
Monday Oct 24, 2022
Monday Oct 24, 2022
‘We've got to keep going forward, we've got to keep improving, looking for new ways of doing things, because we're creating an industry that will care for people in the future. And that is really important.’
This episode will explore the role of aged care leaders in governing through a period of change and various challenges, to create growth and opportunities to improve the sector. This episode features Jennifer Lawrence who is an experienced governing body member and executive. She was the recent CEO of the Brightwater Care Group, where she led the strategic direction and operational management of the organisation through periods of change and challenge.
Leaders in the aged care sector have been required to step up and demonstrate their preparedness, resilience and leadership more than ever. The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety, natural disasters and the COVID-19 pandemic are a few examples of events that had a significant impact and strain on the sector. The experience of every leader will be different. But in sharing knowledge and the experiences, these leaders have an opportunity to come together with renewed focus on improving the future of aged care. To learn more or to sign up for the Governing for Reform in Aged Care program visit: gfr.agedcarequality.gov.au.
Monday Oct 24, 2022
Monday Oct 24, 2022
The Governing for Reform in Aged Care Program’s podcast series, Conversations to Transform Aged Care is now available. The podcast series is part of the Governing for Reform program, led by the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission. Hosted by Susan Staples, Governance and Risk Specialist at KPMG, the series features leaders in the aged care sector and subject matter experts on reform, lessons learned and ways forward for leaders in the aged care sector.