Welcome to our third edition of the Community Care News Digest for 2022! In this edition of the News Digest you will read about all the latest updates, information, resources and events that are happening across the region.

With the federal election campaign in full swing, sector wide aged care reforms have become a key focus of the party campaigns. This has overlapped with the release of the release of the Agenda by the Council on the Ageing (COTA) Australia, highlighting further areas of reforms required in aged care to improve the lives of older people which includes a Whole of Government approach to ageing, Aged Care, Retirement Living, Health, Older Workers, Housing, Age Discrimination, Older Women, Elder Abuse, Digital Inclusion, Social Inclusion, and Voluntary Assisted Dying Laws.

There are key upcoming changes to the My Aged Care reporting template for resident COVID-19 vaccinations and for residential and in-home and community aged care workforce. Find out about sector wide training opportunities in Care Planning & Defensible Documentation for the CHSP/Home Care Workforce, an Elder Abuse Forum, and an Aged Care Quality Standards Webinar.

Multicultural Communities Council of Illawarra are also holding their 9th annual Online Multicultural Aged Care Conference, which aims to shape a more inclusive aged care system for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) communities. Register now to attend the livestream and gain access to other recorded sessions.

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