Latest Single Touch Payroll Business Implementation Guide (STP BIG for short) Just to assure our payroll software users Inerva is working closely with the ATO on Single Touch Payroll and has implemented the latest changes. Inerva Payroll and Aged Care Finance Software is preparing for the next lot of changes to Single Touch Payroll from the ATO which we are expected to be released in January 2018. The deadline for using Single Touch Payroll is approaching fast for employers w

Just a reminder if you are a participant in the National Aged Care Quality Indicator Program that the December Quarter's data submission is due on or before 21/1/2018 #AgedCareCommunityCareHomeCareNDISRetire

COTA is managing the project to determine useful indicators and their measurement for both Providers and Consumers. Click on the links below to participate, remember submissions close 31/12/2017 Providers and Industry Representatives online survey Consumer online survey #events #news #AgedCareCommunityCareHomeCareNDISRetire

The National health and medical Research Council has awarded the Institute for Health and Ageing a $836,000.00 grant to implement a study into their 'Resident at the Centre of Care' training program. 45 residential aged care facilities have signed up to take part in this study. Consumer Directed Care in Residential Aged Care Facilities (CDC in Nursing Homes) is now a major step closer to happening. Read more at: https://www.agedcareguide.com.au/talking-aged-care/consumer-dir

WA signs up to the National scheme to create a complete national scheme. WA is the last state to come on board. Those in the State run scheme will transition across to the National scheme over the next 12 months. #NDIS #news

Home Care Packages Program Data Report just released The big news is: - Demand is growing a a rate of 23.9% - More than double the amount of consumers on packages are waiting on a queue. 10,508 on a queue and 71,423 with packages - 40.2% of consumers with packages are on lower levels than assessed for waiting for a higher level to become available. That is over 28,000 consumers that are being pushed into Residential Care due to not being able to get the level of care in their

Aged Care Diversity Framework is launched, "Making sure that all Australians, no matter what their background or life experience, have access to safe, quality, affordable and flexible aged care is the goal.Our focus is customer engagement through personalisation of services – not for the majority of seniors in our diverse communities – but for everyone.So it is essential that the diversity of race, religion, spirituality, language, sexuality, gender, economic status and perso

All organisations who are going to be using Single Touch Payroll this financial year should encourage all of their staff to register a MyGov account with the ATO. Single Touch Payroll is mandatory for all organisations with 20 or more staff from 1/7/2018 and for organisation with less than 20 staff from 1/7/2019. Organisations will need updated or new payroll software installed to complete STP transmissions, installations, configuration and training take time, I recommend org

The Department of health has invited Consumers, Aged Care Providers and Industry Representatives to participate in a survey to determine what measures and indicators of quality are most useful to consumers and providers. Link to Consumer survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Choicesinagedcareconsumers Link to Aged Care Providers and Industry Representatives: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ChoicesAgedCareServices #CDCHomeCareConsumerDirectedCare #AgedCareCommunityCareHomeCar