This workshop will inform personal support coordinators and workers, managers and proprietors about medication administration and management requirements as specified in legislation and will include an overview, and interactive session around: Effective communication skills when administering residents’ medication Correct administration of prescribed and non-prescribed medications Minimising the risks associated with the administration of residents’ medication. Click here to download PDF

Attending this training will support proprietors and staff of SRS to: Understand mental illness and behaviour, Recognise behaviour triggers, Interpret behaviour change, Take safe and effective action. As of August 2015, the department requires all proprietors and staff of pension-level SRS to complete mental health training. Prior qualification may be recognised as meeting this requirement. Click here to download the flyer for further information    

TWO DAY WORKSHOP - 16 & 24 May 2019 This 2 day workshop has been developed by the Australian Centre for Evidence Based Aged Care (ACEBAC) at Latrobe University, and will be delivered by a facilitator from ACEBAC. Older residents in aged care facilities and supported residential services are increasingly frail, have multiple health conditions including dementia and providing support can be challenging and complex. Being able to recognise and report changes in residents’ health early, can prevent admission to…