Agenda Summary

Aged Care Workforce
8:50AM | Opening Remarks from the Chair

Margaret Gilbert, President, Nurses’ Professional Association of Australia (NPAA)

9:30AM | Panel Discussion: How to utilise your workforce when adapting to ongoing labour shortages
  • Capitalising on your human labour pool to meet workforce gaps and provide consumer-centric care through an innovative workforce model  
  • Maximising the productivity of your workforce and working within your limits to build a reliable workforce  
  • Using HR technology that tracks data and provides analytics to utilise your human workforce 
  • Staying competitive in a difficult employment market by updating your HR model

 

Panellists:

 

Ed Harriott, HR Manager, Twilight Aged Care

 

Rad Popowicz, Talent Acquisition Manager, The Salvation Army

12:30PM | Reserved Gold Sponsor Session
  • Reaching new demographics like high school and university students through the provision of part-time work and
    pathways to full-time work
  • Building unique onboarding programs designed to engage young people using technology and experimental learning
  • Engaging with existing workers to provide input so the program can be continuously improved

 

Penelope Batman, Executive Leader People and Culture, Warrigal 

7:00PM | Networking Dinner

Don’t miss the chance to network with your peers in an informal setting over a 3 course meal at one of Sydney’s picturesque waterfront restaurants.

5:30PM | Closing Remarks from the Chair and end of Day 2

Margaret Gilbert, President, Nurses Professional Association of Australia

5:30PM | Closing Remarks from the Chair and end of Day 1

Margaret Gilbert, President, Nurses Professional Association of Australia

8:50AM | Opening Remarks from the Chair

Margaret Gilbert, President, Nurses’ Professional Association of Australia (NPAA)

4:00PM | Undergoing an ATS implementation successfully through consistency
  • Overcoming HR decentralisation challenges through an ATS program that improve business functioning
  • Enhancing the user-experience and keeping your staff engaged through coaching from the talent team
  • Mastering stakeholder engagement through the process with continual engagement strategies and clear internal
    communications

 

Jacqui Gulczynski, General Manager Organisational Development and Talent, Hammond Care 

1:00PM-4:00PM | Workshop B: Upskilling your workforce to meet new care standards through increased engagement

The workforce recommendations made by the Aged Care Royal Commission means providers need strategies for upskilling their current workforce. This workshop will delve into upskilling opportunities that facilitate a skilled and sustainable staff base. Attend this session to uncover actionable strategies for supporting and valuing staff in their upskilling journey. 

 

This collaborative workshop will give attendees practical tools and strategies for: 

 

  • Communicating to your workforce the necessity and methodology of upskilling  
  • Supporting your staff as they further their careers and deepen their knowledge of their role 
  • Enabling your staff to build upon their aged care qualifications, learn how-to take on more responsibilities and work towards leadership roles   
  • Assisting experienced professionals to share their skills and knowledge with newer staff  
  • Maximising government-provided resources when upskilling rural communities and introducing skilled migrants  

 

Facilitator:

Lauren Knight, National Learning Partnerships Manager, Calvary Health Care  

9:00AM–12:00PM | Workshop A: Improving the diversity of your workforce to maximise the wellbeing of your residents and workers

Aged Care leaders need updated frameworks that accommodate the needs and preferences of modern and diverse human workforces. This session will explore how you can implement values such as belonging, tolerance and inclusion into your workforce strategy. Attend this workshop to discover strategies for achieving LGBTI and gender-diverse representation in your workforce when building an organisation that is inclusive and respectful.

 

Attendees to this workshop will learn how to:  

  • Onboard workers from CALD backgrounds, the LGBTQI and First Nations community  
  • Meet the requirements outlined by the 1997 Aged Care Act by establishing programs that meet the needs and requirements of employees from diverse backgrounds   
  • Implement a successful Aged Care Diversity Framework which allows leadership to embed all kinds of diversity into their workforce architecture and bring consumers and carers along in the process
4:30PM | Focusing on the ‘culture’ in people and culture to improve your HR function
  • Engaging with culture over policy to upgrade your retention strategy  
  • Meaningfully using survey platforms to improve the culture of your organisation  
  • Facilitating a positive culture in your organisation by prioritising leadership initiatives   
  • Addressing the gaps in your HR mechanical infrastructure to increase employee experience

 

Sylvia Powell, Executive Manager People and Culture, Resthaven SA 

9:00AM | Opening Keynote: Partnering with technology to solve complex workforce challenges in your organisation
  • Centralising and improving your talent acquisition and onboarding service delivery with the introduction of technology   
  • Mastering change resistance and fatigue with talent that can facilitate and realise the digital transformation   
  • Why 2023 is the perfect time to review your digital partners and process efficiencies 

 

Melanie Fisher, Head of People and Culture, Baptcare 

2:30PM | Using your data to drive successful decision-making in human resources
  • Understanding the role of data in human resources and overcoming fears to drive change and streamline processes    
  • Making the business case for data-literacy in your human workforce to improve HR processes  
  • Assessing approaches for cleaning, managing and governing your data so leadership can make decisions that ease HR challenges    
  • Using your data to predict the behaviour of your workforce and identify gaps to provide higher quality care

 

Jim Toohey, Director, Trilogy Care
Virtual

2:30PM | Utilising robotics in your facility to address workforce challenges
  • Implementing robotic systems to automate repetitive tasks that put your caregivers at risk of injury
  • Exploring how robots can improve the sustainability of your organisation
  • Accelerating the adoption of robots into your workforce through involving staff from the outset

 

Lee Martin, Chief Executive Officer, Tanunda Lutheran Home

12:00PM | Case Study: Mastering all stages of the workforce digital transformation to improve care standards
  • Overcoming technological adoption challenges through stakeholder engagement, program management and future-proofing initiatives   
  • Exploring how an integrated HRIS system can solve pertinent workforce challenges and drive efficiencies   
  • Identifying how the digital transformation will lead to the continuous growth of your organisation   

 

Lee Robinson, Head of Employee Experience and Talent, Bolton Clarke 

11:30AM | Panel Discussion: Supporting your staff through workplace changes to improve aged care service outcomes
  • Supporting your staff through workplace reform by explaining the rationale for the change 
  • Reinventing services without disenfranchising staff who want the traditional ways of work  
  • Assessing methods for effectively communicating organisational structure and roster changes 

 

Panellists:

Michael Woodhouse, Executive Director, Disability, Ageing and Caring, The Benevolent Society 

 

Sylvia Powell, Executive Manager People and Culture, Resthaven SA  

 

Melanie Fisher, Head of People and Culture, Baptcare 

10:00AM | Panel Discussion: Managing stress at the manager and executive level to maintain workforce relations
  • Assessing proven methodologies for lowering stress levels at the management level to continue successful delivery 
  • Acknowledging the importance of developing a positive mindset to prevent burnout and persistent fatigue  
  • Understanding the importance of work-life balance to keep senior leadership positive and productive   
  • Improving relations between workers and management through worker representation at board meetings and facilitating worker input during decision-making 

 

Panellists:

 

Stephen Becsi OAM, Chief Executive Officer, Apollo Care

 

Lee Martin, Chief Executive Officer, Tunundra Lutheran Home  

 

Tamara Paton, General Manager – Human Resources, Vasey RSL Care 

9:30AM | Case Study: Making your mission your point of difference to increase retention rates
  • Connecting your staff to the mission of your organisation through education  
  • Building a retainment strategy through uncovering and leveraging the mission of your organisation   
  • Linking your EVP to your employee experience strategy to lower turnover rates

 

Tamara Paton, General Manager – Human Resources, Vasey RSL Care 

9:00AM | Case Study: Developing an authentic employee value proposition to retain your team
  • Connecting your team to the purpose of your organisation to improve employee job satisfaction  
  • Surveying methods for communicating the purpose of your organisation to attract talent   
  • Incorporating identity building into your human resources strategy through staff recognition and leadership training initiatives

 

Nathan Klinge, Chief Executive Officer, RSL Care SA

5:00PM | Sponsored Champagne Roundtable Discussions
  • Roundtable 1: Achieving transparency in client care management

 

Andrew Lee, Head of Operations, ShiftCare

 

Neil Jamieson, Head of Sales, ShiftCare

 

  • Roundtable 2: Building workforce resilience through quantifiable solutions

 

  • Roundtable 3: Implementing workforce development and training programs that yield results

 

  • Roundtable 4: Improving your quality of care through the digital transformation

 

  • Roundtable 5: Delivering better outcomes by centralising your HR function

 

  • Roundtable 6: Enhancing the efficiency of your workforce through data-driven decision making
4:30PM | Case Study: Attracting your executives and managers through unique employee value propositions
  • Putting effort into Management EVPs that work to retain talent   
  • Developing a successful EVP strategy through defining targets and developing a culture managers don’t want to leave  
  • Building an environment where executives can thrive, not just survive, to improve workplace morale   
  • Encouraging high performance from your managers while being flexible to foster a productive work culture  

 

Jason Binder, Managing Director, RESPECT 

5:00PM | Case Study: Assessing recruitment strategies in a tough labour market to meet AN-ACC requirements
  • Overcoming labour shortages through enabling unqualified workers pathways into the sector    
  • Partnering with public institutions and relaxing certificate 3 requirements to appeal to younger demographics   
  • Renewing and establishing new relationships with local communities to attract talent   

 

Rad Popowicz, Talent Acquisition Manager – Aged Care, The Salvation Army 

4:00PM | Case Study: Solving culture issues through a dual focus on workforce psychology and digitisation
  • Exploring the concept of “learned helplessness” and methods for overcoming this phenomenon so your workforce can
    increase their psychological resilience
  • Measuring, observing and influencing behavioural outputs through specific strategies that will improve the
    performance of your organisation
  • Continuing to operate through ‘disruptive’ behaviour that will lower turnover and increase your accreditation score

 

Co-presenters:

 

Stephen Becsi OAM, Chief Executive Officer, Apollo Care  

 
Sue Jauncey, Chief Executive Office/Founder, Apellon  

3:00PM | Case Study: Continuously improving your workforce strategy through innovation to attract and retain talent
  • Embedding CX principles in your EVP to improve turnover rates   
  • Building a future-ready workforce through leveraging technology   
  • Making data-driven decisions to build a holistic workforce strategy   

 

Co-presenters:

Melissa Duffey, General Manager, People, Feros Care  

 

Sarah Cochrane, Head of Organisational Capability, Feros Care 

2:00PM | Panel Discussion: Operationalising workforce delivery reforms through provider-to-provider sharing
  • Responding to the onslaught of change through dynamic and innovative approaches that are budget-friendly 
  • Sharing common workforce challenges with peers to increase collaboration across the sector and uncover innovative compliance strategies  
  • Learning from each other’s failures and encouraging success across the board to successfully operationalise workforce reforms 

 

Panellists:

Tim Humphries, Chief Executive Officer, Homestyle Aged Care Services  

 

Penelope Batman, Executive Leader People and Culture, Warrigal 

3:00PM | Developing an employee-centric approach to solve workforce challenges
  • Getting the early stages correct when overhauling your current EVP
  • Conducting interviews with employees and involving stakeholders to aid decision-making
  • Understanding the changes to the labour pool and what that means for HR strategies

 

Yvette McDonald, Chief People and Customer Officer, Anglicare

2:30PM | Case Study: Developing programs that enable participants a soft-entry into Aged Care
  • Reaching new demographics like high school and university students through the provision of part-time work and
    pathways to full-time work
  • Building unique onboarding programs designed to engage young people using technology and experimental learning
  • Engaging with existing workers to provide input so the program can be continuously improved

 

Penelope Batman, Executive Leader People and Culture, Warrigal 

12:00PM | Case Study: Re-thinking your workforce architecture to build a dynamic and innovative organisation
  • Succeeding through systematic change by rethinking employment conditions    
  • Exploring new workforce design models that improve your Employee Value Proposition (EVP) and attract fresh talent   
  • Preparing for the future Aged Care Workforce through a focus on culture and training

 

Michael Woodhouse, Executive Director, Disability, Ageing and Caring, The Benevolent Society 

11:30AM | Case Study: Meeting the care minutes and 24/7 on-call RN nurse requirements by October through workforce opportunities
  • Assessing why dynamic and innovative ideas are key to successfully meeting the Government’s ever-changing
    regulatory pressures
  • Centering care for residents in an evolving environment to continue operating effectively
  • Valuing all team members who provide care, regardless of the care minute definitions, to improve staff engagement

 

Tim Humphries, Chief Executive Officer, Homestyle Aged Care Services

10:30AM | Reserved Platinum Sponsored Session

10:00AM | Case Study: Updating your learning and development framework to address workforce challenges
  • Recruiting for attributes and training for skills to attract and retain your “unicorn” staff members
  • Attracting talent in an agile way through targeted ads to receive a smarter match
  • Achieving low turnover rates by offering flexible work and promising a career where you can make a difference

 

Christina Harlamb, Chief Executive Officer, Focus Care

Katie Brown, General Manager Home Services, Focus Care

Aged Care Financial Sustainability
9:00AM | Keynote: Developing innovative care models to deliver holistic and collaborative care approaches
  • Innovating within aged care to develop alternative care models that emphasis customer-centricity, re-ablement, social inclusion and integrated care 
  • Understanding and identifying the ways in which existing care models can be adapted to give older Australians more autonomy in a less clinical environment 
  • How does a model of “Care and Engagement impact on Care Minutes 
  • Developing alternative approaches to care that encompass an individual’s entire care environment and wellbeing

 

Gaynor Squillaciotti, Chief Operating Officer, Southern Cross Care

Jacqui Quirke, Engagement and Purposeful Living Manager, Southern Cross Care 

1:00PM – 4:00PM | Workshop D: Embedding a culture of continuous improvement into aged care service delivery and governance

Plans for continuous improvement are a critical part of taking a proactive approach towards compliance systematically and sustainably. If done correctly, it can be a valuable opportunity for service providers to assess, monitor and improve the quality of services and care, however, it’s important that it’s approached and developed in a way that doesn’t reduce it to a regulatory burden.

 

This interactive workshop will give attendees practical tools and strategies to:

 

  • Develop a results-focused approach towards quality, that can be demonstrated through outcomes
  • Engage organisational stakeholders to collaborate and co-operate in the process of continuous improvement
  • Assess your organisational performance and identify areas for improvement
  • Involve consumers in the process of improvement

 

Workshop Facilitator:

 

Marissa Sandler, Chief Executive Officer, Careseekers 

9:00AM – 12:00PM | Workshop C: Strengthening consumer collaboration and engagement to drive quality outcomes in aged care

Extensive collaboration with consumers, and older Australians is an essential component of service design and delivery, without which customer-centricity and person-centered care is impossible to achieve. Whilst evidence has repeatedly shown linked better outcomes with increased participation of consumers in their care, it’s important for service providers to effectively engage with older Australians not just to respond to requests, but to share decisions, understand what is important to people, adapt service delivery to improve consumer experience and increase independence.  

 

Attendees to this workshop will learn how to:  

 

  • Develop and foster strong consumer relationships to facilitate improved care outcomes 
  • Tailoring co-design and consumer engagement to encourage participation from diverse consumers 
  • Identify strategies and tools for engaging with consumers and how these can be applied to the aged care context
  • Encourage consumers to be more involved and accountable in decisions regarding their care

 

Workshop Facilitator:

 

Jacinta Rowe, Quality Assurance Manager, St Andrews’ Care 

2:30PM | Leveraging organisational capabilities to differentiate your organisation and remain competitive
  • Assessing your organisation’s operations and the impacts of ongoing legislation in it the short- and long-term 
  • Identifying priorities within your organisation’s functions and appropriately funding them 
  • Focusing on specific segments of your audiences or services, or increasing the breadth of your service offerings to differentiate and position your organisation in the market 
  • Defining your organisation’s unique value proposition to boost your organisation’s competitiveness 

 

Faye Spiteri OAM, Chief Executive Officer, Fronditha Care 

2:00PM | Developing alternative revenue streams to increase cash flow and enhance the profitability of your organisation
  • Innovating to identify low risk, alternative revenue streams with low implementation costs to decrease risk associated with a single revenue source 
  • Utilising strategic innovation and expanded wellbeing focuses to create alternative, sustainable sources of income 
  • Reviewing opportunities for vertical integration with smaller service providers to broaden your service offerings and revenue streams 

 

Janet Muir, Chief Executive Officer, RSL Lifecare

12:30PM | Providing financially sustainable aged care services in regional and remote areas
  • Addressing challenges to financial sustainability for aged care providers that are unique to regional and rural areas who are part of a large multi-site organisation 
  • How do you take a Metro centric model and adapt it to fit regional and remote areas? 
  • Developing strategies to account for fluctuating cash flow into your organisation  
  • Coordinating the delivery of allied health services and other professional nursing staff, for integrated care in rural and remote areas  
  • Navigating additional challenges to delivering aged care in remote areas including a lack of infrastructure, limited access to public transport and reduced opportunities for social interaction  

 

David Fisher, Executive Director Corporate Services, Juniper Aged Care

12:00PM | Remaining financially viable under the current reform agenda
  • Ensuring that your organisation’s strategy, governance, and financial sustainability strategies are working in unison to maximise their impacts 
  • Developing a financial sustainability strategy that allows for flexibility to regulatory and market changes 
  • Innovating to develop new ways to measure and achieve sustainable financial and non-financial ROI for your investment

 

Fabio Maya, Chief Executive Officer, Signature Care 

10:00AM | Panel Discussion: Co-designing care management with older Australians and examining its role in residential and in-home care
  • Accurately assessing Older Australians’ eligibility for care management proportionate to their needs  
  • Developing care management plans that support continuity of care and are flexible and responsive enough to adapt to changing requirements and circumstances 
  • Applying safeguards and monitoring to manage the risks associated with self-care whilst allowing consumers to benefit from the autonomy this provides 
  • Creating processes and systems that establish clear accountability in circumstances where multiple providers are involved in a consumer’s care

 

Panellists:

 

Fabio Maya, Chief Executive Officer, Signature Care

 

Gaynor Squillacioti, Chief Operating Officer, Southern Cross Care

 

Catherine Hughes, Chief Operating Officer, Life Care 

9:30AM | Reserved Platinum Sponsored Session

2:30PM | Panel Discussion: Creating a holistic and integrated corporate and clinical governance framework
  • Developing strategies and frameworks that holistically review and address both corporate and clinical risks 
  • Ensuring positive corporate and clinical outcomes by embedding clinical governance within your corporate governance structure 
  • Creating well-designed systems that deliver, monitor and account for the quality and safety of aged care

 

Panellists:

 

Janet Muir, Chief Executive Officer, RSL Lifecare

 

Lynn Bailey, Director Seniors’ Communities, Fresh Hope Communities

 

Lana Richards, Executive General Manager, Uniting 

2:00PM | Case Study: Facilitating engagement between older Australians, board members and management to drive improved outcomes
  • Engaging widely and extensively with consumers to design services and evaluate their effectiveness 
  • Creating systems and processes to obtain and act on feedback from consumers 
  • Putting together a consumer advisory panel to deepen your organisation’s engagement with older Australians

 

Lynn Bailey, Director Seniors’ Communities, Fresh Hope Communities 

11:30AM | Case Study: How to tackle the challenges and risks of governance through a period of rapid reform
  • Identifying and addressing strengths, weaknesses and gaps in your organisation’s governance 
  • Examining what best practice governance in aged care looks like amidst the rising bar for governance and risk 
  • Meeting the increasing governance expectations of consumers, regulators and communities 
  • Developing a standardised and consistent approach towards governance, risk and compliance

 

Veronica Jamison, Chief Executive Officer, Shepparton Retirement Villages 

12:30PM | Case Study: Moving from a compliance mindset towards a culture and mindset of continuous improvement
  • Embedding a systematic, ongoing plan for continuous improvement into your organisational culture 
  • Understanding and considering the needs of consumers while developing a continuous improvement plan to identify areas of focus 
  • Achieving improvement through planned steps and by regular monitoring and evaluation of progress 
  • Standardising improvements that are made to ensure that change is sustainable 

 

Melissa Simpson, Chief Experience Officer, Feros Care 

10:00AM | Panel Discussion: Assessing the aged care landscape and the path going forward

Developed in partnership with the Australian Government Department of Health, this panel will bring together heads of various divisions within the department to update the aged care sector on ongoing and upcoming reforms of importance. You will hear about:

 

  • A review of upcoming legislation changes and what the aged care sector can expect 
  • Navigating the impact of recent and upcoming legislation changes on service delivery  
  • Leveraging regulation to ensure that older Australians are placed at the centre of service delivery

Jasmine Snow,
Director Support at Home Reform, Home and Residential Division Department of Health and Ageing

Caroline Turnour, Assistant Secretary Harmonisation and Regulatory Strategy Quality Assurance Division, Department of Health and Ageing


Eliza Strapp,
First Assistant Secretary Market and Workforce Division, Australian Department of Health

9:00AM | Opening Keynote: Rethinking what aged care can be through innovative service delivery and utilisation of technology
  • Developing a model of living and care that re-enables residents and does not focus solely on diagnosis 
  • Supporting and encouraging residents to perform day-to-day tasks to increase independence  
  • Leveraging technology to safely increase the freedom of access and privacy of older Australians 
  • Navigating the challenges associated with more non-traditional models of care and service delivery
     

Natasha Chadwick, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, New Direction Care

Justin Chadwick, Operations Manager, New Direction Care 

8:40AM | Welcome to Country

Uncle Allen Madden, Gadigal Elder 

Aged Care Tech
9:00AM | Keynote: Developing innovative care models to deliver holistic and collaborative care approaches
  • Innovating within aged care to develop alternative care models that emphasis customer-centricity, re-ablement, social inclusion and integrated care 
  • Understanding and identifying the ways in which existing care models can be adapted to give older Australians more autonomy in a less clinical environment 
  • How does a model of “Care and Engagement impact on Care Minutes 
  • Developing alternative approaches to care that encompass an individual’s entire care environment and wellbeing

 

Gaynor Squillaciotti, Chief Operating Officer, Southern Cross Care

Jacqui Quirke, Engagement and Purposeful Living Manager, Southern Cross Care 

3:00PM | Case Study: Bridging the gap between technology and the humans it’s built to serve
  • Building relationships between vendors and providers to fast track user-centered solutions
  • Getting the evidence you need to build your value proposition and business case
  • Implementing successfully by focusing on human factors

 

Fiona Telford-Sharp, Innovation Manager, ARIIA

2:30PM | Case Study: Upgrading your internal technology function when undergoing your digital transformation
  • Changing culture through technology that revolutionises existing organisational processes   
  • Adapting to the upcoming Support at Home reforms through digital systems that enhance service delivery   
  • Building a roadmap to achieve interoperability in your organisation through technology like sensored carpets, in-home devices and 24/7 patient monitoring platforms

 

Lauren Williams, General Manager Information and Systems, Independent and Assisted Living, Australian Unity 

2:00PM | Case Study: Modernising your data strategy
  • Moving up the maturity curve from operational reporting to getting real value & insights from data
  • Automating the provision of data sets to government
  • Creating a culture that values data and analytics to become a data driven organisation

 

Fiona Caldwell, Chief Information Officer, Estia Health

12:00PM | Case Study: Tech-enabled service delivery models that rely on automated machines – future or foundation?
  • Leveraging a tech-enabled service delivery transformation in a new world characterised by growing demand, workforce limitations and high tech expectations 
  • See how we can overcoming tech-hesitancy by emphasising how the automation of manual tasks would allow for more quality time between carers and residents 
  • Assess the upcoming technological landscape, such as virtual reality, dementia rainforests, nurse call systems, robotics, dashboards, AI tools, smart buildings, remote sensors, and telehealth systems that deliver high-quality services

 

Luke Greive, Chief Executive Officer, Infin8 Care

12:30PM | Collaborating for Success: Hear How Claro Partners with Mobility a Workforce Marketplace to Elevate Care for All
  • Utilising cutting-edge technology to tackle staffing needs with rapid, high-quality support worker placements
  • Navigating ever-changing compliance regulations while maintaining focus on resident care and meeting regulatory requirements
  • Reducing costs and enhancing worker quality with advanced platform features and human-verified processes

 

Penny Kee GAICD, Chief Executive Officer, Mobility

 

Antonia Albanese, Chief Executive Officer, Zenitas Australia

11:30AM | Panel discussion: Utilising AI, ML, and automation to support a digital transformation
  • Using predictive analytics to gain insights about residents at risk of deterioration, so that preventive frameworks can be implemented
  • Establishing strategic objectives that guide your implementation of AI, including making correct investment, technology, and expertise decisions
  • Applying advanced cloud-based technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT), to turn data into actionable insights
  • Moving beyond reporting to predictive analytics, going up the stack, and getting your business out of Excel and into an automated system

 

Panellists:

 

Paul Ostrowski, Chief Executive Officer, Care Connect

 

Maria Paz, Chief Information Officer, Villa Maria Catholic Homes (VMCH)

 

Fiona Telford-Sharp, Innovation Manager, ARIIA

 

Glen Smith, Chief Technology Officer, Hammond Care

3:00PM | Case Study: Evolving your organisation by mastering the three pillars of people, processes and technology
  • Guaranteeing growth and innovation by making business solutions your first priority 
  • Aligning your people with the values of your organisation and enabling their progress with the right technological tools  
  • Implementing value-add technology after re-building your core systems

 

Johny Agotnes, Chief Information Officer, Bolton Clarke

2:30PM | Case Study: Achieving a fully integrated IT system that handles all stages of the operational process
  • Changing your proprietary systems so your business can cater for future growth  
  • Identifying and overcoming your pain points to achieve data visibility and the automation of inefficient and manual processes   
  • Mapping each stage of the process and focusing on the outcomes for both customers and staff to figure out the “why” of your digital project  
  • Growing your business four-fold through the implementation of a successful digital transformation

 

Michael Hall, Chief Executive Officer, Regal Home Health

2:00PM | Case Study: Delivering digital transformation in the real world
  • Understanding the government’s aged care technology roadmap through strategic engagement  
  • Embedding change management in your digital strategy through stakeholder feedback   
  • Successfully performing UX post-technological implementation to guarantee user-centricity

 

Fay Flevaras, First Assistant Secretary Digital Transformation and Delivery, Department of Health and Aged Care

11:30AM | Case Study: Developing and operationalising a successful digital strategy
  • Aligning your organisation’s values, philosophy, and intended outcomes with your digital strategy 
  • Understanding the true purpose of a digital transformation and how to approach developing your strategy 
  • Continuously revisiting your care metrics to evaluate whether your technology genuinely facilitates a better quality of care 
  • Understanding the complexity and relationships between data, process, people and technology

 

John Sutherland, Chief Information Officer, HammondCare

12:00PM | Panel Discussion: Overcoming challenges experienced when embarking on a digital transformation
  • Overcoming legacy systems such as outdated technological infrastructure and incompatible operating models by retooling existing IT infrastructure and architecting new IT infrastructure 
  • Guiding the implementation of innovative technology with the help of a strong governance committee 
  • Navigating the challenges of high fiscal constraints by making the business case to your CIO to invest in a technology roadmap 
  • Building a successful change management strategy by attaining buy-in from all stakeholders

 

Pannelists:

 

Lauren Williams, General Manager Business Systems Home Health, Australian Unity

 

Toby Kell, Team Leader IT Systems and Cloud, Baptcare

 

Maria Paz, Chief Information Officer, Villa Maria Catholic Homes (VMCH)

9:00AM – 12:00PM | Workshop C: Strengthening consumer collaboration and engagement to drive quality outcomes in aged care

Extensive collaboration with consumers, and older Australians is an essential component of service design and delivery, without which customer-centricity and person-centered care is impossible to achieve. Whilst evidence has repeatedly shown linked better outcomes with increased participation of consumers in their care, it’s important for service providers to effectively engage with older Australians not just to respond to requests, but to share decisions, understand what is important to people, adapt service delivery to improve consumer experience and increase independence.  

 

Attendees to this workshop will learn how to:  

 

  • Develop and foster strong consumer relationships to facilitate improved care outcomes 
  • Tailoring co-design and consumer engagement to encourage participation from diverse consumers 
  • Identify strategies and tools for engaging with consumers and how these can be applied to the aged care context
  • Encourage consumers to be more involved and accountable in decisions regarding their care

 

Workshop Facilitator:

 

Jacinta Rowe, Quality Assurance Manager, St Andrews’ Care 

10:00AM | Panel Discussion: Co-designing care management with older Australians and examining its role in residential and in-home care
  • Accurately assessing Older Australians’ eligibility for care management proportionate to their needs  
  • Developing care management plans that support continuity of care and are flexible and responsive enough to adapt to changing requirements and circumstances 
  • Applying safeguards and monitoring to manage the risks associated with self-care whilst allowing consumers to benefit from the autonomy this provides 
  • Creating processes and systems that establish clear accountability in circumstances where multiple providers are involved in a consumer’s care

 

Panellists:

 

Fabio Maya, Chief Executive Officer, Signature Care

 

Gaynor Squillacioti, Chief Operating Officer, Southern Cross Care

 

Catherine Hughes, Chief Operating Officer, Life Care 

9:30AM | Reserved Platinum Sponsored Session

10:00AM | Panel Discussion: Assessing the aged care landscape and the path going forward

Developed in partnership with the Australian Government Department of Health, this panel will bring together heads of various divisions within the department to update the aged care sector on ongoing and upcoming reforms of importance. You will hear about:

 

  • A review of upcoming legislation changes and what the aged care sector can expect 
  • Navigating the impact of recent and upcoming legislation changes on service delivery  
  • Leveraging regulation to ensure that older Australians are placed at the centre of service delivery

Jasmine Snow,
Director Support at Home Reform, Home and Residential Division Department of Health and Ageing

Caroline Turnour, Assistant Secretary Harmonisation and Regulatory Strategy Quality Assurance Division, Department of Health and Ageing


Eliza Strapp,
First Assistant Secretary Market and Workforce Division, Australian Department of Health

9:00AM | Opening Keynote: Rethinking what aged care can be through innovative service delivery and utilisation of technology
  • Developing a model of living and care that re-enables residents and does not focus solely on diagnosis 
  • Supporting and encouraging residents to perform day-to-day tasks to increase independence  
  • Leveraging technology to safely increase the freedom of access and privacy of older Australians 
  • Navigating the challenges associated with more non-traditional models of care and service delivery
     

Natasha Chadwick, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, New Direction Care

Justin Chadwick, Operations Manager, New Direction Care 

8:40AM | Welcome to Country

Uncle Allen Madden, Gadigal Elder 

Care Models and Customer Experience
9:00AM | Keynote: Developing innovative care models to deliver holistic and collaborative care approaches
  • Innovating within aged care to develop alternative care models that emphasis customer-centricity, re-ablement, social inclusion and integrated care 
  • Understanding and identifying the ways in which existing care models can be adapted to give older Australians more autonomy in a less clinical environment 
  • How does a model of “Care and Engagement impact on Care Minutes 
  • Developing alternative approaches to care that encompass an individual’s entire care environment and wellbeing

 

Gaynor Squillaciotti, Chief Operating Officer, Southern Cross Care

Jacqui Quirke, Engagement and Purposeful Living Manager, Southern Cross Care 

1:00PM – 4:00PM | Workshop D: Embedding a culture of continuous improvement into aged care service delivery and governance

Plans for continuous improvement are a critical part of taking a proactive approach towards compliance systematically and sustainably. If done correctly, it can be a valuable opportunity for service providers to assess, monitor and improve the quality of services and care, however, it’s important that it’s approached and developed in a way that doesn’t reduce it to a regulatory burden.

 

This interactive workshop will give attendees practical tools and strategies to:

 

  • Develop a results-focused approach towards quality, that can be demonstrated through outcomes
  • Engage organisational stakeholders to collaborate and co-operate in the process of continuous improvement
  • Assess your organisational performance and identify areas for improvement
  • Involve consumers in the process of improvement

 

Workshop Facilitator:

 

Marissa Sandler, Chief Executive Officer, Careseekers 

9:00AM – 12:00PM | Workshop C: Strengthening consumer collaboration and engagement to drive quality outcomes in aged care

Extensive collaboration with consumers, and older Australians is an essential component of service design and delivery, without which customer-centricity and person-centered care is impossible to achieve. Whilst evidence has repeatedly shown linked better outcomes with increased participation of consumers in their care, it’s important for service providers to effectively engage with older Australians not just to respond to requests, but to share decisions, understand what is important to people, adapt service delivery to improve consumer experience and increase independence.  

 

Attendees to this workshop will learn how to:  

 

  • Develop and foster strong consumer relationships to facilitate improved care outcomes 
  • Tailoring co-design and consumer engagement to encourage participation from diverse consumers 
  • Identify strategies and tools for engaging with consumers and how these can be applied to the aged care context
  • Encourage consumers to be more involved and accountable in decisions regarding their care

 

Workshop Facilitator:

 

Jacinta Rowe, Quality Assurance Manager, St Andrews’ Care 

3:00PM | Case Study: Embracing individual-centric aged care through the Jimbelunga model of care
  • Delivering person-centered care that addresses the holistic cultural, spiritual and linguistic needs of older Australians  
  • Supporting your workforce to deliver culturally appropriate care to older Australians from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities 
  • Working in partnership with older CALD Australians and their families to increase access to information and determine their care preferences and needs 

 

Belinda Charles, Operations Manager Aged Care, Jimbelunga Aged Care 

2:00PM | Developing consumer engagement models to engage with older Australians and incorporate feedback
  • Co-designing processes and programs in consultation with older Australians to drive customer-centered care 
  • Identifying and utilising best practice strategies to make consumer engagement a priority and build consumer ability to engage with your organisation 
  • Designing feedback models that stimulate and encourage two-way interaction from the top to the bottom of your organisation

 

Panellists: 

 

Gabbie Budai, General Manager Client Experience & Marketing, Montefiore

Melissa Simpson, Chief Experience Officer, Feros Care

Belinda Charles, Operations Manager Aged Care, Jimbelunga Aged Care

Catherine Hughes, Chief Operating Officer, Life Care 

12:30PM | Case Study: Adapting work designs to deliver integrated care to older Australians
  • Delivering integrated and holistic care to older Australians through multidisciplinary teams, care management, thorough and ongoing assessment and effective case management 
  • Innovating to adapt work design and service models for the future of aged care 
  • Identifying the different phases of care and tailoring service delivery to ensure an increased focus on older Australians’ needs 
  • Leveraging technology to maximise customer-centricity at every stage of the consumer journey

 

Catherine Daley, Chief Executive Officer, integratedliving 

11:30AM | Designing service delivery by listening to older Australians as experts in their own care
  • Defining customer experience in aged care and maximising customer-centricity at every stage of the consumer journey  
  • Utilising consumer feedback to tailor service delivery and not just as a compliance activity 
  • Recognising the importance of staff engagement to achieve optimal customer experience 
  • Leveraging technology to maximise customer experience

 

Gabbie Budai, General Manager Client Experience and Marketing, Montefiore 

10:00AM | Panel Discussion: Co-designing care management with older Australians and examining its role in residential and in-home care
  • Accurately assessing Older Australians’ eligibility for care management proportionate to their needs  
  • Developing care management plans that support continuity of care and are flexible and responsive enough to adapt to changing requirements and circumstances 
  • Applying safeguards and monitoring to manage the risks associated with self-care whilst allowing consumers to benefit from the autonomy this provides 
  • Creating processes and systems that establish clear accountability in circumstances where multiple providers are involved in a consumer’s care

 

Panellists:

 

Fabio Maya, Chief Executive Officer, Signature Care

 

Gaynor Squillacioti, Chief Operating Officer, Southern Cross Care

 

Catherine Hughes, Chief Operating Officer, Life Care 

9:30AM | Reserved Platinum Sponsored Session

3:00PM | Case Study: How Glenview Community Services utilised small house living to support older Australians living with dementia
  • Understanding and implementing best practice models of Dementia Care 
  • Utilising technology to improve quality of life and clinical outcomes of older Australians living with dementia 
  • Leveraging innovation and design to improve the lives of older Australians and their families

 

Damien Jacobs, Chief Executive Officer, Glenview Community Services 

2:30PM | Case Study: Daring to do dementia differently – Standing in our stories and doing dementia care well
  • Approaching and addressing unmet needs for people living with dementia 
  • Creative solutions and strategies to the unmet needs of people living with dementia 
  • Equipping carers with the ability to care for older Australians with dementia  
  • Who do we look after- carers, families or people living with dementia?

 

Tamar Krebs, Founder and Director, Group Homes Australia 

11:30AM | Panel Discussion: Innovating within aged care to drive improved outcomes and customer-centricity
  • Allowing innovation to flourish in a highly regulated and risk-averse environment 
  • Understanding the current barriers to innovation in aged care and fostering a culture that encourages calculated risk taking 
  • Aligning innovation with both the needs of Older Australians and your overall organisational strategy

 

Panellists:

 

Alwyn Blayse, Chief Executive Officer, Allied Aged Care

 

Tamar Krebs, Founder and Director, Group Homes Australia

 

Saviour Buhagiar, Executive Director of Aged Care, Director of Seniors’ Services, Uniting 

12:00PM | Driving a culture of quality and safety in aged care
  • Creating systems, processes and an organisational culture that are in line with and support compliance with the new Code of Conduct 
  • Developing systems and processes to ensure that aged care workers are adequately trained and supported to meet the requirements of the code 
  • Monitoring and reviewing the performance of your staff and effectively dealing with incidents in a timely manner

 

Dr Rosy Walia, Chief Executive Officer, Multicultural Care 

12:30PM | Case Study: Moving from a compliance mindset towards a culture and mindset of continuous improvement
  • Embedding a systematic, ongoing plan for continuous improvement into your organisational culture 
  • Understanding and considering the needs of consumers while developing a continuous improvement plan to identify areas of focus 
  • Achieving improvement through planned steps and by regular monitoring and evaluation of progress 
  • Standardising improvements that are made to ensure that change is sustainable 

 

Melissa Simpson, Chief Experience Officer, Feros Care 

10:00AM | Panel Discussion: Assessing the aged care landscape and the path going forward

Developed in partnership with the Australian Government Department of Health, this panel will bring together heads of various divisions within the department to update the aged care sector on ongoing and upcoming reforms of importance. You will hear about:

 

  • A review of upcoming legislation changes and what the aged care sector can expect 
  • Navigating the impact of recent and upcoming legislation changes on service delivery  
  • Leveraging regulation to ensure that older Australians are placed at the centre of service delivery

Jasmine Snow,
Director Support at Home Reform, Home and Residential Division Department of Health and Ageing

Caroline Turnour, Assistant Secretary Harmonisation and Regulatory Strategy Quality Assurance Division, Department of Health and Ageing


Eliza Strapp,
First Assistant Secretary Market and Workforce Division, Australian Department of Health

9:00AM | Opening Keynote: Rethinking what aged care can be through innovative service delivery and utilisation of technology
  • Developing a model of living and care that re-enables residents and does not focus solely on diagnosis 
  • Supporting and encouraging residents to perform day-to-day tasks to increase independence  
  • Leveraging technology to safely increase the freedom of access and privacy of older Australians 
  • Navigating the challenges associated with more non-traditional models of care and service delivery
     

Natasha Chadwick, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, New Direction Care

Justin Chadwick, Operations Manager, New Direction Care 

8:40AM | Welcome to Country

Uncle Allen Madden, Gadigal Elder 

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Australian Federal Police

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International Cyber Policy Adviser

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