Making support contacts work for you

You can benefit from our industry-focused one-day course so you can improve quality of aged care for residents. Just one day of your time to provide lasting improvements in the quality of care for residents. We can also deliver this one-day course in your home for your convenience at significantly lower costs.

This one-day course includes an overview of the accreditation process and methodology; helps management and staff effectively prepare for, and work with assessors, during announced and unannounced support contacts.

For more information please click one of the links below, call the education team on 1800 728 589 or email us at seminars@accreditation.org.au.

 
rcna

This seminar has been endorsed by APEC number 015041001 as authorised by Royal College of Nursing, Australia according to approved criteria.

This seminar offers 6 RCNA CNE points for participants. 

The seminar will provide participants with an understanding of:

  • the purpose, focus and process of support contacts
  • the essential roles of key people in the assessment process
  • how assessment modules are applied and may assist you with monitoring and analysing performance
  • the relationship between promoting high quality care and demonstrating compliance with the Accreditation Standards.

The seminar will help participants to:

  • identify how to effectively plan and prepare for announced support contact and prepare for an unannounced support contacts
  • prepare, educate and support staff for support contacts
  • effectively work with aged care quality assessors during support contacts
  • demonstrate compliance with the Accreditation Standards.

Ideal for:

  • senior managers / group manager / site managers
  • directors of nursing / directors of care / village managers
  • quality managers / coordinators
  • registered nurses.

Cost:
The cost to participants is $270 inc GST (includes seminar materials, meals and refreshments).
Five per cent discount applies to group registration of five or more.

Duration and period
The seminar is one day in duration from 9.00am to 5.00pm.
Registration commences at 8.30am.
Seminars will be held until June 2011.

Seminar dates and locations

New South Wales 
Canberra  8 December 2010
Wollongong 3 March 2011
Port Macquarie 12 May 2011
Liverpool 14 June 2011
Victoria/Tasmania 
Box Hill 25 March 2011
Box Hill  2 June 2011
Hobart 17 June 2011
Queensland 
Nambour  8 February 2011
Byron Bay 17 May 2011
Toowoomba 30 June 2011
South Australia 
Barossa 17 February 2011
Glen Osmond  9 May 2011
Western Australia 
Mt Claremont 10 February 2011
Bunbury  9 May 2011

Venue information
Subject to minimum numbers being reached, a confirmaiton letter including all venue information will be emailed or posted to registered participants by two weeks prior to the seminar dates to confirm the seminar is proceeding.

You may wish to consider attending this seminar at your organisation. Our facilitators can bring this seminar direct to your organisation. 

For more information on the Code of Practice, click here.

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