{"id":14325,"date":"2021-12-16T23:00:04","date_gmt":"2021-12-16T23:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=14325"},"modified":"2021-12-16T23:00:04","modified_gmt":"2021-12-16T23:00:04","slug":"more-than-100-million-invested-to-improve-aged-care-service-delivery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2021\/12\/16\/more-than-100-million-invested-to-improve-aged-care-service-delivery\/","title":{"rendered":"More than $100 million invested to improve aged care service delivery"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Morrison Government today announces an additional $22 million to ensure senior Australians can access sustainable, high-quality residential care, under a new round of funding through the Business Improvement Fund (BIF).
\nMinister for Aged Care and Senior Australians, Richard Colbeck, said latest investment underlined the Government\u2019s commitment to strengthen the business framework for providers across the country.
\nThe Morrison Government invested in nearly 200 residential aged care providers through the first round of the BIF to improve service delivery and viability and ensure the needs of senior Australians are met.
\nIt brings the total investment to more than $100 million since March 2020.
\nThis includes $26.8 million as part of an extended first round of the Business Improvement Fund to support an additional 54\u00a0providers, a majority of which are in regional and rural areas.
\n\u201cThe BIF provides grants to providers who may be facing financial challenges, particularly those located in regional, rural and remote areas,\u201d Minister Colbeck said.
\n\u201cImproving the financial stability of residential aged care enables providers to focus on what really matters, high quality care for their residents.\u201d
\nMasonic Care Tasmania CEO, Jackie Howard, said the organisation\u2019s residential aged care services, several located in regional Tasmania, has benefited significantly from support it received through the fund.
\n\u201cThis funding has brought us forward, at least a couple of years faster than if we had to do the improvements ourselves. It’s certainly taking this organisation to where it’s never been before,\u201d Ms\u00a0Howard said.
\n\u201cIt will allow us to have some robust core IT infrastructure across our residential aged care facilities. This will help us future proof the business,\u201d Ms Howard said.
\nMinister Colbeck said the Morrison Government is improving the sustainability of aged care to meet the demands of\u00a0a\u00a0competitive market aligned to\u00a0the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety final report recommendations.
\n\u201cOur investment and commitment to continue to support the sustainability of the aged care sector is about putting the needs of senior Australians front and centre.
\n\u201cThis investment will enable our diverse senior Australian community to access quality residential aged care no matter where they live,\u201d Minister Colbeck said.
\n\u201cAged care providers are also encouraged to use the Government\u2019s Business Advisory Service to gain free, independent and confidential business advice for improving operations, which will ultimately result in better services being delivered to consumers.\u201d
\nEligible providers can apply for the Business Improvement Fund to implement improved business strategies, as identified by the Business Advisory Service, such as restructuring business operations and upgrading of financial management or IT systems.
\nBusiness Improvement Fund applications are now open through\u00a0GrantConnect<\/a>.
\nToday’s funding announcement is part of the Australian Government’s Structural Adjustment Program, to improve operations and viability to meet the demands of a strengthened aged care market.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Morrison Government today announces an additional $22 million to ensure senior Australians can access sustainable, high-quality residential care, under a new round of funding through the Business Improvement Fund (BIF). Minister for Aged Care and Senior Australians, Richard Colbeck, said latest investment underlined the Government\u2019s commitment to strengthen the business framework for providers across … Continue reading “More than $100 million invested to improve aged care service delivery”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14325","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aussie"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14325","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14325"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14325\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14325"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14325"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14325"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}