Flinders University has been awarded the contract to develop the first stage of the Australian Government\u2019s new $34 million Aged Care Centre for Growth and Translation Research.
\nMinister for Aged Care and Senior Australians, Senator Richard Colbeck, said the centre, would draw on world best practice and examine new ways to deliver care for senior Australians, and training and education for aged care providers.
\nStage 1 will establish the model for the centre and set the research priorities for the first year of operation.
\n\u201cWe expect to see improvements in aged care practice, as well as workforce efficiencies and the use of technology to continue to improve aged care,\u201d Minister Colbeck said.
\n\u201cIt will promote workforce reforms based on evidence from research, provide an incubator to fast-track research into practice, and provide a forum to ensure that innovations can be taken up by the sector.\u201d
\nThe centre is one of the strategic actions from Australia\u2019s Aged Care Workforce Strategy \u2013 A\u00a0Matter of Care.
\nIt will be pivotal in enhancing and fast-tracking the reform required to ensure the delivery of quality aged care services.
\nMinister Colbeck said the centre\u2019s priorities will be informed by the findings from the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety and lessons learned through the COVID -19 pandemic.
\nIt comes on top of the 2020-21 Budget allocation of $10.3 million over three years for the Aged Care Industry Council to implement an aged care workforce strategy.
\nThe Council will be a significant partner in guiding the operation of the centre and disseminating its work to the sector.
\n\u201cOlder Australians deserve the best care possible, delivered by a skilled and capable workforce, using best-practice models of care and the latest technologies,\u201d Minister Colbeck said.
\nFollowing establishment of the model, a request for tender will be released seeking a consortia to establish and operate the Centre from early 2021. Australian Government funding will continue through to 30 June 2024.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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