A fortnightly newseltter from National Director Claerwen Little.

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Introduction

• Somerville Community Services
• Northern Synod
• Final issue of Connecting

Random drug testing problematic

UnitingCare Australia Submission to the Review of the National Aged Care Quality Regulatory Process

Roadmap to healthy ageing vital for all our futures

Equally Well: Improving the physical health and wellbeing of people living with mental illness in Australia

Forntier Services makes it to final in Rural Hero Grant

Homeless Week - 'Action and Innovation'

Recent submisisons and media releases

Calendar

A fortnightly newsletter from Acting National Director Martin J. Cowling

• Introduction
• 25th Target UnitingCare Christmas Appeal aims to be best yet
• Stop the cuts to aged care funding update
• Halving homelessness think tank
• Submission on elder abuse
• Coca-Cola signs off for charity
• Recapturing Our Soul
• NDIS Housing Forum
• Fourth aged care workforce census and survey
• Tips for 'Intrepreneurs'
• Stories of child abuse
• Calendar

The UnitingCare network’s approach to older people is guided and informed by the United Nations Principles for Older Persons which focus on Independence, Participation, Care, Self-fulfilment and Dignity and by an overall safe church approach to ensure the protection of vulnerable people.

• Introduction
• Agedcare Funding update
• Campaign to reduce homelessness
• Social housing - Social cohesion and economic growth
• UnitingCare West celebrates 10 years
• Young dancer realises dream thanks to scholarship program
• Simpler system for government grants
• Visit to Kormilda College, Darwin
• Calendar

• Introduction
• UnitingCare Australia's National Committee and Networks
• Planning for Christmas Appeal
• "I'm not homeless anymore"
• Political meetings to address homelessness in Australia
• Data set for housing forum
• UnitingCare Australia's new website up soon
• Heads of church meeting
• Social Policy Network
• Aged Care Open Day
• Calendar

In this issue:

• Farewell message from Lin
• Introduction
• Campaign to halve homelessness by 2025
• Aged Care Forum: Sharing and Innovation
• Report on Disability Forum
• UnitingCare LifeAssist recognised for innovation
• Resthaven employs Australia's first specialist aged care palliative care nurse practitioner
• ReGen collaboration reaps rewards
• Calendar

• Introduction
• Strategic Priorities 2016-18
• 2 July Election
• Aged Care Innovation Forum
• Sprinboard's Adelaide launch
• Everyone benefits from early learning
• Reducing red tape
• Children Young People and Families (CYPF) Network meeting
• UnitingCare Australia joins homelessness campaign
• 2016 Housing Forum
• Disability Innovation Forum
• For your calendar

• Welcome to the first issue of Connecting!
• 2016 Budget: Tax cuts at the expense of health, aged care and disability
• The coming election
• Jenny Macklin - 20 years parliamentary service
• New Zealand conference on "Valuing People, Living Well"
• Social Policy Network meeting in Adelaide
• Major award won by Connections UnitingCare Victoria
• UnitingCare Victoria/Tasmania announces new structure
• Disability Innovation Forum
• Supporting Safe Schools
• For your calendar

UnitingCare Australia welcomes the opportunity to comment on the Second Draft Discussion Paper regarding the Accommodation Pricing Guidelines, Significant Refurbishment of residential Agedcare Services, Fees and Payments Principles 2013, Subsidy Principles 2013, Aged Care (Maximum Accommodation Payment
Amount) Determination 2013

UnitingCare Australia welcomes the opportunity to comment on the Dementia and Veterans’ Supplements in Aged Care Consultation Paper of April 2013. We welcome the recognition of the additional care needs of people with dementia and mental health issues receiving support from residential and home care services. The following comments and questions of clarification are provided on the Consultation Paper.