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Five resources that may be of interest to CHSP Providers - 23 November 2023.

* Report: Duty of care: Aged-care sector running on empty - This is the third report in CEDA’s series on the workforce challenge facing Australia’s aged-care sector. This report outlines the causes and flow-on effects of the worker shortage, in particular low wages, a lack of affordable housing and the impact on the healthcare system.

* Caring for older people in warmer weather – Home Care and CHSP - This Department of Health and Aged Care checklist is for home care and Commonwealth Home Support Programme (CHSP) providers. It has what to do before and during a heatwave.

* Progress Report: Implementation of the Recommendations of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety - The Interim Inspector-General of Aged Care prepared this preliminary assessment of the progress the Australian Government has made in implementing the changes recommended by the royal commission.

* Inclusive Engagement: Information about inclusion and engagement of particularly vulnerable or marginalised groups of our community - This toolkit was developed to support the inclusion and engagement of particularly vulnerable or marginalised groups of our community. Engagement is about communicating and interacting with people and involving them in planning and decision making.