The FEB ACQA Network Meeting will be held on Fri the Feb 5th at the Arkaba Hotel cmmencing at 1030am.

A speaker from Joanna Briggs will be attending to provide feedback on a proposed calloboration with ACQA.

A LEECARE network meeting will held following this meeting from 1500 - 1630.

Please advise Trish at quality@acqa.org.au if you will be attending.

The Aged Care Quality Association is pleased to be able to offer an audit service to both members and non members. ACQA now has a number of qualified registered external aged care assessors who can conduct independent audits against the Aged Care Accreditation Standards at residential aged care facilities.

Consultancy audits prepare the residential aged care facility for desk audits, site audits and review audits against Accreditation Standards conducted by the Aged care Standards and Accreditation Agency. It also provides other types of aged care facilities the opportunity to benchmark their care and services against the Aged Care Standards in preparation for their auditing process.

The major event for ACQA this year will be a forum.

The Aged Care Quality Association invites you to attend our free Aged Care Forum for 2009. ACQA is proud to sponsor an informative workshop of guest speakers that will be held at the Arkaba Hotel in Adelaide commencing at 09:30 am and finishing at 15:15pm on Friday 2nd October. The ACQA AGM will also be held at this meeting. Please see the attached Invitation and Registration brochure for further details. The Agenda can also be found in the Meetings Agenda folder. Feel free to pass this invitation on to colleagues who may also be interested in attending. Please register early to ensure your place.

Please be advised that the Aged Care Quality Association Inc Annual General Meeting for 2009, will be held on Friday 2nd October, 2009 at 1.00 pm at the Arkaba Hotel, 150 Glen Osmond Rd, Fullarton, SA.

In October, the Management Committee have decided to hold a forum where members have the opportunity to share your improvements that others might find interesting and useful.

The Committee are seeking members who are willing to share improvements in their homes that has resulted in improved care outcomes for residents.

The 2007 AGM was held at the ACQA Conference - Wipe out Pyjama Paralysis on the 12th October, 2007 at which the new committee was elected.

The Aged Care Quality Association 2007 bienniel conference - “Wipe out Pyjama Paralysis” held at the Arkaba Hotel in Adelaide on the 12th October, 2007 was a resounding success according to newly elected Chairperson, Terry Wilby.

Please be advised that the Aged Care Quality Association Inc Annual General Meeting for 2008, will be held on Friday 3rd October, 2008 at 10.30am at the Arkaba Hotel, 150 Glen Osmond Rd, Fullarton, SA.

I am pleased to announce that following the call for Expressions of Interest for the temporary part-time role of Chief Executive Officer, the Management Committee have appointed Darren Pike to the position.

The Aged Care Quality Association invites you to attend the National Biannual Conference - Wipe Out Pyjama Paralysis - to be held on 12th October, 2007 at the Arkaba Hotel in Adelaide.