Disrupt

Innovate

Thrive

Albury Entertainment Centre4 – 6 February 2018

www.lasa.asn.au

State Conference

2018

Tri-State

Invitation to attend

Disrupt

Innovate

Thrive

Albury Entertainment Centre4 – 6 February 2018

www.lasa.asn.au

State Conference

2018

Tri-StateTri-State Conference 20184-6 February 2018, Albury Entertainment Centre You are invited to attend the 2018 Leading Age Services Australia (LASA) Tri-State Conference: ‘Disrupt, Innovate & Thrive’.

Disruption is taking place across all industries, including the aged care sector. To thrive, business models must evolve and be more creative in their pursuit of quality, growth and new revenue streams.

LASA’s 2018 State conference program will provide practical solutions, empowering practitioners to deliver high quality, innovative aged care services that can thrive in a consumer-driven, market-based aged care system.

Presenters will draw on the latest research, case studies and insights from leaders in the field across the residential care, community care and retirement living sectors.

The conference also provides a great opportunity for delegates and suppliers to exchange ideas and learn about new products and services that will enhance the operation of their businesses.

Leading Age Services Australia (LASA) is the national peak body representing and supporting providers of age services. Our vision is to create a high performing, respected and sustainable age services industry delivering affordable, accessible, quality care and services for older Australians.

LASA represents its Members by advocating their views on issues of importance and supporting Members by providing information, services, training and events that enhance their performance and sustainability.

An industry event not to be missed, the 2018 Tri-State Conference & Exhibition will bring together over 300 age service professionals, leaders and specialists from across metropolitan and regional areas.

Monday 5 February 2018 – Day Two 8.40am Welcome to Day Two - Veronica Jamison, State Manager VIC & TAS & General Manager Member Support

Disruption & Innovation Chair: Rosetta Rosa, State Manager SA & NT

8.45am Disruption in aged care – how can you plan for this? Larry Quick, CEO, Resilient Futures

9.15am Dementia Friendly Communities – Two PerspectivesKorongee Complex & Heathcote Health – Proposed Dementia Village Model

Dan Douglass, CEO, Heathcote Health & Sandra Slatter, Community Representative, Steering CommitteeLucy O’Flaherty FAIM MAICD CEO, Glenview

10.00am Ubercare Renae Sullivan, General Manager, Ubercare

10.30am Morning Tea with Trade Exhibitors

Sunday 4 February 2018 – Day One

Getting Down to BusinessChair: Veronica Jamison, State Manager VIC & TAS & General Manager Member Support

2.30pm Conference Welcome Veronica Jamison, State Manager VIC & TAS & General Manager Member Support

2.40pm Welcome to Country Aunty Nancy Rooke

2.50pm CEO Update including Q&A Sean Rooney, CEO, LASA

3.10pm Past, present and future directions of aged care Grant Corderoy, Senior Partner, Stewart Brown

3.50pm Thriving in complexity and ambiguity Colin Pidd, Managing Director, Asia Pacific, Conversant

4.40pm Lessons from Regulatory Case Studies Ann Wunsch, Executive Director of Operations, Australian Aged Care Quality Agency

5.20pm Close of Day One

5.30pm Welcome Cocktail Reception Trade Exhibition Hall

7.00pm Focus Dinner – Partnerships and Collaboration Optional Attendance – Tickets $90

Don Tidbury, Macedon Ranges Health & Chris Karagiannis, General Manager - Strategy, Infrastructure and Housing, Benetas

LASA Tri-State State Conference 2018

Concurrent Streams Residential Home Care Retirement Living and

Seniors HousingChair: Sharyn McIlwain Principal Advisor Residential Aged Care

Chair: Troy Speirs, Principal Advisor, Home Care

Chair: Paul Murphy, Principal Advisor Retirement Living

2.00pm Problems with Probate - are you having trouble?Sabine Phillips, Gadens

Home Care and experience of providers since the changes.Panel: Nick McDonald, CEO, Prestige in Home CareMichelle Lewis, CEO MECWACare Fonda Voukelatos, General Manager Strategy & Business Development, Corporate Services, Uniting Age Well

State of PlayThe last 12 months has seen unprecedented change to the retirement living sector with numerous State based enquiries and legislative reform. Paul Murphy, LASA’s Principal Advisor for Retirement Living and Seniors Housing will give a sector ‘State of Play’ and highlight some of the significant legislative amendments and the impact on operators.Paul Murphy, Principal Advisor Retirement Living

2.30pm Significant Refurbishment: Fair Game? - A Review of Its Implementation So FarJohn Engeler, Executive Manager Asset & Property Services, SummitCare & Strategic improvements to residential aged care buildingsNick Seemann, Director, constructive dialogue architects

Your retirement Village – The new aged care frontier (Panel Session)Are RV’s the answer to the future shortage of RAC places? Can we care for people under a CDC (package) model, without ACFI? Will technology be a game changer? This will be an open debate, so bring an open mind on the reality of providing residential care and ‘ageing-in-place’ into retirement living. It’s already happening!Panelists: Nick Loudon, Managing Director, Seasons Private Aged CareAmber Cartwright, Senior Finance Consultant, Ansell StrategicSandi Websdale, CEO Warramunda

2.45pm Home Care - From the Consumers PerspectiveRhonda Held, CEO, COTA Victoria With a panel of consumers – names to be announced

3.00pm Introducing Montessori into Aged Care – A Practical Case StudyRae Blackledge, Manager, Elizabeth Lodge

3.30pm Afternoon Tea with Trade Exhibitors

Diversity Thrive Chair: Rosetta Rosa, State Manager SA & NT Chair: Veronica Jamison, State Manager VIC & TAS

& General Manager Member Services

4.00pm Inclusive Services Standard

Ljubica Petrov, Manager Centre for Cultural Diversity in Ageing

Two providers share their insights on new business models and revenue streams

Doreen Power, CEO, Lyndoch LivingCynthia Payne, CEO, SummitCare

4.30pm LGBTI Rainbow tick Dr. David Panter, CEO, ECH

5.00pm Close of Day Two

6.30pm Pre-Dinner Drinks

7.00pm Conference Dinner – including Excellence in Aged Services Awards sponsored by HESTATheme: Red Carpet

Workforce Chair: Brendan Moore, State Manager NSW/ACT & General Manager – Business Services

11.00am Senate Enquiry into Workforce - major issues and where to from here?

Keynote: Professor John Pollaers, Chairman Aged Care Workforce Strategy Taskforce at Australian Department of HealthFollowed by a panel including: Annie Butler, Acting Federal Secretary, Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation & Marcia Baron, Principal, People and Culture SolutionsCynthia Payne, CEO, SummitCare

12.00pm How do we interest young people to work in Aged Care Demand vs Supply

Ashley Fell, Team Leader - Communications McCrindle

1.00pm Lunch with Trade Exhibitors

Looking ForwardChair: Veronica Jamison, State Manager VIC & TAS & General Manager Member Support

11.30am The Principles, Processes & Practicalities Of Transforming Your Organisation, Re-engineering Your Business Model & Reinventing Your Culture

Michael Goldsworthy, Principal Consultant, Australian Strategic Services

12.00pm Disruption Ahead – The Health Care industry in the next decade Saeed Khan, NSW Digital Health Leader, Ernst & Young

12.30pm Resilience in organisations can be built Gabrielle Kelly, Director SAMHRI

1.00pm Closing remarks and prize draws Veronica Jamison, State Manager VIC & TAS & General Manager Member Support, Rosetta Rosa, State Manager SA & NT and Brendan Moore, State Manager NSW/ACT & General Manager – Business Services

1.30pm Lunch in takeaway boxes – Conference Close

Tuesday 6 February 2018 – Day Three 8.50am Welcome to Day Three

Concurrent StreamsModels of Care & Service Delivery Business Considerations

Chair: Rosetta Rosa, State Manager SA & NT Chair: Brendan Moore, State Manager NSW/ACT & General Manager Business Services

9.00am Changing Positions on the Field - Focusing on the indirect impact the latest changes to the rule book have on retirement village operators and residential aged care providers.Amber Cartwright, Senior Finance Consultant, Ansell Strategic

No-vacancy: Achieve maximum occupancyDonald Swanborough, Senior Aged Care Adviser, Affinity Aged Care Financial Services

9.30am Moving home: health/aged care partnerships for older people with severe behavioural &/or mental health needs in RACFsEmily Gilfillan, Associate Director, Billard Leece Partnership & Jacqueline Wesson, Senior Policy Officer, Older People’s Mental Health Policy Unit at the NSW Ministry of Health

The legal implications of non complianceAnita Courtney, Senior Associate, Russell KennedyRiaza Rigby, Lawyer, Russell Kennedy

10.00am Intergenerational Care Maureen Shulsinger, Community, Culture & Wellbeing Manager Emmy Monash Aged Care Inc

Leading the Pack in Aged Care Good GovernanceCatherine Maxwell FGIA Director, Policy & Advocacy Governance Institute of Australia Ltd

10.30am Collection of Clinical Data in Residential Aged Care – How Best to Use it to Improve CareBryan Wilkin, Customer Solutions Manager, Surecom

The changing credit landscape in Australia. What it means for you.Neil McKay, Director/CEO, SME Finance Group Pty Ltd

11.00am Morning Tea with Trade Exhibitors

Registration EntitlementsEarly Bird, Standard and Group Registration – entitles delegates to attend all conference sessions, access to presentations where applicable, lunches, tea breaks, delegate satchel, program, entry to trade exhibition, one ticket to the Welcome Cocktail Reception, one ticket to the Conference Dinner.

Single Day Registration – Entitles delegates to attend all conference sessions on the day of registration, access to presentations where applicable, lunch, tea breaks, delegate satchel, program, entry to trade exhibition.

Trade ExhibitionA comprehensive trade exhibition will run throughout the conference for delegates. If you are interested in booking a trade booth, visit www.lasa.asn.au/events

Networking EventsThere will be several opportunities for networking during the conference.

Sunday 4 February Welcome Cocktail Reception 5.30pm – 7.30pm

Monday 5 February Conference Gala Dinner 7.00pm – 11.00pm

Further informationFurther information is available on the lasa website – www.lasa.asn.au

General information

Registration FeesRegistration can be made online at www.lasa.asn.au

Member Non Member

Early Bird (15 Dec) $ 800.00 $ 900.00

Standard $ 900.00 $ 1,000.00

Group Rate $ 750.00 $ 850.00

Single Day $ 400.00 $ 450.00

Focus Dinner $ 90.00 $ 90.00

Welcome Reception $ 80.00 $ 80.00

Conference Dinner $ 140.00 $ 140.00

** Please note the prices above are exclusive of GST. The GST component will be added to your Tax Invoice on the completion of the registration process.

Leading Age Services Australia p: 1300 111 636 e: events@lasa.asn.au