Current Activities

ACMA is involved in a range of activities in South Australia and Western Australia.

In Westtern Australia ACMA has been engaged as Nurse Advisor by WA Baptistcare to provide support to a facility that was subject to 24 non compliances. ACMA was successful in working with the Standards and Accreditation Agency, DoHA and WA Baptistcare to avoid sanction and to regain full compliance. Subsequenbtly ACMA has developed a Modified Gap Analysis tool that has been used to provide cost effective review of all 13 facilities.

In South Australia ACMA is currently working with dissability services at Minda Inc to manage the aged care services. This has included making application for new bed places in the 2011 ACAR round, reviewing and restructuring staff rosters and mentoring existing staff. ACMA has undertaken a formal gap analysis and has a consultant in place 3 days per week to develop new auditing processes and documentation of care.

In Whyalla, ACMA is working 3 days per week to provide support to one facility in regard to quality systems and clinical governance. An ACFI review is planned in the next few weeks.

ACMA have been successful in working with the Slavation Army to review the services of both their Adelaide based Aged Care Service and community based disability service.