Single Quality Framework
We’ve been building awareness and understanding of the new Consumer Outcomes and look forward to supporting the transition to the new Aged Care Quality Standards with our clients across the country! Our therapists will continue to focus on: Delivering comprehensive functional and musculoskeletal assessments to guide safe and accurate ...
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Improvement and Innovation – Is Your Site on Track?
It can be hard to improve and innovate in the face of cost and external compliance pressures. A partnership with Encara delivers off the shelf improvement and innovation for aged care providers. Partnering with Encara will deliver: Improved rat...
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Are You One of the 43% Running at a Loss?
Are you experiencing: Overprescription of Item 4b; Validation downgrades due to insufficient treatments and poor holiday back fill; Underfunding across the Activities of Daily Living Domain; and A lack of co-operation and integration be...
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Improving Financial Performance in Aged Care
With recent reports of up to 43% of aged care providers experiencing significant financial stress, this will be welcomed news across the industry. The changes are effective from 1 July 2018. Although increased subsidy rates are a win, the biggest ef...
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Encara – Supporting Quality and Delivering on Safety in Aged Care
Minister Ken Wyatt has announced a new national independent Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission in response to the Carnell-Paterson review into th...
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Flu Season Ahead – Encara’s Vaccination Procedure
In addition to the loss of life, annual influenza outbreaks represent a significant healthcare burden and cost to industry and to the individual. A re...
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Need Savings? Encara Delivers!
When you partner with Encara, you will enjoy the benefits of our Complex Health Care Optimisation and Uplift assessments free of charge. We will ensur...
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Do You Deserve a Standing Ovation?
Encara’s Standing Ovation is a an employee award initiative, designed to recognise outstanding effort, care and results. So what’s so good about ...
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We Never Stop Learning
Encara’s management team recently attended the Leading Aged Services Australia (LASA) Congress on the Gold Coast. Some of the highlights were: ...
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Need Allied Health? Take a Closer Look at Encara
The Encara family is working across the country to help people and improve lives. We do this by creating successful partnerships with aged and communi...
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Take a Closer Look at Encara – LASA 2017
Visit Encara at booth 104 of LASA 2017. We will be talking allied health with aged and community care providers from across the country. We are ke...
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Meet Encara at LASA 2017!
Encara is excited to be attending the 2017 LASA Congress on the Gold Coast again this year. Encara is a proud sponsor of this year’s Congress. We...
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Plantar Fasciitis – A Real Pain in the Heel!
A common pain in the foot for seniors! Plantar fasciitis is a condition of pain and damage to the connective tissue under your foot where it attaches...
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Knots and Trigger Point Pain Explained
What is a trigger point or “knot” in a muscle? A trigger point (also known as a knot, myofascial trigger point or contraction nodule) is a very i...
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ITB Friction Syndrome (Lateral Knee Pain)
What is ITB friction syndrome? By Lauren Harms The iliotibial band (ITB) is a thick band of fibrous tissue which begins at the pelvis and runs dow...
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