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These are times of rapid change for aged care providers, retirement villages and residents, so it’s essential that you’re across a wide range of issues. We’ll help you do just that with practical, information-packed sessions covering critical financial matters facing residents and providers, resident care concerns, the hottest issues in employment law, the latest legislative updates and reforms and more, all packed into one revelatory conference.
Attend and earn 7 CPD units in Substantive Law
This symposium was recorded in NSW on 20 September 2018
Financial, Contractual and Resident Issues
Chair: Richard McCullagh, Solicitor Principal, Patrick McHugh & Co Solicitor; author, Australian Elder Law (2018), Thomson Reuters; Recommended Health & Aged Care Lawyer, Doyle’s Guide 2017
9.00am to 9.05am Opening Comments by the Chair
9.05am to 9.50am: Key Retirement Village Contract Considerations: the Latest Issues
Presented by Mark Thompson, Associate, Atkinson Vinden Lawyers
9.50am to 10.35am: Retirement Living and Aged Care Payment Options and Issues
Presented by Rachel Lane, Principal, Aged Care Gurus
10.35am to 11.20am: Capacity, Decision Making and the Law: The Medical Perspective
Presented by Tuly Rosenfeld, Conjoint Associate Professor UNSW and Notre Dame University Sydney; Adjunct Professor UTS; Specialist Ageing and Medicine Centre
11.20am to 11.35am Morning Tea
11.35am to 12.20pm: The Guardianship List at NCAT: Best Practices and Procedures for Success
Presented by Kim Boettcher, Barrister, Chalfont Chambers
12.20pm to 1.05pm: Pieces of the Probate Puzzle: How it all Fits Together and how it can all go Wrong
Presented by Darryl Browne, Principal, Browne Linkenbagh Legal Services
1.05pm to 1.15pm Final Q&A and Closing Comments by the Chair
Legislative Updates and Crisis Management
Chair: Jessica Kinny, Principal, Kinny Legal; Recommended Health & Aged Care Lawyer, Doyle’s Guide 2018
2.00pm to 3.00pm: Home Care Reforms, New Legislation and What Aged Care Providers and Retirement Villages Need to Know
Presented by Arthur Koumoukelis, Partner, Thomson Geer; Recommended Health & Aged Care Lawyer, Doyle’s Guide 2018
3.00pm to 4.00pm: Employment Law Update and Issues for Aged Care Providers
Presented by Rachael Sutton, Partner, Holman Webb
4.00pm to 4.15pm Afternoon Tea
4.15pm to 5.15pm: When it all Goes Wrong: Legal Risks During a Crisis
Presented by Julie McStay, Director, Hynes Legal; Preeminent Health & Aged Care Lawyer, Doyle’s Guide 2018; Best Lawyers 2018, Health & Aged Care Law, Retirement Villages and Senior Living Law