On Friday 3 December 2021, our Centro ASSIST team gathered in the office to celebrate International Day of People with Disability.
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The NDIS Commission have recently announced important changes to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (Provider Registration and Practice Standards) Rules 2018 and the National Disability Insurance Scheme (Quality Indicators) Guidelines 2018.
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As a new service provider, you may wish to gain access to some tools to help promote your business. Not sure of the do’s and don’ts? Can you use the NDIS logo? Here are some handy tips and the tools to put those marketing plans in action.
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With contact tracing and in many hospitals and other healthcare organisations, there are many information systems that don’t “talk” to each other making it hard to get information where it needs to be on time.
Read MoreAs a disability service provider, you may wish to gain access to user-friendly information on the current hubs offering vaccination services for people with disability, their carers and disability workers.
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Your policies and procedures are only as good as your staff’s ability understand and comply, and your ability to verify that they do. Implementing a trustworthy, repeatable, and automated way to track employee attestations provides a centralised source of truth for policy management and staff attestation.
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As a disability service provider, you might feel that it is hard to keep up with all the COVID-19 rules and guidelines being put into place. This blog provides 3 tips for making sure that your organisation is up-to-date with the latest COVID-19 advice including a compilation of helpful links you can use to retrieve further relevant information.
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By leveraging technology with a digital workplace, it’s possible to have a real impact on frontline workers: their engagement and productivity, and ultimately success in realising the organisations’ vision.
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As a service provider, you must provide interpreting services to help participants to have meaningful conversations in a language they are comfortable using. This blog explains how you can arrange appropriate interpreting services for your participants.
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As a service provider, you must provide interpreting services to help participants to have meaningful conversations in a language they are comfortable using. This blog explains how you can arrange appropriate interpreting services for your participants.
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Trust is the belief that someone is good and honest and will not cause harm, or that someone is safe and reliable. Being able to develop trust and effective understanding of communication with the Member is an important part of being a Social Carer!
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As an NDIS service provider, you have obligations under the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth), the National Employment Standards and the National Employment Awards. Understanding which Employment Awards applies is important.
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In many industry sectors, process improvement is geared towards increased profit or improved Customer Experience. Within the NDIS community, the consequences of bad policy and process management can be a (literally) case of Life and Death
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A written service agreement is essential to the delivery of services to participants in the NDIS. Whether developing a new service agreement or updating your existing agreement, there are a few key issues that should be managed.
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When it comes to connecting with patients, they are more willing to support businesses that implement ethical or green standards to be more sustainable. Not only can implementing sustainable practices reduce your overheads, but they can actually help to market your practice.
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The NDIA have released a Price Guide Update, effective 1 March 2021. The update is a response to a review of the temporary measures put in place during COVID-19. The NDIA has considered what is required to safely deliver services and supports in a ‘COVID normal’ situation.’
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General uncertainty about Covid-19 can have a dampening effect on the market – depending on the products and services you deliver. This creates uncertainty in the mind of your clients. Planning can help your business be stronger and better prepared.
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In the past, salespeople and pharmacists sold medicines and treatments including snake oil, shock treatment and substances which are illegal today. They were advertised with misleading claims. Today, people can’t get away with selling such products in this way.
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The use of social media has become ubiquitous across a variety of industries, and the disability space is no exception. This article discusses these and provides tips for creating social media policies that strike a balance between being social and being safe.
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Employees are a company’s greatest asset, in fact, they are their competitive advantage. Therefore, it is easy to realise why companies in the technology, banking, government, and law enforcement sectors are seeing their hiring of autistic people as a strategic advantage to help them tap into skill sets highly sought after.
So what are the advantages an autistic individual can bring to an organisation?
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