per annum (covering the cost of the Professor’s appointment and that of a research assistant, plus various IT related inputs) with an option to review and renew the partnership for a further five years from 2013. Long term commitment of this nature supports innovation and a confidence to explore and better approaches to care. RSL LifeCare also considers that the benefits that can and are being achieved justify the investment being made. These benefits are documented in its strategic planning processes, and include the following: Focusing research on the health, care and treatment of older war veterans Establishing and sustaining RSL LifeCare as a leading aged care organisation Being regarded by staff as an employer of choice, with this being reflected in retention rates Being viewed positively by existing and incoming residents and their families, and the wider community. The affiliation also sources funding from a range of other sources including the Department of Health and Ageing, the wider aged care industry, and charitable sources. A significant amount of expenditure has also been allocated to developing teaching physical infrastructure, including wireless connectivity throughout the RACF and providing students with laptops. From the perspective of the University, the affiliation is seen as bringing a range of benefits in relation to its teaching and research activities, with a functional link in place between the RACF and the Faculty of Health Sciences. For both partners, the affiliation offers the opportunity for evidence-based improvement in capacity. The achievements of the affiliation are reflected in RSL LifeCare receiving multiple national awards for its provision of care. Source: Interview with Prof Tracey McDonald and written case study information provided by RSL LifeCare. 3. Australian Government Budget 2010-2011, Budget Paper # 2 3 Applying the TNH The scoping study has involved structured interviews from both education providers and RACFs involved in a TNH affiliation. Information sought included details of the features of these affiliations – where they have been located, the size of the RACF, key services provided by the RACF, the disciplines involved, the types of resources involved and as much information about operational features as could be obtained. More detailed discussion was on how the affiliation came about, the strategies put in place to promote a good learning environment for students, method of delivering training, method of formalisation of the affiliation and associated governance arrangements, and any monitoring against agreed standards. 3.1 Mapping the TNH Affiliations
C: Interviews with Representatives from TNH Affiliations Person Interviewed Organisation Ms Barbara Andracchio Education and Resident Liaison Morshead Home for Veterans, NSW Mr Michael Bendyk CEO Southern Care SA & NT Adelaide Ms Lynne Bickerstaff Director of Operations for Rehab and Aged Care Services Chestnut Gardens Southern Health Nursing Research Centre Doveton, Vic Ms Deborah Booth General Manager Calvary Retirement Community, ACT Ms Angela Associate Head of School University of Wollongong, NSW Ms Catherine Brown Clinical Nurse Consultant Northern Territory Health, NT Dr Brown Assoc Professor School of Health Sciences Charles Darwin University, NT Mr Bruce Cameron Trainer Director 4 Life SA Pty Ltd Adelaide Dr Andrew Cole Chief Medical Officer HammondCare, NSW and School of Public Health & Community Medicine, Univ of NSW Ms Judi Coombe ECH Inc
Mr Khalil Sukkar Nursing Home Facility Manager Hobson’s Bay Nursing Centre Domain Principal Group, Vic Ms Sindhu Summers Executive Manager Care Excellence UnitingCare Ageing NSW Ms Christine Thompson Residential Services Manager Ian Brand Nursing Home Bundoora Extended Care Centre, Vic Ms Margaret Thornton Area Manager Kangara Waters Illawarra Retirement Trust ACT Ms Cheryl Van Den Nieuwenhuizen Manager Chesalon Living Sydney Anglican Home Mission Society Council, NSW Dr Lily Xiao Lecturer School of Nursing & Midwifery Flinders University of South Australia Appendix II: Research Reviewed Abbey J, Parker D, Abbey B, Jones J, Robinson A, Toye C & Barnes L (2006) Modelling connections in aged care: clinical placements for undergraduate students in aged care – a systematic review, University of Tasmania, Queensland University of Technology, University of South Australia, Edith Cowan University, Dept of Health and Ageing J et al (2006a) ‘Clinical placements in residential aged care facilities: the impact on nursing students’ perception of aged care and the effect on career plans’, Aust Jl of Advanced Nursing, 23(4) 14-19 ACWC (2000) Report to the Aged Care Workforce Committee, November 2000 (Unpublished report) Aday R & Campbell M (1995) Changes in nursing students’ attitudes and work preferences a gerontology curriculum, Educational Gerontology, 21(3) 247-260