A new national resource which aims to improve residential and community aged care through education, training and leadership has been launched.

South Australian aged care provider, Resthaven, recently celebrated the completion of the federal government ‘Encouraging Better Practice in Aged Care’ (EBPAC) initiative, titled Aged Care Clinical Mentor Model of Change: Six Steps to Better Practice.

The goal of an Aged Care Clinical Mentor is to implement best clinical practice in an aged care service by demonstrating leadership in change management which results in ‘real’ improvements in clinical care outcomes.