Jason Diederich
Aged Care Regional Assessment Services, Australia
Biography
Jason Diederich is the General Manager of Aged Care Regional Assessment Services at APM, Australia’s largest private provider of aged care assessments. Part of the Australian Government’s My Aged Care program, APM uses a wellness and reablement focus to identify the care needs of older Australians to allow them to remain at home for longer. His background in Occupational Therapy drives his holistic approach to the assessment process, underpinned by an understanding of the economic drivers of a sustainable aged care model. Based in Melbourne, Australia, he has managed a number of national assessment contracts on behalf of the Australian Government, as well as managing the operations of residential aged care and community care providers
Abstract
Abstract : Worksop: Effective aged care assessment: Wellness, reablement and sector sustainability