Chris Snepvangers
Director, Nursing, Safety & Enterprise
Silverchain
Chris Snepvangers is Director of Nursing and Safety at Silverchain Group, a leading Australian provider of comprehensive in-home health and aged care services. He is a Registered Nurse with more than a decade of experience across community health and aged care, specialising in developing and implementing point-of-care models that enhance quality, safety and outcomes for clients and organisations. Chris has played a key role in shaping quality sector practice and currently contributes to sector reform as a member of the Australian Government’s Aged Care Quality Sector Reference Group, bringing frontline insights to regulatory and policy discussions. His work focuses on pragmatic, evidence-informed approaches to safety, clinical governance and best-practice care delivery across diverse care settings.
SESSIONS
Day 2
10:00
Panel: Clinical responsibility in Home Care: Delivering safe care in environments you don't control
How can home care providers meet the new expectations when clinical risk often sits in the client’s home, not in a managed environment? What systems are needed to ensure safe care when providers have limited influence over daily routines, environmental conditions and the decisions clients make?
Explore practical strategies for assessing and responding to clinical risk in the community, navigating complex family dynamics, ensuring worker safety, building clear escalation frameworks, and maintaining compliance without undermining consumer autonomy
Deidre McGill, Chief Operating Officer, Home & Community Support, Bolton Clarke
Greg Bartley, Chief Operating Officer, Dovida
Mel Ottaway, Executive Manager Community Services & Retirement Living, Resthaven
Marcela Carrasco, Executive General Manager Home Care, Hammond Care
Shey Schillaci, General Manager of Community, Health and Care, Benetas Home Care
Chris Snepvangers, Director, Nursing, Safety & Enterprise, Silverchain