Buyer revealed in $35M sale of Ryman’s Moondah Estate
The Weekly SOURCE reported Ryman Healthcare ended its long-planned village at Moondah Estate, Mt Eliza, on 8 December. Ryman paid a reported $37.5 million for the former Melbourne Business School campus in 2016.
Retirement Living
Levande lands a green light – with another project close behind
The EQT-owned operator also has plans for a 7.2ha site in Ocean Grove, adjacent to the Ocean Grove Hotel and Surfside Motel and Cabins, the location of the failed Seachange Village retirement home project.
Aged Care
Exclusive: Scalabrini Communities moves into South Australia
The acquisition represents more than a 25% increase to its residential care portfolio and a fivefold lift in home care services.
Government Policy
Dept on Telstra Health’s aged care electronic product failure
eNRMC systems are used in residential aged care to electronically prescribe, supply and track medication, reducing the administrative burden and improving resident safety.
Opinion
Aged care wants to supersize – but who will staff it?
While capital is ready, the workforce isn’t. Providers say applications are high, yet finding quality carers is harder than ever.
Operators are dreaming with retirement village growth strategies
The Ansell Strategic chart above sums up what Ansell’s clients are telling them they intend to build. Assisted living and private aged care homes for an additional 350,000 people over ten years. Tell ‘em they’re dreaming.
Is aged care still “hot” enough to stay on the political boil?
Most Australians only collide with the aged care system when Mum breaks a hip or Dad suddenly needs care – and they discover there are no Packages, no beds and no obvious way in.
Is this the future of health and aged care in Australia?
Over the next 12-18 months, St Vincent’s will start rolling out a central ‘command centre’ to support 24/7 virtual observation, using wearables and remote monitoring to track patient data and intervene earlier.
News & Headlines
ASQA ramps up crackdown on care training providers
ASQA cancelled Kingsway’s registration on 9 July and says the investigation identified “potential safety risks” – including to some of the most vulnerable members of the community – requiring “urgent action”.
Illawarra aged care home evacuated due to fire
“There was a fire in a ceiling that was contained by the sprinkler system.”
From co-contributions to continuum: Tom Symondson on where aged care reform must go next
Aged care’s next test won’t be passing legislation – it will be tracking what actually happens when the new rules collide with real lives. Tom Symondson, CEO of peak body Ageing Australia, says the design intent behind Support at Home is...
AlayaCare acquires Nightingale Software to deepen its aged care footprint in ANZ
Aged, home and community care platform AlayaCare has acquired Nightingale Software, strengthening its position across Australia and New Zealand’s aged care, home care and disability sectors.
