Scalabrini rebrands for the future
“Our move to Scalabrini Communities signals our belief that older adults deserve more than services. They deserve connection, purpose and places where they feel valued.”
Community Living
Ex-Eureka CEO grows Sundale profit by 400%
Cameron, who led Eureka Group Holdings from March 2021 to June 2023, has almost completely refreshed Sundale’s executive team.
Aged Care
Ozcare appoints new CEO from close quarters
Ozcare is an organisation "ready for change", says incoming CEO Kevin Mercer.
Government Policy
Aged Care Minister Sam Rae offers “private briefing” after refusing to release documents
The Minister stated the request was too onerous, capturing 130,000 pages.
Opinion
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.
Productivity disaster for retirement village development
The retirement living sector should be going gangbusters. The population is ageing rapidly and the need for housing is acute. But new village construction is broken, along with the rest of the building industry.
Stop the hospital blame game – it’s time for aged care to put Plan T on the table
Health and aged care are not separate crises. They’re one system problem. Older people’s needs are joined up – it’s our funding and governance that are carved into silos.
Plan T: Transformation - co-located villages can solve hospital ‘bed crisis’ in 16 weeks
Here is our thinking: Australia’s 700 co-located retirement villages will have 6,560 village homes vacated each year, or 126 every week. Why doesn’t the sector turn each vacated home over to a human being currently stuck in hospital?
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.
