Aged Care

Dr Rodney Jilek’s Community Home Australia to open 20-studio dementia home in Sydney

The dementia care and disability support provider has announced plans to develop ‘Kora House’, a four-storey, 20-studio supported living facility across the road from Westmead Hospital, 26km west of Sydney’s CBD, for both NDIS participants and older Australians living with dementia self funding their care.

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Caroline Egan

10 Apr 2025

Opinion

Is Trump the golden ticket for aged care?

Hear me out – here’s the thinking. Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve probably seen the headlines: US President Donald Trump’s sweeping new tariffs on imports have rattled global financial markets – Australia included.

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Lauren Broomham

10 Apr 2025

Home Care

City of Greater Geelong council pauses transferring home care services after widespread protest

A meeting to discuss with workers Geelong City Council’s proposal to exit home care services has been delayed until May following pressure from MPs Christine Couzens, Ella George, Alison Marchant and Gayle Tierney and the Australian Services Union Vic Tas.

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Caroline Egan

10 Apr 2025

Development

St Bart’s lodges $69M homeless residential aged care and community housing project in East Perth

Not For Profit St Bart’s Aged Care Services has lodged plans with the City of Perth council to develop a seven-storey, 80-bed residential aged care facility and adjacent eight-storey mixed use development, including 56 one-bedroom social housing apartments, with a total cost of $69M.

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Caroline Egan

10 Apr 2025

Government Policy

Ageing Australia slams Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission’s proposed fee hike

Download Ageing Australia’s submission here

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Caroline Egan

10 Apr 2025

Aged Care

Read about it in SATURDAY: Ageing Australia want the Federal Election spotlight on aged care

Three weeks out from the Federal Election, Ageing Australia CEO Tom Symondson has emphasised the aged care sector is not ‘fixed’ as the Labor Government had promised before the 2022 election with more work to be done.

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Caroline Egan

10 Apr 2025

Government Policy

Specialist five-bed hospital unit in Western Sydney for aged care residents

A specialist unit at Blacktown Hospital emergency department for patients admitted from residential aged care now sees 90% of patients return to their aged care home within 24 hours, down from an average stay of seven to 10 days previously.

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Caroline Egan

10 Apr 2025

Aged Care

How healthcare and aged care silos will converge within five years: LEADERS SUMMIT 2025 presentations videos are on YouTube

Cam Holland, former Ryan Healthcare Australia CEO and now Hub Lead – Primary Care & Investments with Medibank-owned Amplar, delivered LEADERS SUMMIT 2025 a hopeful future vision of aged care driven by productivity improvements across the whole healthcare sector.

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Caroline Egan

10 Apr 2025

Government Policy

Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission forecasts 400% increase in revenue from aged care registration fees

The ACQSC’s consultation paper, including the proposed fees, is available here

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Caroline Egan

10 Apr 2025

Government Policy

Aged Care Industry Labour Agreements require review: NoosaCare CEO Grant Simpson’s ‘political wishlist’

The Aged Care Industry Labour Agreements (ACILAs), introduced by the Labor Government, are costly and the structure is “limiting”, says the CEO of two aged care homes on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast.

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Caroline Egan

10 Apr 2025

Technology

AlayaCare partners with Simple Foods to help aged care providers meet incoming food and nutrition standard

Leading aged care software provider AlayaCare has announced a partnership with Simple Foods, with plans to integrate the safety management and meal ordering software into its Residential Platform, helping providers more easily meet the incoming Aged Care Act Standard 6 related to food and nutrition.

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Caroline Egan

10 Apr 2025

Technology

Altura Learning launches new compact learning modules for aged care staff

As aged care workers face increasing demands on their time, Altura Learning has created a new range of compact learning modules designed to deliver streamlined content to the sector.

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Lauren Broomham

10 Apr 2025

Sector Moves & People

Brian Lipmann AM to step down as CEO of aged care provider for the homeless Wintringham after 35 years

The board of the Victorian Not For Profit has announced its highly respected Founder and CEO will step down in July 2025. “I can’t even begin to tell you how much I have loved leading Wintringham,“ said Bryan Lipmann AM, who founded Wintringham...

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Caroline Egan

10 Apr 2025