Aged Care

Mel Metz, key driver of aged care law reforms, moves to Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission

Only months before the new Aged Care Act is due to take effect, Metz is moving to the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission, where she will help implement the new rights-based framework and regulatory model.

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Caroline Egan

5 hours ago

Mergers & Acquisitions

Arcare acquires two Melbourne sites to build new aged care homes

Arcare has cemented its position as one of Australia’s most prolific aged care developers with the acquisition of two significant Melbourne sites - Epworth Rehabilitation Hospital in Brighton, 11km south west of the Melbourne CBD, along with three adjoining residential blocks, and 4,000 sqms in Essendon, 8km north of the city centre.

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Caroline Egan

5 hours ago

Opinion

Proposed aged care liquidity standards a blunt instrument to hammer smaller NFPs

The days when retirement village profits prop up struggling aged care homes appear to be over. As The Weekly SOURCE reported last Thursday, the Exposure Draft for the new Aged Care Financial and Prudential Standards 2025 has proposed aged care...

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Lauren Broomham

5 hours ago

Government Policy

Aged Care Minister Mark Butler defenceless on radio as negative media abounds

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Caroline Egan

4 hours ago

Opinion

“Whining for more money won’t cut it”: IRT CEO Patrick Reid’s political wishlist

Patrick Reid, the CEO of Illawarra-based aged care provider IRT, has told The SOURCE, “The clear message is that the Government’s cupboard is bare” as part of our latest political wishlist ahead of the yet-to-be-announced 2025 Federal Election...

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Caroline Egan

4 hours ago

News & Headlines

Stewart Johnston whose advocacy helped spark the Aged Care Royal Commission jailed

Stewart Johnston was sentenced in the Elizabeth Magistrates Court in Elizabeth, 24km north of Adelaide city centre, last Thursday (27 February), after pleading guilty to a charge of possessing child exploitation material.

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Caroline Egan

5 hours ago

In the Headlines

Australian Unity’s myHomecare acquisition grew revenue 35%: HY25 results

Australian Unity (AU)’s March 2024 acquisition of myHomecare Group helped the company grow revenue by 35% to $1.3 billion in its HY 2024-25 results, while Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation (EBITDA) rose 30% to $58 million...

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Caroline Egan

5 hours ago

Mergers & Acquisitions

Industrial Relations Commission rules Kiama Council does not have to pay Blue Haven Bonaira Aged Care staff redundancy

The embattled South Coast Council aided by the support of the Nurses and Midwives Association, Health Services Union, United Services Union, Local Government Engineers Association of NSW, and Development and Environment Professionals’ Association, has been found exempt from paying staff at the residential care home redundancies.

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Caroline Egan

5 hours ago

Aged Care

Exclusive: The Pure Food Co signs partnership deal with Regis Aged Care

The New Zealand-based food and nutrition provider The Pure Food Co has achieved a major coup in its Australian expansion, announcing a partnership with ASX-listed aged care operator Regis Aged Care.

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Lauren Broomham

5 hours ago

News & Headlines

Cyclone Alfred landfall now forecast later than previously expected

As more than 1,000 retirement villages, land lease communities and residential aged care homes work tirelessly to prepare for Tropical Cyclone Alfred to make landfall, the Bureau of Meteorology has updated its forecasts for the Category 2 cyclone, now predicting it will reach Moreton Island by 7pm Friday and Brisbane at 7am Saturday, later than previously predicted.

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Caroline Egan

3 hours ago

Sector Moves & People

Viv Allanson OAM to retire after 31 years as CEO of Maroba

Outspoken and dedicated to the residential aged care sector, Viv has had 31 years at the helm of Maroba in Waratah, Newcastle, and 50 years as a Registered Nurse. “Viv’s contributions to Maroba and the aged care sector have been nothing...

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Ian Horswill

4 hours ago

Government Policy

Funding cuts for metro providers not meeting care minute targets to be based on December quarter data

A Department of Health and Aged Care Fact Sheet provides an update on the Government’s plan to reduce care funding for non-specialist aged care providers in metropolitan areas that are not meeting their care minute targets.

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Caroline Egan

2 hours ago

Aged Care

Ageing Australia announces another 2 intakes to Nursing Transition to Practice Program after 76 graduates accept jobs in aged care

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Caroline Egan

5 hours ago