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5 hours ago

Inside the latest numbers on Australia’s residential aged care sector

The Q4 Quarterly Financial Snapshot from the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing shows EBITDA fell $2.19 per resident per day (prpd) to $42.73 prpd in 2024-25, as 54.2% complied with both care minute targets, up from 40.5% at the same time the previous year.

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5 hours ago

Aged care reform hits home for BaptistCare’s Charles Moore

BaptistCare CEO Charles Moore has cautioned that reforms of this scale carry risks – a view shaped by his experience helping his parents navigate the system as his father, who is living with Parkinson’s disease, anticipates higher care needs.

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6 hours ago

The human face of Australia’s aged care bed shortage

South Australian Severino Priori, a once-successful businessman, has died after 312 days in hospital waiting for a residential aged care placement.

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6 hours ago

“It’s heartbreaking”: pressure builds for regional aged care beds

Taralga Aged Care Facility in Jandowae on Queensland’s Darling Downs is seeking Government support to expand, with all 22 beds full and a waiting list of up to 60.

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8 hours ago

Roshana Care Group expands its Victorian aged care footprint

Western Australian operator Roshana Care Group has added a third Melbourne site, acquiring Graceland Manor, a 45-bed aged care home in Elsternwick, 9km south-east of the CBD.

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8 hours ago

Govt’s EOI campaign for Darwin aged care home puts time limit on construction

The Federal Government has opened an Expression of Interest (EOI) campaign to design, build and operate a 120-bed aged care home in Darwin, adjacent to Palmerston Regional Hospital, about 25km east of the city centre.

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11 hours ago

Minister marks day one of aged care overhaul with a promise

Aged Care Minister Sam Rae ushered in the start of Australia’s new aged care era with a visit to Homestyle Aged Care’s 120-bed Sunset Views Manor in Tarneit, western Melbourne, on Saturday 1 November – the day the new Aged Care Act and Support at Home officially took effect.

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11 hours ago

Home Care

Another home care provider goes to the wall as administrator appointed

Perth-based home care and CHSP provider Therapy Focus has entered voluntary administration after more than 25 years in operation, serving over 4,000 clients – including nearly 1,500 aged care customers.

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12 hours ago

Australian Senate votes for two separate inquiries into aged care reform

The Senate has voted to establish two new Senate inquiries into the Government’s historic aged care reforms, rollout out on the weekend after years of preparation, amid concerns they will not deliver for older Australians.

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04 Nov 2025

Development

Uniting NSW.ACT and Wyanga Aboriginal Aged Care to build aged care home afer buying site for $1

The City of Sydney Council will award the site, currently a $20 million 55-space car park in Sydney’s inner west, to the Uniting NSW.ACT and Wyanga Aboriginal Aged Care for a nominal fee of $1.

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30 Oct 2025

Government considering low-cost funding to help aged care operators build: Sam Rae

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30 Oct 2025

Aged care sector ‘ready’ for 1 November despite 150-plus last-minute documents

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