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Warrigal make a Wollongong application

Mar 21 2010 Updated July 4, 2023

The Weekly Source

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Warrigal Care, NSW have made a Town Planning application to Wollongong City Council for a Retirement and Aged Care facility of 120 beds and 36 apartments. The complex incorporates several community, retail and service facilities in a piazza setting, inviting the community to utilise and engage in shared activities and space

Support at Home clinical care gross margin increases of up to 200% and sacrifice of non-clinical low margin services essential for sustainable future: StewartBrown

Respected aged care accountants StewartBrown will issue its latest Support at Home impact analysis tomorrow (Tuesday 3 December) – and it is a must-read.

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Lauren Broomham

02 Dec 2024

Government Policy

Aged Care Transition Taskforce members revealed

The Department of Health and Aged Care has revealed the members of the Federal Government’s new Aged Care Transition Taskforce, which met for the first time last Thursday (28 November 2024).

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Caroline Egan

05 Dec 2024

Opinion

With home care now firmly a logistics business, how many operators will seek to exit?

Home care providers are facing two incoming freight trains speeding towards them in 2025. You must ask the question: how many will still be in business in 12 months’ time? The first train: Earlier this week, aged care accountants StewartBrown...

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Lauren Broomham

05 Dec 2024

Sector Moves & People

Exclusive: Bolton Clarke Group CEO Stephen Muggleton to retire in 2025

Stephen has transformed Bolton Clarke, an amalgamation of RSL Care Queensland and the Royal District Nursing Service Victoria (RDNS), into Australia’s largest independent Not For Profit provider of aged care during his 14-year tenure. He has led the...

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Jury considers fate of police officer accused of manslaughter of aged care resident Clare Nowland

Senior Constable Kristian White, 34, has pleaded not guilty to the manslaughter of Clare Nowland, who he tasered at the 40-bed Yallambee Lodge aged care facility, in Cooma, 114km south of Canberra, on May 17, 2023.

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Mirus Australia: 57% not confident about their aged care home’s data handling

Just over half of respondents who attended a webinar hosted by the aged care advisory group disagreed with the statement they have proper applications in place managing their data safety and have no manual processes. The same survey by Mirus...

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AI-enhanced robots may be the key to calming anxious or agitated people living with dementia

A polit of social robots in Singapore has found they can help to engage or calm people living with dementia who are restless, anxious or agitated, and could offer an effective alternative to medication. Prudence Chan, Clinical Director of the...

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Aged care home operators chalk up fifth year of losses: StewartBrown

Residential aged care’s profitability improved in the March 2024 quarter, according to the latest Aged Care Financial Performance Survey Sector Report from StewartBrown. However, the improved results are due to increased Government funding for care...

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Caroline Egan

08 Jul 2024