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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

Retirement Living Council demands Aged Care Act be delayed

Its Executive Director Daniel Gannon has listed six reasons why the Albanese Government should delay the 1 July introduction of the new Aged Care Act.

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Ian Horswill

24 Mar 2025

Government Policy

Budget 2025: what it means for aged care providers

The Federal Budget announced by Treasurer Jim Chalmers on Tuesday night has built upon the reforms already taking place, but failed to allocate any money or end the uncertainty providers are facing with the implementation of the new Support at Home...

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Ian Horswill

26 Mar 2025

Aged Care

Aged care peak bodies react to the 2025 Federal Budget

A missed opportunity describes how the ageing sector feels about last night’s Budget announcement. Jason Kara, the CEO of Catholic Health Australia (CHA), said despite the significant investments in aged care over the past 18 months, CHA has warned...

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Ian Horswill

26 Mar 2025

Mergers & Acquisitions

Bids for Brookfield’s retirement village operator Aveo are in

The Canadian multinational investment firm with over US$1 trillion of assets under management placed its retirement village owner/operator up for sale in June last year Bids for Aveo closed on Friday last week, The Australian reported. With a $3...

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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