Topic - Aged Care

A Current Affair returns to ‘aged care horrors’

Mar 26 2018 Updated May 3, 2023

The Weekly Source

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Channel Nine’s A Current Affair is again putting the spotlight on aged care with a report on a Queensland aged care home featuring two anonymous nurses.

They say the facility is “gaming” its funding applications to get more funding from the Federal Government.

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BaptistCare, Baptcare and Baptist Care SA set to become Australia’s third-largest, integrated care and services provider

Almost 18 months after BaptistCare NSW/ACT and Baptistcare WA merged, the Boards and executives of BaptistCare (NSW, ACT, WA), Baptcare (VIC, SA, TAS), and Baptist Care SA today announced they will merge to form a billion-dollar aged care and...

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Lauren Broomham

14 Nov 2024

Government Policy

Aged Care Minister announces financial support for providers to help with reforms

Aged Care Minister Anika Wells has announced Government support for aged care providers to help them implement the once-in-a-generation reforms that are due to take effect in less than eight months’ time. In Senate Inquiry hearings and submissions...

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Caroline Egan

17 Nov 2024

Government Policy

Aged Care Bill 2024 passes Senate with bipartisan support after amendments

In a historic moment for the aged care sector and older Australians, the Aged Care Bill 2024 has been approved in the Senate. “We congratulate our elected politicians for putting older Australians and the future of aged care above party politics...

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Caroline Egan

21 Nov 2024

Government Policy

The 10 amendments the Opposition wants to make to the Aged Care Bill 2024

Today, Shadow Minister for Aged Care Senator Anne Ruston on behalf of the Opposition has tabled 10 amendments to the Aged Care Bill 2024 in the Senate.

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Caroline Egan

20 Nov 2024

Family owned Tulich Group seeks 210 “vertical retirement only village’ in Oran Park, Sydney

The development application for the group’s first retirement-only village has been filed with Camden Council. Tulich Group, which operates the award-winning retirement living and residential aged care facility The Royce in Penrith, adjacent to...

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Over 160 expressions of interest for Adrian Puljich’s first Aliria lifestyle community in Rockhampton, Qld

The interest is almost three times the number of homes being built in the new $32 million over-50s community Being developed on a 2.5ha site in Berserker, which was formerly home to WIN Television, Aliria on Dean is the first land lease community in...

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“All anyone wanted to know was ‘when can we move in?’”: Sally Taylor, Retirement by Moran Managing Director

More than 130 interested parties attended the first Information Session for the proposed Indigo by Moran over-60s retirement village on the site of the decommissioned Wesley Taylor Narrabeen, 23km northeast of Sydney’s CBD. Dr Shane Moran, Chairman...

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Portarlington Lifestyle Village, Bellarine Peninsula, lodges $9.5M final extension

The coastal mecca for retirees and retirement living and land lease operators never sleeps. Portarlington Lifestyle Village’s land lease village has 92 two- and three-bedroom homes for over 55s. Now the operator has gone to the Council of Greater...

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Ian Horswill

23 hours ago