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NoosaCare tests high-end market with Kabara aged care home expansion, with further plans

Not For Profit aged care operator NoosaCare has opened a six-bed extension and upgrade at its Kabara aged care home in Cooroy, 125km north of Brisbane, with larger rooms with premium outlooks commanding RADs of $830,000, “evidence” to CEO Grant Simpson there is demand for high-end rooms.

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Aged Care

Not For Profit Scalabrini will invest $750,000 in Aged Care Industry Labour Agreements in FY25 as 90 staff become permanent residents

Scalabrini CEO Richard de Haast and members of the board attended an afternoon tea earlier this month as the Not For Profit celebrated more than 70 of its staff becoming permanent residents of Australia, thanks to the Federal Government’s Aged Care Industry Labour Agreements.

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Labor’s $60M promise for NT aged care is not new money for the sector

Last Friday, Minister for Aged Care Anika Wells promised $60 million to build a 120-bed aged care facility in Palmerston, 20km west of the Darwin city centre, with the funding delivered through the Aged Care Capital Assistance Program.

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Nationals leader promises fund with plan to tackle regional aged care workforce shortages

Nationals leader David Littleproud announced if the Coalition comes to power it will form a Regional Australia Future Fund targeting growing the regional aged care workforce, and promised funding for two aged care homes in his Maranoa electorate: $8M for a facility in Winton and $6M to expand a Barcaldine home.

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Technology

Amplar Health signs $1M deal with Visionflex for aged care virtual nursing pilot

The Medibank-owned innovator Amplar Health has signed a deal with ASX-listed telehealth firm Visionflex to provide software and hardware for the virtual nursing trial being conducted across 30 Australian aged care homes, commencing in July 2025 with five sites.

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Vacant Mercy Health facility in Newport, Melbourne, sells for $154K per bed

The 37-bed aged care home in Newport, 7km southwest of the Melbourne CBD, has been acquired from Not For Profit Mercy Health for $5.7 million.

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Aged Care Minister Anika Wells’ Brisbane 4BC radio interview turned to farce

“The theme of these questions is that the system’s impenetrable,“ said Aged Care Minister Anika Wells in an interview on 4BC radio with Peter Fegan about aged care.

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Aged Care

Only in SATURDAY: after their historic win, what’s next for the unions on aged care?

The unions were successful in their fight for a 25% wage increase for aged care workers – but their fight is not over. What does the Health Services Union have in mind next for aged care? To find out, read SATURDAY.

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Nearly 500 aged care homes have COVID-19 vaccination rates below 10%

Nearly one in five residential aged care homes have had fewer than 10% of their residents vaccinated against COVID-19 in the last 6 months, the recommended dosage for people over 75, according to data published by the Department as of 9 April 2025.

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Legal Issues

Class action launched by Echo Law against Bupa Aged Care

After seeking interested parties for nearly 12 months, class action specialist Echo Law has launched proceedings against one of Australia’s largest providers, Bupa Aged Care, on behalf of residents between 1 July 2019 and 11 April 2025.

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Home Care

Another Victorian local council exits home care

West Wimmera Council has announced it will no longer deliver home care services due to the incoming Support at Home reforms, with Mayor Tim Meyer saying, “Council does not have the ability to comply with the new clinical and governance requirements.“

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What did Grant Corderoy tell LEADERS SUMMIT 2025 about aged care’s future? Presentation videos available online

Grant Corderoy, Senior Partner StewartBrown, said the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission’s capture of retirement living in planned liquidity ratio is a reflection of the merging of residential aged care and retirement living - “even though it’s not mentioned too much in the Aged Care Act it’s going to be a driver of what happens,“ he said.

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