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Senate Inquiry hearings wrap up, with report due Thursday

Hearings for the Senate Inquiry into the Aged Care Bill 2024 wrapped up last week, with Grant Corderoy, Senior Partner with aged care accountants StewartBrown, among the final speakers. Grant addressed the “critical shortage” of aged care beds, with...

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Sector Moves/People

Robotics pioneer Lee Martin, CEO of Lutheran Homes Barossa, SA, forced to step down

Lee had been CEO of the Not For Profit operator of three residential aged car homes and two retirement villages in South Australia’s Barossa Valley for more than a decade, was appointed in October 2014. He said he was “devastated” by the decision of...

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Home Care

Cut in care management funding threatens “high quality” home care, say providers

The proposed 10% cap on care management fees under the Support at Home model has emerged as one of the most contentious issues of the new Aged Care Bill, released on 12 September. Sarah Newman, General Manager BaptistCare At Home, which has 15,000...

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Aged care ENs and RNs on track for double figure wage rises: FWC “provisional view”

The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has issued a “provisional view” on the application by the nurses’ union, the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF), to further increase aged care nurse wages, proposing to phase the increases in over...

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Desperate Mercy Community offers $10K and flights home to fill aged care vacancies in QLD city

In a desperate bid to attract staff, Not For Profit Mercy Community, which expects to have 120 aged care vacancies shortly, is offering experienced applications a $5,000 sign-on bonus, three flights home a year, as well as three months’ free accommodation.

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Mercy Health buys out Bentley Wood Health and Aged Care’s homes in Victoria

Not For Profit Mercy Health, which operates 30 aged care homes across Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland and Western Australia, has acquired another two aged care homes - those of Bentley Wood Health and Aged Care, located in Yarrawonga and...

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Mirus and StewartBrown launch Aged Care Effectiveness Index benchmarking tool

Aged care specialists consultants Mirus Australia and accountants StewartBrown have launched the Aged Care Effectiveness Index, a tool that measures the performance of the aged care sector that providers can use as a benchmarking tool.

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Development

Builders McNab win Best Aged Care Building in Queensland for Rockpool’s Pelican Waters

The private aged care operator’s five-storey, 150-bed home on the Sunshine Coast, 70km north of Brisbane, opened in October last year, and features high-end fixtures and finishes such as kitchenettes, Japanese bidets, luxury linen, and a Vitaly and...

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Technology

Telstra and Optus switched off 3G networks on 28 October

Telstra and Optus began closing down their 3G networks on 28 October 2024, with Telstra saying it will take about a week to shutdown their network, and Optus saying the process could take months. Devices that may be affected include phones...

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Living with Dementia

Dr Rodney Jilek’s Community Home Australia to open Canberra palliative care service for people living with dementia

The purpose of Kot Home will be to provide a place where people living with dementia can receive end-of-life care in a community setting, avoiding residential aged care, hospitals, and institutional settings. The home will be staffed with an...

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Government Policy

“Improve vaccination rates” in aged care immediately: COVID-19 Response Inquiry

The COVID-19 Response Inquiry (CRI), which Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced in September last year, revisits a grim chapter for the aged care sector, and its report, released this week, makes 35 “guiding recommendations” and “actions” aimed...

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Adelaide-based ACH Group refreshes its branding after 14 years

“ACH Group has been overwhelmed by the positive reception to the refreshed brand”, Linda Feldt, CEO, has told The SOURCE. “Our new logo is a fresh, modern look – reflecting the high-quality care and innovation ACH Group is known for. Linda Feldt...

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