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WA announces expanded health and aged care roles in new Cabinet

The freshly re-elected Western Australian Government has revealed a new-look Cabinet, including a reconfiguring of the health portfolio under four Ministers.

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Caroline Egan

20 Mar 2025

Aged Care

Ageing Australia lobbies for aged care to be part of next Tuesday’s Federal Budget

With the Federal Budget being delivered on 25 March, Ageing Australia’s Head of Government Relations Jay Moran is in Canberra calling on politicians to make aged care a priority.

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Caroline Egan

20 Mar 2025

Legal Issues

MinterEllison: a suite of tools to help providers transition to the new Aged Care Act

With the commencement of the new Aged Care Act 2024 on 1 July 2025, providers will need to make preparations to meet their obligations under the new legislative framework.

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Caroline Egan

20 Mar 2025

Technology

The power of generative AI in aged care training: Conversations at the Wharf

At our latest DCM Group Conversations at the Wharf event, in attendance were Melissa Duffey, Executive Manager People, Feros Care; Nick Hansen, COO, Ozcare; Cara Benoit, Executive Leader People and Culture, Lutheran Services; and Will Egan, CEO, Ausmed.

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Caroline Egan

20 Mar 2025

Aged Care

Just 25 aged care beds added in NSW’s Illawarra region over 10 years, states draft report

A draft report seen by The Weekly SOURCE prepared by Community Industry Group, the peak body that supports Not For Profit community organisations in the NSW Illawarra Shoalhaven region, has revealed the dire state of residential aged care in the region.

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Caroline Egan

20 Mar 2025

Mergers & Acquisitions

Estia Health buys two of Mark and Evette Moran’s three aged care homes

Bain-capital owned Estia Health is continuing its acquisition campaign with the announcement it is purchasing two aged care homes from Mark Moran Group, homes at Little Bay and Warrawee in Sydney, NSW.

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Caroline Egan

20 Mar 2025

Home Care

“Older Australians will have to contribute more to aged care”: former AMA President

Aged care services under the new rights based Aged Care Act will be “heavily rationed”, Dr Michael Gannon, President of the AMA between 2016 and 2018 and board member of West Australian aged care and retirement living provider Amana Living, has warned in an op-ed in The Australian this week.

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Caroline Egan

20 Mar 2025

Sector Moves & People

Rohan Mead to retire as Australian Unity Group MD & CEO after 21 years

The long-serving MD and CEO of Australian Unity Rohan Mead will step down at the end of the year, having grown revenue from $400 million to $2.3 billion during his tenure.

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Caroline Egan

20 Mar 2025

Opinion

Seven years since a workforce strategy: Juniper CEO Russell Bricknell’s ‘political wishlist’

Australia needs to find up to 50,000 aged care workers every year to meet demand, says the CEO of the Not For Profit WA aged care provider. “We need a sector-wide, medium-term workforce strategy that addresses supply and demand issues and considers...

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Caroline Egan

20 Mar 2025

Development

Regis Aged Care marks official opening of 111-bed Camberwell home in Melbourne

Australia’s only ASX-listed aged care provider officially opened its $70 million aged care home located 10km east of Melbourne’s city centre. The opening ceremony was attended by Assistant Minister for Social Security, Ageing and Women, Kate...

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Caroline Egan

20 Mar 2025

Government Policy

When will Aged Care Act rules be available? Aged Care Transition Taskforce asks Dept of Health

The Aged Care Transition Taskforce has asked the Department of Health and Aged Care to reveal when any outstanding rules relating to the new Aged Care Act will be available for consultation at its meeting on 5 March 2025.

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Caroline Egan

18 Mar 2025

Government Policy

Reduce liquidity ratios for aged care providers: Ageing Australia’s submission to Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission

The proposed new liquidity ratios, released as part of new Financial and Prudential Standards, should be reduced to 25% for quarterly cash expenses and 5% for quarterly RAD liabilities, and should be removed altogether on refundable amounts for ILUs and retirement villages, Ageing Australia has recommended in a submission.

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Caroline Egan

18 Mar 2025

Aged Care

SATURDAY means business: What’s the relationship between the size of your aged care organisation and wages?

The 2023-24 data just released by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency reveals the average wages paid by larger organisations compared with their smaller counterparts. What does this tell us about scale in aged care? To find out more, read this...

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Caroline Egan

13 Mar 2025