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Caroline
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Meet the new Chair and members of the National Aged Care Advisory Council

The Government has appointed Professor Sue Gordon, former Research Director at Aged Care Research and Industry Innovation Australia (ARIIA), Chair of the National Aged Care Advisory Council (NACAC), and appointed four new members.

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Caroline Egan

11 hours ago

Government Policy

WA Govt’s election promise of $100M low-interest loans for aged care construction

With Western Australia headed to the polls on 8 March, Premier Roger Cook has announced a $140 million aged care sweetener, including a $100 million low-interest loan facility to help providers build or refurbish aged care facilities for concessional customers or in areas of need.

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Caroline Egan

12 hours ago

Government Policy

Four new members appointed to Aged Care Council of Elders

The Federal Government has welcomed four new members to the Aged Care Council of Elders, which was started in 2021 to provide a direct voice to Government about aged care reforms.

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Caroline Egan

13 hours ago

Government Policy

Aged care system continuing to fail Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people: Interim First Nations Aged Care Commissioner

In her first report, Andrea Kelly, who was appointed to the interim role just over a year ago, has made four recommendations for the Federal Government, plus another 27 “urgent and time sensitive” recommendations. Kelly writes in the 108-page report...

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Caroline Egan

14 hours ago

Aged Care

Largest Govt capital assistance grant goes to Harbison aged care redevelopment in Labor electorate

The Not For Profit aged care provider, based in NSW’s Southern Highlands, will be able to start construction of a 72-bed residential aged care redevelopment in Burradoo after being awarded $27.5 million from the Federal Department of Health and Aged Care.

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Caroline Egan

14 hours ago

Home Care

Aged Care Minister Anika Wells on back foot on home care waiting list as times blow out further

The Minister for Aged Care has been forced to concede the wait times for Home Care Packages have blown out under the Albanese Government but has promised that from 1 July 2025, a record number of Packages will enter the system as her Government brings aged care “back from the brink”.

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Caroline Egan

14 hours ago

Opinion

Home care can be “true hospital substitution”: Silverchain’s Dale Fisher in aged care ‘political wishlist’

“Many of the challenges in our health care system could be addressed through better coordination and funding for in-home aged care,” Dale has told The Weekly SOURCE. “Home care that is truly hospital substitution could be a significant part of...

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Caroline Egan

14 hours ago

Technology

AlayaCare launches “game changing” home care technology to flag risks and cut hospital admissions

Following a successful launch in Canada and the US, AlayaCare has launched the Client Intelligence Suite, which integrates clinical notes and client data using AI, Natural Language Processing and Large Language Model with AlayaCare’s Predictive Risk Model to help staff triage clients.

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Caroline Egan

14 hours ago

Mergers & Acquisitions

Final hurdle: Pacific Equity Partners to buy AMP Capital’s stake in Opal HealthCare

Australasia’s oldest and largest private equity firm has reached an agreement to buy AMP Capital’s “up to 50% stake” in Opal HealthCare, Australia’s largest private aged care operator, with 133 aged care homes across NSW, Victoria, QLD, WA, and SA.

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Caroline Egan

14 hours ago

Mergers & Acquisitions

Medibank-owned Amplar Health Home Hospital to provide hotel accommodation for SA hospital patients needing aged care

The South Australian Government has announced it will accommodate 24 public hospital patients who no longer need acute care at the inner-city Adelaide Pullman Hotel while they wait for an aged care placement with services delivered by Medibank-owned...

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Caroline Egan

14 hours ago

Mergers & Acquisitions

Arcare Aged Care launches ‘My Extraordinary Mum’ ad campaign

Arcare Aged Care’s new advertising campaign, aimed at, attracting both new residents and staff, has been well received.

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Caroline Egan

14 hours ago

Aged Care

10 aged care homes closed in 2024, shutting nearly 800 beds

10 residential aged care homes closed their doors across Australia between 1 January 2024 and 20 November 2024, resulting in the closure of 769 beds.

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Caroline Egan

14 hours ago

Development

Southern Cross Care QLD opens $36M aged care home in Chinchilla after five years of planning

The town of Chinchilla, about 300km west of Brisbane, population 7,000, is the location of the Not For Profit’s new 81-bed aged care facility, Illoura.

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Caroline Egan

14 hours ago