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St Andrews Village Ballina adds second Byron Bay aged care home

The NSW Northern Rivers-based Not For Profit took on the 41-bed Byron Aged Care home in Byron Bay, 35km north of its base in Ballina, last month as it refocuses its strategic plan on retirement living and residential aged care.

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Lauren Broomham

5 hours ago

Opinion

2024 aged care report card: pass for residential care, home care a failure

The final report card for the aged care sector looks very different depending on what services you deliver.

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Lauren Broomham

18 Dec 2024

Government Policy

Fed Govt to release 7,615 new Home Care Packages as 76,000 wait for care

The Government will spend just $101.7 million on the new Packages ahead of the transition to the new Support at Home program from 1 July 2025.

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Lauren Broomham

18 Dec 2024

Government Policy

Breaking news: Fed Govt slashes $2.5B off aged care with new payments in arrears for residential aged care from 1 July 2026

With the Federal Budget slipping further into deficit over the next four years, the Mid-Year Economic Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO) 2024-25 has revealed the Albanese Government is looking to save on spending with aged care is in its sights. Presenting the...

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Lauren Broomham

18 Dec 2024

Community Living

Stage two of Keyton’s Bernborough Ascot retirement village in Brisbane nears completion

The second stage of Australia’s first vertical retirement community built within a racecourse precinct; Poinciana House is now set to open early next year with over 60% of its 53 independent living apartments already sold.

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Lauren Broomham

16 Dec 2024

Development

Stockland Halcyon notches up 24 land lease communities, unveils its latest 212-home LLC on the Sunshine Coast

The prolific property developer has launched its newest land lease community, Halcyon Dales, guaranteeing new residents a nine-month build.

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Lauren Broomham

16 Dec 2024

Development

GemLife launches its second $250M Toowoomba community – complete with $12.5M Country Club and Summer House

After recording more than $172 million in sales for its first land lease community in the southern Queensland city, 90 minutes west of Brisbane, GemLife Director and CEO Adrian Puljich is taking the operator back for a second bite of the cherry.

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Lauren Broomham

16 Dec 2024

Sector Moves & People

Janet Anderson out, new Aged Care Quality and Safety Commissioner in

The inaugural Commissioner of the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission, Janet Anderson PSM, will depart the role next month after six years in favour of a new face.

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Lauren Broomham

13 Dec 2024

Home Care

Govt bows to pressure on delaying full implementation of Support at Home pricing

In what appears to be another concession to its reform agenda, the Federal Government has revealed overnight that it will stage the introduction of price caps on services in the new Support at Home program over a 12-month period.

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Lauren Broomham

13 Dec 2024

Aged Care

Australia’s residential aged care sector facing “crisis in care availability”: UARC

The latest report from the UTS Ageing Research Collaborative (UARC) has reinforced the challenges facing the sector and Government in meeting the growing demand for new beds and tightening staffing requirements. The 134-page ‘Australia’s Aged...

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Lauren Broomham

12 Dec 2024

Opinion

Is scale necessary for success in residential aged care? The latest data says yes

The new ‘Australia’s Aged Care Sector: Full-Year Report 2023-24’ has confirmed what many in the sector already knew: big operators are getting bigger – and more efficient. The new 134-page report from the UTS Ageing Research Collaborative...

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Lauren Broomham

12 Dec 2024

Sector Moves & People

Carrington Care’s Raad Richards announces his retirement

Under Raad’s leadership, the provider has successfully rolled out an assisted living model through its Riverview Assisted Living Apartments (pictured), built in partnership with long-time builder Richard Crookes Constructions, which is set to be...

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Issue 90 | The innovators shaping the sector

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Lauren Broomham

06 Dec 2024