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Aged Care

IRT Group given $15.8M in Govt funding to revitalise Marco Polo Unanderra aged care home in NSW’s Illawarra and provide much-needed beds

The Shoalhaven has extreme bed shortages. In July, The Weekly SOURCE reported that on any given day between 90 and 120 hospital patients in the region should be in an aged care home.

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Caroline Egan
06 Sep 2024
Aged Care

On any given day 90-120 older Illawarra hospital patients should be in an aged care home

On any given day, Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District (ISLHD) has between 90 and 120 patients in its hospital beds who are well enough to be discharged but are waiting for a bed in residential aged care. “The average length of stay for...

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Caroline Egan
18 Jul 2024
DIGITAL EDITION
SATURDAY Issue 79

“It’s the system that’s the blocker”: 2,000 RAC customers trapped in hospital

With next to no aged care beds being built, will the number of Mums and Dads in hospital beds double, treble or more? Across the country, hospitals are struggling to get people whose acute issues have been managed out the door and into an aged care...

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Lauren Broomham
05 Jul 2024
Living with Dementia

Dementia pioneer Group Homes Australia picks NSW South Coast for first regional Rementia Together Retreat

The retreat is designed for both the person with a dementia diagnosis and their chosen ‘support partner’. People living with dementia and their loved ones often find themselves lacking the crucial support required to navigate life after...

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Ian Horswill
17 Jun 2024
Government Policy

Community Industry Group awarded $300K to try to solve Illawarra hospital to aged care placement delays

A regional collaboration led by Community Industry Group (CI Group) to research and implement a volunteer coordinator program to assist older hospital patients transition to residential aged care when they are ready to be discharged will be traialed...

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Caroline Egan
09 May 2024
Home Care

IRT aims for 112 overseas staff this year as 46 arrive from the Philippines

Not For Profit retirement living, home care and aged care operator IRT recently had 46 workers arrive from the Philippines under the Government’s new Aged Care Industry Labour Agreement program. All are now working in IRT’s Aged Care homes in...

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Caroline Egan
31 Aug 2023
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