Topic - Aged Care

ONLY IN SATURDAY: Chris Baynes’ explosive column

Feb 22 2023 Updated May 3, 2023

Section Editor

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“Consolidation (of the aged care sector) is inevitable and the last one standing will be big,” DCM Group CEO Chris Baynes writes in the latest SATURDAY digital magazine, as Bolton Clarke becomes the Not for Profit’s largest RAC provider. The cover story is BaptistCare CEO Charles Moore on what being a “Profit for Purpose organisation” really means.

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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

Sector Moves & People

Which aged care provider has been awarded a $136M contract to conduct assessments under new Single Assessment System?

The Department of Health and Aged Care has released details of contracts worth nearly $1.5 billion awarded to operators to conduct aged care assessments under the new Single Assessment System. The largest contract, worth more than $226 million, was...

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Caroline Egan

12 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

Sector Moves & People

Two key Dept architects of the aged care reforms are moving to new jobs

Michael Lye, the Deputy Secretary, Ageing and Aged Care, and Nick Morgan, Assistant Secretary, Support at Home Reform, with the Department of Health and Aged Care (DoHAC) have new jobs in the public sector that will shift them away from aged care, only months before significant reforms are scheduled to be implemented.

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Caroline Egan

11 Dec 2024

The man who stalled Aspen’s takeover of Eureka wants to buy back their shares to emerge as Eureka’s biggest shareholder

A General Meeting is being held on Friday, 20 December, to decide if Ben and Blake Cottle’s investment entity Fileton can buy the shares. It will mean he and his associates have increased their voting power in Eureka from approximately 22.2% to...

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Ian Horswill

17 Dec 2024

Sector Moves & People

Community Living

2024 Year in Review: Community Living

The Weekly SOURCE looks back at the past 12 months in the community living sector. With its momentum hampered by high interest rates, the retirement living sector in October came under attack from the ABC, aided and abetted by Centre Alliance...

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Ian Horswill

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

Sector Moves & People

Home Care

Late March release of Support at Home detail leaves 62 working days for implementation

The Department of Health and Aged Care has revealed that “advice on pricing will be provided before the end of the year ahead of more detailed advice by the end of March 2025” in a Support at Home webinar held last Thursday 5 December. The advice...

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Caroline Egan

12 Dec 2024