QLD: Arcare’s application for 90-bed aged care facility in Noosa attracts 96 objections
Noosa Council received 109 submissions in total about the proposed development, which would see the…
Monthly Archives: September, 2018
Ken Wyatt opens public consultation on new draft Charter of Aged Care Rights – both providers and consumers to sign
A reminder that aged care is a two-way street. The Minister for Senior Australians and…
Sydney aged care worker charged with assault after daughter places camera in room
This story was everywhere in the media this week. 35-year-old Prakash Paudyal is accused of…
World Bank says Pacific Islands a potential aged care workforce solution for Australia and NZ
The international financial institution says both Tonga and Samoa have launched training initiatives that could…
240,000-signature petition to mandate aged care staff ratios to be presented to Ken Wyatt this week
Is this the biggest petition you have heard of? Victorian woman Jane Seaholme set up…
Major milestone: SA aged care group successfully completes first 12-month training program in China
As we reported here, Not For Profits Eldercare, Life Care and Southern Cross Care (SA…
Japan: 20% of elderly living in poverty – who foots the care bill?
The rate is well above the OECD average of 12.6% with single women the worst-off…
54,000 people on home care national queue with no support: LASA says $685M a year needed to meet demand
Leading Age Services Australia (LASA)’s analysis says assuming the same split between package levels as…
Another village and aged care high-rise for Epping: Uniting reveals plans for $100M 19-storey tower
The Not For Profit has lodged an application to develop the 19-storey building on Oxford…
WA provider Hall & Prior reveals plans for $60M health and aged care precinct on former hospital site – joint venture with institutional investor
As we covered here, the private provider and WA superannuation fund Fresh Fields Projects paid…