The ACT Government has agreed to adopt NSW laws rather than overhaul the current ACT Act. Operators and residents both claimed it would have added cost and complexity, including operators refusing to enter the ACT market.
66 recipients of Aged Care Capital Assistance Program grants announced
The Australia Government has announced 66 recipients of its Aged Care Capital Assistance Program with grants worth $300 million. The largest - a grant of more than $50 million - has gone to Southern Cross Care (QLD) to build a new 94-bed residential care home in Broken Hill, NSW.