Aged and Home Care

Royal Commission research finds 40% of aged care residents experience abuse and neglect – from sample of 400 residents
With just five weeks until the deadline for its Final report, the Royal Commission into…

Aged Care Royal Commission hit by cybersecurity incident
The Royal Commission has revealed its document management service provider, Law In Order, experienced a…

Heritage Care co-owner lists Melbourne mansion and leaves for Greece
Peter Arvanitis and his wife, Areti, have again come in for media scrutiny after The…

Grieving residents and families, traumatised staff and a lack of ‘command and control’: independent review of COVID-19 outbreaks at St Basils and Epping Gardens delivers lessons for providers
Now-Minister for Aged Care Services, Senator Richard Colbeck, had promised the Department of Health would…

QLD religious order transfers aged care sites to Ozcare
The Canossian Sisters have handed over the operation of their Queensland health, aged-care and retirement…

Snowy Monaro Council votes to transfer ownership of its two aged care homes after $2 million deficit – blames over-regulation
The NSW Council is looking to transition ownership of the 40-bed Yallambee Lodge in Cooma…

Uniting opens new daycare centre at Westmead retirement village and aged care home
The NSW and ACT-based Not For Profit has expanded its ‘city for seniors’ at Westmead,…

BaptistCare to replace ageing regional aged care home with $17M new development
The NSW and ACT Not For Profit has submitted a $17.9 million plan to demolish…

China increases aged care beds to eight million
The country’s Ministry of Civil Affairs has flagged boosting the development of elderly care services…

Royal Commission spells out 2021/22 retirement village strategy
Welcome back to an exciting 2021 for the retirement living sector. I can’t remember when…

Aged care elevated to Cabinet and Greg Hunt to head portfolio as PM shakes up Ministry
Senator Richard Colbeck has been given a free pass on his wish to retain aged…

“Critical to sector reform”: Aged Care Guild announces it is disbanding to make way for new provider led reform group
The nine members have called time on the seven-year industry association, declaring it will disband…