Aged and Home Care

Infinite Care makes its first move into QLD with flagship Toowoomba aged care facility
As we covered here, listed funds manager and investment bank Moelis acquired a 70% stake…

Vaughan Harding retires from Juniper – MercyCare’s Chris Hall appointed new CEO
Widely regarded as a leader in the sector, Mr Harding is stepping down after almost…

One in 10 jobs to be for personal care workers in the next five years: government data
We will need 90,600 extra personal carers and assistants by May 2022, a 33% increase…

Attention providers: new Aged Care Quality Standards start July
Assessment against the new standards by the Australian Aged Care Quality Agency (ACCQA) will start…

TAFE SA aged care course reinstated following damning independent review
As we reported here in December, its Certificate III in Individual Support (Ageing) was one…

Home care profits drop despite 16.8% growth in clients: StewartBrown
The average revenue per client per day has fallen by 5.03% to $3.70, based on…

Sean Rooney leads the discussion for ‘action’ – national briefing tour for care CEOs
It is great to see that the word ‘action’ is at last being used by…

Japara expands NSW footprint with $39M acquisition of Riviera Health aged care portfolio
The purchase includes four aged care facilities at Brighton-Le-Sands, Chatswood, Doonside and Wyong, plus a…

AACQA data reveals big rise in aged care complaints and serious risk decisions
The figures, requested by Aged and Community Services Australia (ACSA), show referrals from the Aged…

The Village by Scalabrini wins Best Aged Care Facility Award
The 2018 Australian Healthcare Week Excellence Award was given to The Village because of the…

US: Haitian immigrants a window to the future of the aged care workforce
The 2010 Haitian earthquake destroyed much of the country, resulting in 59,000 people being given…

Warrigal launches ‘family-friendly’ dementia facility
Based on the Illawarra South Coast of NSW at their new 128-bed Shell Cove home,…