Aged and Home Care
Aged care gastro outbreak grabs headlines with seven deaths – but operator tells a different story
News that seven residents at Regis’ Yeronga facility in Brisbane had died from a gastroenteritis…
Sydney church plots two 16-storey towers with aged care
St Alban’s Epping wants to build the towers on its prime site, 18km north-west of…
ACAT waiting list blows out to six months in regional QLD: local MP
Hinkler MP Keith Pitt labelled the figure “completely unacceptable” in Parliament last week. “I say…
Baby boomers lead the charge on aged care advocacy and ‘disruption’
Action on Elderly Abuse Now – which claims to have over 6,000 members and supporters…
Resthaven and Jewish Care the big winners at Australian Aged Care Quality Agency’s awards
Both operators have been honoured at the AACQA’s inaugural National Innovation and Excellence in Aged…
Bupa offloads part of its UK aged care home business for £300M
The private healthcare provider will sell 122 of its aged care homes to the UK-based…
Aveo reveals 22% increase in FY17 profits – and changes to village contracts
The listed operator has announced an underlying profit after tax for their retirement business of…
Stockland Retirement delivers fourth straight year of double-digit growth – and new non-DMF villages
Its Retirement Living business’ operating profit hit $63M in FY17 – up 11.1% from $57M…
Now ABC’s 7.30 Report is spotlighting ongoing retirement village fees after departure
The program ‘named and shamed’ two more village operators in QLD and VIC in a…
Fed Govt announces new study into residential aged care costs and funding strategies
The Govt is working on a new basis to fund residential aged care, mindful it…
Japara Healthcare secures prime site for $30M Gold Coast aged care development
The listed provider purchased the 4,719sqm site in Robina, 16km from Surfers Paradise, for $5.5M…
Gen-agedcaredata.gov.au: new aged care data website now available to providers and residents
Minister for Aged Care, Ken Wyatt AM says the GEN website will provide an ‘invaluable…