Aged and Home Care

Five Good Friends looks for 750 new hires to pre-empt staffing crisis
National home care provider Five Good Friends has launched a recruitment drive, aiming to find…

Green light for LDK’s $143M ACT aged care village
LDK Seniors’ Living has received approval from the National Capital Authority (NCA) for its Yarralumla…

Greater Shepparton City Council to hand over aged care to Calvary
Calvary Community Care will take over aged care services from Greater Shepparton City Council in…

Lendlease lodges DA for Gold Creek Homestead aged care home
Lendlease is moving forward with its plans for an 118-bed aged care home as part…

Tasmania aged care mask mandate ends on 30 June
Tasmania has dropped the requirement for residential aged care visitors to wear masks as part…

Construction on Blue Care Sunrise Beach in Noosa QLD to begin next month
Queensland-based Not For Profit aged care provider Blue Care has awarded the construction contract for…

Embracia Victoria begins work on Kyneton Hospital intergenerational development
Family-owned aged care provider Embracia is moving ahead with plans to redevelop the old Kyneton…

Goodwin to trial electric home care vehicle in ACT
Goodwin Aged Care in Canberra has been given free use of a new Hyundai Ioniq…

Treasury Secretary and Reserve Bank Governor point to NDIS and aged care budget blowout – is Plan B the solution?
Aged care providers should take note of the words of two senior figures on Australia’s…

Aged care sector backs 5.2% minimum wage rise but warns Fed Govt to increase funding as FWC decision likely delayed to 2023
The Fair Work Commission’s (FWC) decision to lift the minimum wage by 5.2% – from…

Richard Hearn among aged care luminaries honoured in Queen’s Birthday awards
Former Resthaven CEO Richard Hearn (pictured) has been made a Member of the Order of…

With only 50% of aged care residents receiving fourth COVID-19 dose, new Health and Aged Care Ministers want operators to show “sense of urgency”
Mark Butler, Health and Aged Care Minister, and Anika Wells, Aged Care and Sport Minister,…