Aged Care

Breaking news: For Purpose Investment Partners’ aged care platform buys Graeme Croft’s Signature Care

For Purpose Aged Care Australia (FPACA), the aged care provider established by social impact investment vehicle For Purpose Investment Partners (FPIP), is moving forward on its vision of reaching 5,000 beds, acquiring 14 aged care homes – eight on...

Lauren Broomham

24 Apr 2024

Government Policy

“The Acting Inspector-General of Aged Care does not commonly issue statements” but...

The Acting Inspector-General of Aged Care has issued a Statement highlighting the Aged Care Taskforce’s omission of any details about a “needs-based framework” for aged care services in its Final Report. The Statement outlines the parallels between...

Caroline Egan

23 Apr 2024

Aged Care

400% increase in aged care job applications: Anglicare Sydney

dfasdfdasfasdf Yvette McDonald Chief People and Customer Officer, Anglicare Sydney Our residential care workforce has seen a significant turnaround due to both internal and external factors. Internally: we have focused on residential manager...

Caroline Egan

23 Apr 2024

Government Policy

National Aged Care Advisory Council on Aged Care Taskforce Final Report and new Aged Care Act

You can read the communique here

Caroline Egan

23 Apr 2024

Opinion

Opinion: Hospital wait times are a dire sign of the future that awaits ageing Australia

The latest data shows hospital beds are at a premium – and older Australians are the most likely to miss out. Is there a solution? As we report in this issue, emergency wait times are at their longest in a decade while surgery wait times are at...

Lauren Broomham

23 Apr 2024

Government Policy

Aged Care Minister Mark Butler’s big change for residential aged care

The Minister for Health and Aged Care Mark Butler announced during the week that pharmacists will be funded by the Government to go into residential aged care homes and deliver vaccines to residents for free, a measure that was previously only...

Caroline Egan

24 Apr 2024

Technology

Leading Not For Profit Calvary Health Care in deal with Salesforce for new home care platform

Not For Profit integrated health care organisation Calvary Health Care has selected Customer Relationship Management (CRM) platform Salesforce to develop technology provide a seamless healthcare experience for clients, aged care residents, patients, and

Caroline Egan

23 Apr 2024

Government Policy

IHACPA seeks additional costing data from providers on top of QFS and ACFR

The Independent Hospital and Aged Care Pricing authority (IHACPS), which provides the Government with evidence-based advice on the cost of delivering aged care services, asks aged care providers for costing data to help them form their...

Caroline Egan

23 Apr 2024

Technology

Only in SATURDAY: the virtual hub bridging the aged care nursing gap

Read more in this week’s edition of our premium digital magazine, SATURDAY

Caroline Egan

23 Apr 2024

Government Policy

Ageing population sees hospitals “at breaking point” and it is going to get worse: AMA

Emergency wait times are the longest in a decade and surgery wait times are at their longest ever, according to the 2024 Public Hospital Report Card, an annual report that uses data from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare to pinpoint...

Caroline Egan

23 Apr 2024

Government Policy

Juniper CEO Russell Bricknell appointed Chair of the Aged Care Workforce Remote Accord

Russell Bricknell, CEO of WA’s largest Not For Profit local aged care provider, Juniper, has been appointed Chair of The Aged Care Workforce Remote Accord, a group of aged care employers and experts helping solve aged care workforce issues in remote...

Caroline Egan

23 Apr 2024

Awards

St Vincent’s Care Services Kew aged care chefs shine against the world’s best

Australian chefs David Martin and Harry Shen, of St Vincent’s Care Services Kew a luxurious new aged care home 5km east of the Melbourne CBD, participated in the prestigious international cooking prize 2024 International Culinaire Salon in London...

Caroline Egan

23 Apr 2024

Sector Moves & People

Aged care training provider Altura Learning appoints Paul Goudie CEO

Aged care training provider Altura Learning, which is owned by Australia’s largest independent Not For Profit aged care provider, Bolton Clarke, had appointed education and technology expert Paul Goudie as its new CEO, effective 5 April 2024. Paul...

Caroline Egan

23 Apr 2024