Aged Care
Two months from penalties, 1,000 aged care homes non-compliant over care minutes
The number of operators meeting mandatory total and RN care minute targets has soared in the last quarter before providers will be penalised for non-compliance. Data from the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing for the September 2025 quarter shows 60% of aged care homes achieved both total and RN
Senators to target Support at Home at upcoming Senate Estimates
The Shadow Minister for Aged Care Anne Ruston and ACT Senator David Pocock are planning to go hard on the Government’s aged care reforms in the upcoming Senate Estimates. Community Affairs is next before Senate Estimates in two weeks’ time - on Wednesday 11 February and Thursday 12 February
Burrangiri respite care cut under Support at Home: Senator Pocock
Despite a $10 million election commitment from the Albanese Government, access to respite services at the Salvation Army-operated Burrangiri Aged Care Respite Centre, in Rivett in the ACT, has worsened since the introduction of Support at Home. Respite care should be available under the Governments new Support at Home program.
Opinion
Two Resident Association Presidents say the game is over for Village Operators
Judy Mayfield and Roger Pallant are not trying to make a political point. They are describing a business model failure whose day has come. Operators can’t dismiss this risk any longer. They are talking about who cares for village residents that need care support 24/7. Where is the
Are Over 55s Community Apartment Projects (CAPs) stealing the legitimacy of retirement villages with councils?
Lane Cove Council (Sydney) is fast tracking and supporting resi apartments positioned for seniors while slow tracking respected village operators. This can't be good. It has approved two development applications involving redevelopment of two office mid rise buildings on the Pacific Highway in Greenwich, an affluent harbour view
Will 2026 deliver Australia’s first super-sized aged care operator?
To truly break into super-scale territory, operators will have to build – and this is where the maths starts to fall apart.
