Tuesday, 30 June 2026
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Caroline Egan

Journalist

Caroline writes on aged and home care, covering policy, workforce, technology and care models. She focuses on how reform, innovation and operations impact providers and people across residential, home-based and community care settings.

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Central QLD’s Carinity Summit Cottages flew staff in from Melbourne but is closing now due to staff shortages post image

Central QLD’s Carinity Summit Cottages flew staff in from Melbourne but is closing now due to staff shortages

35 new transitional care beds represent just 8% of bed closures in the Illawarra: Warrigal CEO post image

35 new transitional care beds represent just 8% of bed closures in the Illawarra: Warrigal CEO

Robots will be taking blood pressure and pulses in aged care within three years post image

Robots will be taking blood pressure and pulses in aged care within three years

24/7 RNs prompt NSW’s Uralla Council to consider expanding aged care home post image

24/7 RNs prompt NSW’s Uralla Council to consider expanding aged care home

Work to start on Mercy Community’s new $42M aged home in Rockhampton, QLD post image

Work to start on Mercy Community’s new $42M aged home in Rockhampton, QLD

Aged care resident allegedly assaulted after man posed as visitor and gained access to dementia ward post image

Aged care resident allegedly assaulted after man posed as visitor and gained access to dementia ward

42% of residential aged care residents still not fully vaccinated against COVID-19 post image

42% of residential aged care residents still not fully vaccinated against COVID-19

More could have been done to understand aged care resident who went missing from facility: NSW Coroner post image

More could have been done to understand aged care resident who went missing from facility: NSW Coroner

Shocking: Auditor finds Kiama Council underestimated cost of Blue Haven Bonaira by $30M post image

Shocking: Auditor finds Kiama Council underestimated cost of Blue Haven Bonaira by $30M

Revised building regulations for NSW Aged Care properties now in force: Russell Kennedy post image

Revised building regulations for NSW Aged Care properties now in force: Russell Kennedy

Federal and State Governments invest $40M on 35 care places to ease pressure on Shoalhaven/Illawarra hospitals post image

Federal and State Governments invest $40M on 35 care places to ease pressure on Shoalhaven/Illawarra hospitals

More Victorian Councils consider the future of their CHSP services as another exits post image

More Victorian Councils consider the future of their CHSP services as another exits