Australian-first trial of CCTV in aged care facilities to begin in SA
The Federal Government will invest $500,000 in a 12-month trial of the surveillance and monitoring system, which will run across…
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Attention: QLD village operators – Retirement Living Council releases survey on mandated buyback announcement
As we reported here last week, the QLD Government passed legislative amendments requiring the mandatory buyback of all retirement village…
Blacktown Workers Sports Club has plans for seniors housing and aged care development rejected
As we reported here in September 2016, the western Sydney-based Club announced plans to develop the village, which would accommodate…
Consumer Experience Reports to be made available for home and community care
The reports will extend to home and community care services from July 2019 (having previously only been available for residential…
QLD Government settles on 18 months mandated buybacks for retirement villages
Queenslanders who “terminate their right” to reside in a retirement village will be paid for their homes after 18 months…
111-bed aged care facility planned for south Sydney gets funding boost
The new three-storey Georges Estate Health and Aged Care facility will be constructed in Penshurst – 30 minutes south of…
New laws allow retirement villages and residential care to be built at Sanctuary Cove (QLD)
Is this reaffirmation that retirement villages present legitimate value proposition? The QLD State Parliament has passed new planning legislation that…
National Aged Care Alliance (NACA) pushes for urgent aged care sector reform in new election campaign
The coalition of 52 national aged care organisations – including consumer groups, providers, unions and health professionals – has launched…
Government pledges $70 million per year for dementia, opens new care units (NSW and VIC)
The new $5 million specialist dementia care units in Caulfield (south east Melbourne) and Lake Macquarie (two hours north of…
COTA calls for $1.25bn annual funding for home care
The nation’s peak seniors group says the Government needs to make a down payment of $5 billion in next week’s…