Kathryn Greiner appointed to head up NSW inquiry into retirement village standards
Ms Greiner is well-known as a heavy hitter in the aged care sector, having served as the Chair of the…
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Attention aged care providers: you may be eligible for a $7,000 higher accommodation supplement
Financial advisory firm James Underwood & Associates says many facilities already qualify for the supplement – which is paid by…
Govt-run QLD aged care facility in danger of being closed down
The Courier Mail is reporting that the 60-bed Cooinda House at Kippa-Ring, 27km northeast of Brisbane, could close down after…
QLD Govt funds $1.85M for retirement village financial advisers
Seniors Minister Coralee O’Rourke has announced the Govt will provide $1.4M over the next four years for financial advisers at…
One Nation to host retirement village forum for QLD residents to ‘drive change’
Buderim MP and QLD One Nation leader Steve Dickson said the event had been prompted by a ‘constant stream’ of…
Federal Ministers now opening retirement villages despite Fairfax/Four Corners reports
We were interested to see that Stockland’s new Willowdale clubhouse was opened by Dr Mike Freelander MP, the Federal Member…
TriCare lodges plans for huge vertical village and aged care development in Brisbane
If it gets the green light, the development would feature high care, assisted living units and Independent Living Units across…
Over 1,000 QLD nurses experienced workplace violence in three months: survey
1,156 of the 2,397 nurses and midwives in the survey of QLD Nurses and Midwives Union members said they had…
Hard to imagine: 32 Oakden staff now under investigation
The SA State Govt-managed Oakden Mental Health aged care facility just gets worse. 32 staff have now been referred to…
Now WA is vowing to crack down on retirement village contracts
Rolling off the back of the Fairfax/Four Corners exposé on the village sector, the WA Consumer Protection Unit has launched…