NZ sees 22% jump in aged care nurse numbers
Following our recent story on Australian aged care workers turning down pay offers here, we were interested to see that…
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Half of home care providers lost clients after CDC, new survey says
Just 25% of home care providers have reported an increase in their number of packages since Consumer Directed Care (CDC)…
Care concierge services plus telehealth coming to retirement villages
The rollout of NBN is forcing village operators to abandon their copper wire / analogue emergency call systems. They won’t…
Aged care peaks call for action after 3.3% minimum wage rise
The Fair Work Commission granted the rise to award workers last week, raising the national minimum wage to $18.29 an…
SA’s ACH Group acquires Adelaide hospital site for aged care development
The Adelaide-based Not For Profit plans to transform the Repatriation General Hospital at Daw Park, 7km from the CBD, into…
ACFA: aged care providers should contribute to bond guarantee scheme
The Aged Care Financing Authority (ACFA) says providers should pay towards the costs of any guarantee scheme for Refundable Accommodation…
Dept of Health tells state ACAT teams: lift your game
Some states are taking up to three months to complete 80% of assessments from MyAgedCare, with QLD and TAS the…
Govt launches MyAgedCare campaign to boost consumer awareness
The Fed Govt has launched a national awareness campaign to raise the profile of the MyAgedCare website and 1800 number.…
10,000 new aged care places announced – new providers the big winners
The Fed Govt has announced $649M a year to fund 9,911 new aged care places in the 2016-17 Aged Care…
Lendlease returns to residential aged care with ‘killer’ ACAR submissions
In a surprise strategic move Lendlease has jumped back into residential aged care, winning 756 bed allocations – the biggest…