Ita Buttrose attacks aged care operators fro flouting rules
Speaking at the National Press Club last week, Ita Buttrose stated more than one quarter of aged care residents were…
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Department of Health and Ageing commits PR disaster
The Federal Governments Department of Health and Ageing has had to do a lot of explaining after mass direct mailing…
John Leo relates good news story of the local member engaging resident power
Co-owner of NSW villages The Arbour in Berry and Wivenhoe Village in Camden [both in development], John Leo tells the…
Aged care solar installation offers 30% return.
Padman Healthcare, SAs largest private aged care operator, has invested nearly $400,000 on a 99 kW solar system at each…
Fair Trading funds aged care supported accommodation service
$1,245,300 to retirement villages, nursing homes, hostels, boarding houses NSW Fair Trading Commissioner Rod Stowe said investment in education, advocacy…
University of Wollongong and IRT receive $587,000 for two-year education project which will including aged care clients
The Federal Department of Health and Ageing has provided a $587,000 grant to the University and IRT to develop an…
Message from New South Wales Minister for ageing
Andrew Constance, the Liberal minister in New South Wales responsible for ageing accommodation stated that when he became minister there…
Mark Butler announced Workforce Compact for aged care workers. The sector says it is dead in the water
The Labor Government has announced it will subsidize pay increases for aged care workers but 3.5% over four years, but…
Stuart Nicolson launches the Retirement Alliance brand to create distance from Becton Property Group as it sinks into limited receivership
With six predominantly prestige and big retirement villages [1,010 ILUs] co-branded with Becton Property Group under his control, Becton Living…
Aged care operators continue to suffer uncertainty under the new government funding guidelines that appear to offer more, but with strings
The Federal Government has announced the replacement of the daily cap on aged care accommodation charges with a three-tiered system…