Regis issues trading update for FY19 – share price drops 6.6%
In March this year, Regis has released guidance that FY19 ‘normalised’ net profit would be in the range of $47…
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VIC: Another council scraps home care, enters fight over staff redundancy payments
Ratepayers in Maribyrnong (10 kilometres north-west of Melbourne CBD) may foot the bill for almost $2.4 million in payouts for…
Scott Morrison says aged care is in Federal Government’s top three priorities
The Prime Minister (pictured) said aged care would be one of the three most important focus points for the Liberal…
Russell Kennedy merger with Aitken Lawyers taps aged care as a “hot area” amid Royal Commission
Melbourne law firm Russell Kennedy and Sydney law firm Aitken Lawyers have announced the successful completion of their merger to…
ACQSC Complaints Education team delivers 12 sessions in “busy” first quarter
The Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission says the team has delivered 12 face-to-face sessions since 1 January. Each session…
Three SA Government-run aged care homes fail compliance standards
The three homes (Minlaton’s Melaleuca Court (pictured), Disability SA’s Northgate aged care service and the Ira Parker facility) have either…
Online learning video on new Aged Care Quality Standards gets 17,000 hits
Since its launch on 24 April, more than 17,000 people have viewed the 30-minute Aged Care Quality Standards video, which…
Warning for operators: safety notice issued over ‘sling’ commonly used in aged care homes
The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) issued the warning after an investigation into the All Day Sling made by medical device…
Westpac WA Chairman John Langoulant appointed to Amana Living Board
A former WA Citizen of the Year (2011), Mr Langoulant (pictured) boasts a career spanning more than 40 years across…
US Senate ‘names and shames’ nearly 400 American aged care facilities with “persistent record of poor care”
An insight into the US sector. Although the homes were initially not publicly identified, Pennsylvania senators released a list of…