NZ foreign home buyers ban comes into force – big village operations hit
The ban will prevent overseas residents from buying existing residential property – but while Australians make up the second-largest group…
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Estia announces $90.1M FY18 EBITDA – $115M development pipeline planned for FY19
The listed provider increased its EBITDA on the back of a 94.2% occupancy rate – a solid result in today’s…
New boutique operator Carino Care takes over Ark Health Care’s remaining Sydney facilities
As we covered here, Not For Profit Anglicare acquired Ark’s Parramatta aged care facility in July after Nine News revealed…
Focus on consumers: Ansell Strategic offers transition program for new aged care quality standards
The new single set of eight quality standards start from 1 July 2019 and must be met by all Government-funded…
Higher staffing and a 3% pay rise: Sydney aged care nurses protest outside Allity facility
The Daily Tele is reporting that the group of nine nurses from Allity’s Red leaf manor home in concord want…
NSW aged care worker sentenced to six months’ jail for resident assault
Dana Maree Gray, 59, had pleaded guilty to assaulting the 85-year-old resident after footage of the incident was recorded on…
UK: Govt launches recruitment campaign for aged care workers – 11,000 vacancies
The Department of Health and Social Care is looking to “raise the image and the profile” of the sector as…
US: aged care home star ratings fail to cut preventable hospitalisations – providers accused of “gaming” the system
The Five-Star Quality Rating System was introduced for US nursing homes in 2008 and is designed to help residents and…
Home care packages increase 13.5% – 108,000 still on the waiting list
One-quarter of the 108,000 older people listed for home care are missing out on support through either a home care…
ABC investigation sees results: Newcastle aged care facility has accreditation revoked
The national broadcaster has reported repeatedly on a number of alleged failings in care at the Tinonee Gardens aged care…