‘Move it, or lose it’, new approach to physical wellbeing
Private operator TLC Healthcare is taking an integrated approach with its new Wellbeing physical health program designed to keep its…
Browsing: Aged care
Regis beachfront aged care home gets the green light
Gold Coast City Council has ignored residents’ concerns about parking and approved an eight-level tower for a high care nursing…
Construction starts on innovative aged care facility
Premium aged care provider, Oryx Communities has risen to the WA Government’s challenge to increase care options and free up…
Government funding helps Anglican Care Gloucester development
The $20M Gloucester Aged Care project has been made possible by an $8M Australian Government funding grant announced in 2018.…
Program aims to create age-friendly streets
An online platform working to reduce social isolation for older people is looking for Queenslanders who want to create supportive…
VIC ‘ups the anti’ on aged care nutrition
The VIC government is joining QLD in wading into aged care operations. Health Minister Jenny Mikakos visited St Vincent’s Hospital…
Bupa sanctioned over SA aged-care home
TROUBLE-plagued aged-care provider Bupa has apologised after its Campbelltown facility was sanctioned by the aged care watchdog. It is the…
RC Barrister: Fundamental change to the regulatory system for aged care is needed – directors be aware
Perhaps reaching beyond his role as Counsel assisting, where he is in discovery mode, revealing information for the Commissioners to…
RC Barrister: “Government has been tardy – there’s been no sense of urgency”
The lawyers leading the investigation of Australia’s aged care quality and safety systems have grown increasingly critical of the bureaucrats.…
71% of Earle Haven residents chemically restrained – QLD inquiry focus
During last week’s Royal Commission hearings in Brisbane, we heard 50% of the residents at the beleaguered Earle Haven aged…