An alternative Oakden story
The following letter was run in the Opinion section of The Australian newspaper yesterday. I write in defence of all…
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Background to Oakden – the mental health facility
The quality of care delivered at Oakden has been independently verified to be regularly well below any acceptable standard. With…
Aged care providers should air ‘dirty laundry’ – get ready for intense media attention
Fairfax Media is using comments by the Aged Care Complaints Commissioner as a base for ‘an investigation into the aged…
Seachange Lifestyle Resorts snaps up another prime Gold Coast waterfront site
Pradella Property Ventures, the developer behind Seachange, has secured the 6ha site – which features nearly 200 metres of premium…
ACFI funding review: Fed Govt releases report into alternatives
12 months ago almost to the day, Scott Morrison announced the $1.2B cut over four years in aged care funding…
Dedicated floor of community facilities the star of Aveo’s latest 19-storey ‘vertical village’
The $200M Newstead village at Brisbane’s Gasworks precinct will boast a whole level dedicated exclusively to a community recreation area…
State-run SA nursing home shut down after allegations of mistreatment and massive negative media coverage
The Oakden Older Person Mental Health facility for people with dementia in northeast Adelaide has been closed following an independent…
Home Care exit fees up to $4,000: KinCare says ‘no’
With news that some home care providers are charging exit fees of up to $4,000, KinCare’s CEO Brian Bissaker said…
Ozcare launches recruitment drive for new QLD aged care facility
In yet another case of a NFP working hard to find staff in regional areas, the Not for Profit is…
NZ aged care workers secured wage equality for women
55,000 female staff will receive a pay rise of between 15 and 50% in the country’s first legal settlement that…