A new entrant to the retirement sector? Family plans to pitch village for construction on vacant Brisbane flood plain property
A family who purchased a large, vacant block of land in Yeronga (8.5 kilometres outside the centre of Brisbane CBD…
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Aged care workers aren’t meeting flu vaccination recommendations
A 2018 Australian Aged Care Quality Agency-led national review into infectious disease management practices and vaccination rates in aged care…
Driverless car service launches at regional SA retirement village
Aurrigo, a UK-based manufacturer of driverless vehicle technologies, has launched an autonomous vehicle trial at Lendlease’s Elliot Gardens retirement village…
New ‘telehealth’ model supports after-hours GP and hospital treatment in aged care facilities
A trial of the model, titled Ageing in Place, has been rolled out at Bowen Hospital in far north QLD,…
RSL LifeCare trials floor sensor technology for dementia residents in new Dubbo (NSW) facility
The technology will transform the dementia wing of Dubbo’s new 60-bed Bill Newtown VC Gardens facility into a large touchpad.…
Whistleblower concept could be used by retirement village operators
Emerging regulations in NSW, plus the new retirement village accreditation program, place an emphasis on resident consultation early in the…
Study reveals current bedsore prevention practices could be form of “abuse” – new mattress better and more efficient
The UNSW study showed that the mandated practice of two-hourly repositioning of aged care residents is ineffective and could cause…
Arcare faces protests against new development in Mornington
Consumer advocacy residents of Balnarring on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula have said they will fight the bid to construct the 75-bed…
Residents launch campaign against Cairns golf course redevelopment with retirement village
The new wave of consumer advocacy: As we reported here last week, owner PPNQ Developments announced it would shut down…
QLD: Churches of Christ opens state’s first open community campus with seniors living in Caloundra
The Not For Profit’s $32 million new campus in Little Mountain is the first in Queensland to locate aged care,…