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Australia’s top 25 residential aged care providers ranked: KPMG

KPMG’s eighth annual review of the Australian aged care market features the ranking of the top 25 residential aged care providers, with Opal HealthCare retaining its number one spot.

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Final Support at Home manual now scheduled for September: “not long enough” says Tom Symondson

The Department of Health, Disability and Ageing has confirmed the final version of the Support at Home manual won’t be released until September 2025, but Tom Symondson, CEO Ageing Australia, said the report should be released by 1 August.

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How to make residential aged care viable: UARC

UARC’s 134-page Aged Care Sector Mid-Year Report 2024-25 states that in the six months to 31 December 2024, 48% of homes operated at a loss, an improvement from the 64% operating at a loss for the same period the previous year.

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Two in five home care providers unprofitable as margins squeezed and more will quit sector: UARC

UTS Ageing Research Collaborative (UARC)’s has highlighted concerns about profitability in the home care sector in its Aged Care Sector Mid-Year Report 2024-25, warning continued pressure could see more operators leave the sector in an analysis of StewartBrown Financial Surveys.

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AlayaCare’s software one of the first to receive approval for Support at Home systems

Home care software platform AlayaCare has become one of the first providers to receive certification from Services Australia that is can integrate into the new Support at Home systems.

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Thousands at risk from delay to Home Care Packages, cautions Prue Bowden

The leader of Australia’s largest home care provider has warned the Federal Government’s decision to delay the release of tens of thousands of Home Care Packages could cause serious harm to older Australians. In an op-ed published in The...

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Aged care COVID-19 cases hit 12-month high as 34 die in one week

As winter conditions settle in, the number of aged care staff and residents who contracted COVID-19 in the last week increased 14% to more than 2,000, with outbreaks in 268 homes.

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Government Policy

Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission extends contract with actuary for “additional analysis” of aged care liquidity ratios

You can view details of the contract here

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25 Jun 2025

Development

Knowles Group’s Arcare to launch its largest aged care home in Brisbane after redevelopment

The private aged care operator is now accepting applications for its redeveloped Arcare Springwood facility, 20km southeast of the Brisbane CBD. The expanded home is set to open in November. The redevelopment adds 65 new beds to Arcare Springwood...

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25 Jun 2025

Government Policy

Juniper CEO Russell Bricknell warns WA Budget fails to meet aged care crisis head-on

The head of one of Western Australia’s biggest Not for Profit aged care providers welcomed the WA Budget but in the booming state economy, said the level of investment in aged care feels “incremental, not transformational”. “The reality on the...

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25 Jun 2025

Technology

Health Metrics acquired by US private equity firm Accel-KKR

“We’ve delivered strong growth under Tanarra’s guidance, and I believe Accel-KKR will help take that to the next level,” Paul told The Weekly SOURCE

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19 Jun 2025

Care minutes compliance jumps as funding penalty deadline looms: Mirus

Total care minutes per resident per day (prpd) increased 1.34% to 212.09 between April and May, while Registered Nurse (RN) minutes rose 1.52% to 43.77, according to aged care advisory firm Mirus Australia in its latest June survey. The survey...

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