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Government Policy

Consultant Liquid Interactive gets nearly $30,000 per working day to operate and update My Aged Care for reforms

The Department of Health, Disability and Ageing has awarded digital consultants Liquid Interactive a $476,432 extension on its contract to “operate and enhance” My Aged Care making the total contract worth $27 million, or nearly $30,000 per day.

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Government Policy

Elderly couple conduct their own observations during assessment as Single Assessment System moves to phone calls to clear backlog

Assessment organisations, which have operated under the Single Assessment System (SAS) since 1 January 2025, are conducting assessments by phone or Telehealth to clear significant backlogs. Older Person’s Advocacy Network CEO Craig Gear OAM said, roadblocks in the SAS must be urgently addressed.

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Residential aged care providers using funding for care minutes to boost profits: Govt report

The Department of Health and Aged Care’s Financial Report on the Aged Care Sector 2023-24 reveals residential aged care providers earn higher profits when they fail care minute targets, capital expenditure on residential aged care is growing, and 10,000 more aged care beds will be needed every year.

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Home Care

Govt funding for care management “far exceeds” cost to home care providers

The Department of Health, Disability, and Ageing’s Financial Report on the Australian Aged Care Sector 2023-24 showed EBITDA for home care increased 77% over the year to $4.88 per care recipient per day driven by improved results for the bottom three quartiles.

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Development

Rockpool lodges plan for a new aged care home in Southport, Gold Coast, QLD, as $458,000 per bed development gets underway

Construction of Rockpool Northshore Brisbane, a 153-bed aged care home 8km northeast of the Brisbane city centre, is well underway, with Rockpool CEO Melissa Argent also announcing a new development in Southport on the Gold Coast.

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Murrumbidgee Aged Care Network in NSW officially registered as a co-op to try to keep seven aged care homes open

Murrumbidgee Aged Care Network has officially registered as a co-operative, bringing together 7 small aged care operators from the region to share administrative functions such as compliance, recruitment and financial reporting. Karen Hodgson, manager Cypress View Lodge, says the program could be a “game changer”.

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Development

Woolworths’ aged care plans for Coorey, Noosa, QLD, advance

Australia’s largest supermarket operator Woolworths, which recorded net profit after tax of $1.7 billion in 2023-24, has plans to develop its site in Cooroy, 135km north of Brisbane, including a proposal to build a 120-bed aged care home, now at public notification stage.

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Only 38% of For Profit aged care homes comply with mandatory care minute targets

The Department of Health, Disability, and Ageing’s latest dashboard for care minute targets for the March 2025 quarter shows fewer than half of all homes in Australia - 49% - are meeting the both the total care minute and RN targets.

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Home Care

Home Care Package waiting list climbs to 88,000 with data three months out of date

Nearly six months later than expected, the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing has at last released March quarter home care data, revealing 87,597 older Australians were waiting for the level of Home Care they require at the end of the period.

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Development

Infinite Care’s first VIC aged care home receiving strong interest 3 months from opening and plans to expand

Construction of Infinite Care’s first Victorian aged care home is progressing, with Infinite Knoxfield expected to welcome its first residents by late October 2025. It’s second Melbourne aged care home, in Windsor, is also expected to open this year, with Infinite Care CEO Luke Greive pledging a commitment to expansion.

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Royal Darwin Hospital, NT, issues emergency as 80 patients wait for aged care beds

An internal emergency was called in Royal Darwin Hospital last week due to “capacity challenges” caused by an increase in the number of patients requiring ongoing care. On any given day, there are 80 long stay patients in NT hospitals due to the shortage of aged care beds available.

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Technology

ASX-listed InteliCare begins AI care platform trial with Over 65s operator mecwacare

ASX-listed health tech provider InteliCare has begun a three-month trial of its AI-driven care platform at Not For Profit Over 65s operator mecwacare’s residential aged care home Trescowthick Centre in Prahran, in inner-city Melbourne.

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