Government Policy

160 aged care providers asked to take over Hunter Shire Council’s Gummun Place Hostel – only one responded

Upper Hunter Shire Council in NSW voted for the remaining 16 residents of Gummun House Hostel in Merriwa, 275km northwest of Sydney, be found alternative accommodation. Of 160 aged care providers contacted in January to submit an expression of interest in taking on the home’s operation, one replied.

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Caroline Egan

21 hours ago

Aged Care

Aged care providers on challenges of care minute targets: 2025 LEADERS SUMMIT videos available

A panel of three aged care CEOs, hosted by Managing Director and Founder of Anchor Excellence, Cynthia Payne, shared the advantages - and pitfalls - of being a mid-size provider at the 2025 LEADERS SUMMIT.

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Caroline Egan

22 hours ago

Development

$1M per bed: Victorian Govt completes Rutherglen aged care home

The Victorian Government has completed the $57.1 million construction of a 50-bed aged care home in Rutherglen, located 300km northeast of Melbourne, population 3,000., which equates to $1 million a bed..

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Caroline Egan

22 hours ago

Home Care

Average wait time for Home Care Packages blows out to seven months

A medium priority customer waiting for a Level 4 package is waiting on average 13 months to receive the care they have been assessed as needing.

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Caroline Egan

20 hours ago

Aged Care

Aged care bed shortage will ‘bedevil’ hospitals: NSW Health Inquiry

A Special Inquiry into NSW’s public healthcare funding led by Commissioner Richard Beasley has recommended the NSW Government supplies aged care beds in circumstances were bed shortages are impacting hospital operations and care.

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Caroline Egan

21 hours ago

Aged Care

More than 500 aged care patients in Queensland hospital beds - how many nationally?

Queensland’s Health Minister, Tim Nicholls, has demanded the Federal Government invest more in building aged care beds in the state, saying of the 783 hospital patients waiting for an aged care bed: “This is a Commonwealth responsibility.“

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Caroline Egan

21 hours ago

Government Policy

Liquidity ratios relief: Ageing Australia updates members on consultations

The peak body for aged care providers, Ageing Australia, has written to members informing them about information received from the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission about how they can apply proposed new liquidity standards.

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Caroline Egan

21 hours ago

Government Policy

Anne Ruston retains Shadow Health, Aged Care and Sport, takes on Disability and the NDIS

The South Australian Senator Anne Ruston has retained her Health, Aged Care and Sport portfolios in Sussan Ley’s new Shadow Cabinet, and has also taken on the additional responsibilities of Disability and the National Disability Insurance Scheme.

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Caroline Egan

22 hours ago

Government Policy

RLC and StewartBrown lobbying sees retirement village operators’ proposed liquidity ratio cut from 10% to 2%

Daniel Gannon, Executive Director of the Retirement Living Council, said the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission’s proposal to make residential aged care providers operating independent living units (ILUs) and retirement villages retain 10% of ILU and retirement village refundable amounts as liquid funds from 1 July this year, has been reduced to 2%.

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Ian Horswill

26 May 2025

Government Policy

New Minister for Aged Care meets with Aged Care Transition Taskforce as sector seeks staggered reforms

It’s still within the Government’s powers to stage the aged care reforms, as the new Minister for Aged Care Sam Rae met with the Aged Care Transition Taskforce this week.

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Caroline Egan

22 May 2025

Government Policy

UK aged care faces crisis as immigration rules tighten

If you thought Australia’s aged care sector was doing it tough, spare a thought for our UK counterparts.

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Lauren Broomham

22 May 2025

Home Care

“An Everest moment”: home care providers face near-impossible feat conquering Support at Home

Speaking to home care providers about the implementation of Support at Home in just over a month, a common theme emerged: providers can not properly inform customers while the final details of the changes have not been provided by the Government...

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Caroline Egan

22 May 2025

Government Policy

Govt awards $20M in new contracts as aged care assessment costs near $1.3B

The Federal Government announced an additional $53.2M in funding in the 2025-26 Budget to continue implementation of the Single Assessment System and support their transition to the new Aged Care Act. Now $20.2 million has been granted to 14 assessment organisations.

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Caroline Egan

22 May 2025