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Ahead of the Federal Election, The SOURCE asks CEOs for their aged care wishlist

With politicians already on the campaign trail before a date has been announced for this year’s Federal election, The Weekly SOURCE is asking CEOs across the ageing sector what they want from the politicians now. Byron Cannon, Chief Executive...

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Caroline Egan

23 Jan 2025

Opinion

All (retirement village) eyes are on Canberra and care

Over the last three months there has been a flurry of activity in the retirement living sector to position villages as a care solution, in Canberra, within the sector and with customers. Will villages be providing 50,000 beds into the residential...

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Chris Baynes

06 Feb 2024

Opinion

The new Aged Care Act: will it make or break the future delivery of care into retirement villages?

The new Aged Care Act represents a fundamental shift for the business of ageing that could be a boon for village and aged care operators alike – as long as the bureaucrats don’t regulate the opportunities for care in villages out of existence.

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Lauren Broomham

18 Jan 2024

Topic - Aged Care

The 3 key attributes of the ACFI coordinator in an AN-ACC world

By: Andrew Farmer (pictured below), CEO, Mirus Australia In May this year, the Government announced the proposed timing for the launch of AN-ACC, together with the details for funding and the shadow assessment process. Since then, the Department has...

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Lauren Broomham

08 Dec 2021

Topic - Acquisitions

Aged Care Year In Review 2020

Prime Minister Scott Morrison announces a $2 billion bushfire recovery fund will take precedent over the expected Budget surplus, leaving little cash for residential and home care in May’s Budget

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The Weekly Source

17 Dec 2020

Topic - Aged Care

Seven compelling arguments for reimagined aged care funding, by the Royal Commission’s favourite witness – Natasha Chadwick

Natasha Chadwick has the rungs on the innovation and enterprise board – the only Royal Commission witness across 20 months who had invested their own money into a totally new living and care model. Launched in early 2018, NewDirection Care’s 17...

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The Weekly Source

01 Oct 2020

Topic - Editorial

Community registers, tea and biscuit drops, partnerships with local restaurants: Lifestyle Communities’ James Kelly on supporting residents during coronavirus – and opportunities

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The Weekly Source

31 Mar 2020

Topic - Aged Care

The ultimate aged care refurbishment challenge – Paynter Dixon didn’t sleep!

Supplier Spotlight Imagine you had to refurbish a section of one level of an operating hospital as a 20 bed state-of-the-art aged care facility and the brief included not disturbing the diagnostic sleep laboratory on the same floor. This was the...

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The Weekly Source

07 May 2019

Topic - Aged Care

The Royal Commission is an opportunity for system change

By Derek McMillan, Managing Director, Seniors Living Strategies (Note: the highlighted text has been selected by The Weekly SOURCE) The demographic shift is now upon us and it has been compounded by the social changes of our times. People are...

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The Weekly Source

09 Oct 2018

Topic - Aged Care

Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill passed by the Victorian Lower House

A controversial Victorian bill that would give access to voluntary assisted dying passed the Lower House on 20 October 2017. The Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2017 will now be debated in the Upper House. If passed, the bill would give certain...

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The Weekly Source

23 Oct 2017

Topic - Aged Care

Hynes Legal provides background to village and care operators on the VIC voluntary assisted dying legislation

It is a useful, succinct piece – you can read it here

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The Weekly Source

23 Oct 2017

Topic - Aged Care

Numbers don’t add up for staffing ratio proposal

As mentioned above, Senator Derryn Hinch has introduced a bill to determine a “safe and specific ratio” of skilled staff to residents in aged care facilities. Julie McStay, Director at Hynes Legal and leader of their national aged care and...

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The Weekly Source

11 Sep 2017

Topic - Aged Care

La Trobe Financial on The Donaldson Sisters radio show

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The Weekly Source

21 Mar 2017