Home Care
Seven Productivity Commission statistics every aged care operator should know
We’ve taken a deep dive into the 242-page annual Productivity Commission Report on Government Services - here’s what you need to know. The report provides a snapshot of the home and aged care sectors at a point in time, and sheds light on many of the challenges we
Inside WA’s first Older Adult Community Integrated Care Hubs
The Western Australian Government has welcomed patients to the first of three Older Adult Community Integrated Care Hubs. The first Hub is located in Cockburn, 20km south of the Perth CBD. Another two are planned for northern and eastern metropolitan Perth. Each Hub will be a ‘one-stop shop’ for older
Senators to target Support at Home at upcoming Senate Estimates
The Shadow Minister for Aged Care Anne Ruston and ACT Senator David Pocock are planning to go hard on the Government’s aged care reforms in the upcoming Senate Estimates. Community Affairs is next before Senate Estimates in two weeks’ time - on Wednesday 11 February and Thursday 12 February
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Aged care steps in as WA hospitals struggle to discharge
Tim said around 20% of participants may be able to return home with the right short-term support, while most will transition into residential aged care.
Call to retirement living operators: designated seniors housing land next to Western Sydney hospital
With more than 104,000 over-50s already in the local catchment, Arrow Advisory Group has opened Expressions of Interest (EOI) for the Blacktown Integrated Seniors Living & Healthcare Precinct – a 2,791m² flagship site directly adjacent to...
21 aged care homes’ worth of hospital patients stuck waiting for discharge
As Premiers and Health Ministers battle Canberra over hospital funding, a new report has revealed a key reason costs are surging: thousands of older Australians remain stranded in hospital beds because there’s nowhere else for them to go.
