SATURDAY Issue 96

Cyril is aged care today – it is not fixed

This photo is of Cyril Tooze, aged 86. He is in Victor Harbour Hospital (SA) last October, weighing just 42 kilos after waiting alone at home since January for his Level 4 Home Care package. It never came. Cyril is the face of the aged care system...

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Unions’ aged care fight not over

Once considered a pipe dream, the unions’ fight for a 25% wage increase for aged care workers is now reality – now the Health Services Union has a new strategy. The union is targeting wages for administration and maintenance staff as well as...

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Opinion: the politicians are moving on from aged care – there is no more help coming

As former Interim Inspector-General of Aged Care Ian Yates AM stated at the 2025 LEADERS SUMMIT, the sector has already had its ‘aged care’ election – operators must therefore devise their own rescue plan. Aged care is no longer in the...

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The price must be right: preparing for the new financial world of Support at Home

Home care operators are now just 51 business days away from a new program that will require them to toe the line between financial viability and the oversight of the regulator. It is time for blunt reality. From 1 July 2025, home care providers will...

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“Unacceptable”: the Coalition’s wishlist – fix home care wait list

Shadow Minister for Health and Aged Care, Anne Ruston, has named wait times for home care as the Coalition’s No. 1 priority ahead of the Federal Election – but meanwhile neither party has outlined a clear policy direction for the future, beyond...

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Ageing Australia’s test: keeping the political spotlight on aged care

CEO Tom Symondson is leading the aged care peak body to face a three-fold challenge: maintaining the political focus on aged care; meeting operators’ immediate reform and supply issues; and guiding the sector on a new course post-1 July. Three...

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It’s election time. What are CEOs’ Top 5 political priorities? What do they want for the future?

Since January, The Weekly SOURCE has been asking executives across the sector for their political ‘wishlists’ for the next Government – and there was a clear message. Is there a better way? Four years after the Royal Commission handed down its...

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What do retirement village residents want from the next Federal Government?

The retirement village residents’ associations are pushing for reforms to help older Australians downsize without financial penalties – and obtaining more Government-funded rent assistance and Home Care Packages for seniors. Craig Bennett...

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Care minutes: the blunt instrument hammering aged care

Care minutes are slowly strangling the residential aged care sector, both financially and in compliance – on CEOs’ wishlists: an urgent policy review post-Election. With just six months until operators’ data on care minutes will be used to...

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Executive spotlight

Over 3,000 operators provide retirement living, aged care and support in the home to more than 1.5 million older Australians. 360,000 staff and 100,000 suppliers are engaged every day. It’s a $30 billion a year sector delivering vital services for...

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Lauren Broomham

11 Apr 2025