Living with Dementia

Dr Rodney Jilek to take patients living with dementia aged care providers “refuse” to take

Effective immediately, Dr Rodney Jilek’s Community Home Australia has entered into an agreement with Nepean and Blue Mountains Local Health District to provide specialised dementia accommodation for patients aged care providers “refuse” to take.

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Caroline Egan

18 Sep 2025

Government Policy

States step up pressure on Fed Govt as 2,500 hospital patients wait on aged care beds

State and Territory Health Ministers have called on the Federal Government to accelerate the delivery of aged care beds, warning hospitals are being clogged with older patients who have nowhere else to go.

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Caroline Egan

17 Sep 2025

Government Policy

SA launches ‘geriatric flying squad’ to clear aged care hospital backlog

The South Australian Government has unveiled a new Geriatric Outreach Service – dubbed a “geriatric flying squad” – to help move older patients out of hospitals and into aged care.

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Caroline Egan

17 Sep 2025

Living with Dementia

Dementia now Australia’s leading cause of death

Dementia accounted for the deaths of nearly 17,400 Australians in 2023, or 9.5% of all deaths, exceeding the number of deaths from coronary heart disease for the first time, according to data from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).

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The complex village problem: dementia is real and escalating

Videri Australia’s small home dementia care is emerging as a solution for village operators facing one of the biggest challenges for village residents and management. Formerly known as Group Homes Australia, Videri Australia is the dementia care...

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Lauren Broomham

15 Aug 2025

Living with Dementia

Westmont CEO: “This is the hardest I’ve found aged care in 15 years”

“I’ve been working in aged care for 15 years directly and this is the hardest I’ve found it,“, says Tony Dunn, CEO Westmont Aged Care Services in Baranduda, Victoria. He has secured bank financing after twice being rejected by the Australian Government for grants to fund 30 dementia care beds.

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Caroline Egan

10 Sep 2025

Living with Dementia

Aged care providers disincentivised to accept residents living with dementia, says CEO

Alasdair Croydon, CEO of standalone provider Holy Family Services, a Not For Profit that operates 146-bed Brother Albert’s Home in Marayong, western Sydney, says aged care providers are disincentivised to accept residents with dementia from hospital.

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Caroline Egan

04 Sep 2025

Living with Dementia

Extension of Bali dementia resort, co-founded by Dr Rodney Jilek, nears completion

The dementia and disability support provider is adding two additional villas for people living with dementia or a disability to its Aashaya Jasri Resort in Bali, Indonesia.

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Caroline Egan

27 Aug 2025

Living with Dementia

“Distressing to see”: families moving retirement village residents with dementia into aged care

In the latest issue of SATURDAY, Judy Mayfield, President of the Association of Residents of Queensland Retirement Villages (ARQRV), highlighted growing resident concerns about living alongside fellow residents with dementia.

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Ian Horswill

25 Aug 2025

Living with Dementia

Only in SATURDAY: dementia care underfunded in AN-ACC, aged care providers warn

Aged care providers are warning they may be unable to continue delivering care for residents living with dementia unless urgent gaps in funding are addressed.

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Caroline Egan

20 Aug 2025

Community Living

Dementia crisis in retirement villages: no clear process, resident safety at risk, no answers

“Dementia is galloping.” That was a blunt assessment from one Queensland retirement village resident at a recent meeting of the Association of Residents of Queensland Retirement Villages (ARQRV). “Even younger people in their 70s are...

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Lauren Broomham

18 Aug 2025

Living with Dementia

SATURDAY is today’s talking point: Royce Simmons refuses to let dementia define him

Diagnosed in 2021, league legend Royce Simmons OAM is showing that with grit, purpose and the right mindset, you can keep pushing back against dementia.

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Ian Horswill

18 Aug 2025

Living with Dementia

SATURDAY is Monday’s talking point: Videri Australia’s blueprint for growth in dementia care

Formerly known as Group Homes Australia, the innovative dementia care specialist has unveiled more than just a new name. To find out more, read this week’s edition of SATURDAY, released tomorrow featuring an interview with Videri Chief Executive Officer Leah Gabolinscy.

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Caroline Egan

14 Aug 2025