News & Headlines

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

21 hours ago

News & Headlines

Clean up continues for aged care homes inundated after NSW deluge

The clean up from the floods on the NSW Mid North Coast continues, with support provided by hundreds of local staff often themselves personally impacted in efforts described by Whiddon CEO Chris Mamarelis as “the very best aged care represents”.

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Caroline Egan

21 hours ago

News & Issues

Villages evacuated, isolated, without power as floods hit NSW Mid North Coast

70 seniors from a flooded over 55s retirement village on the NSW Mid North Coast had to be evacuated by the SES, Volunteer Rescue Association (VRA) and local fire fighters at Taree with their units inundated with water.

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Ian Horswill

27 May 2025

Aged Care

Only in SATURDAY: The rural aged care model rewriting the rules from the ground up

In the tiny WA town of Pingelly, locals aren’t waiting for aged care reform – they’re doing it themselves. And the results are quietly revolutionary.

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Lauren Broomham

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

Opinion

Fix it or fail: Australia’s health system can’t last another five years

Last week, I was fascinated by the Fin Review’s latest ‘Lunch with the AFR’ interview with Chris Blake, CEO of St Vincent’s Health Australia. His prediction? Australian hospitals, in their current form, have only about five years left to survive – and the aged care sector may face collapse even sooner.

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Lauren Broomham

22 May 2025

News & Headlines

Aged care erased: no mention of sector in Shadow Aged Care Minister interview

In an interview with the Shadow Minister for Aged Care Anne Ruston on the ABC’s Insiders program this week, aged care did not rate a mention, despite concerns about the historic reforms being rolled out in fewer than 30 working days.

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Caroline Egan

22 May 2025

News & Headlines

SATURDAY means community: How a regional co-op could save small town aged care

With aged care homes closing across rural Australia, Karen Hodgson (pictured) is leading a grassroots fight to keep services local – by launching one of the country’s first aged care cooperatives. What does this new model mean for regional...

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Lauren Broomham

20 May 2025

Out of the Ordinary

Will this catch on? Residential homes only for over-45s

In a first, 24 homes are being built for people aged 45 and over. “It’s a new concept. People haven’t really done a downsizer community development like this before. People put age restrictions on properties, but not for the reasons we have...

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Ian Horswill

19 May 2025

Aged Care

Regis Healthcare co-founder Bryan Dorman seeks buyer for 5% stake

Bryan Dorman, who co-founded Regis Healthcare with Ian Roberts in 1992, is looking to sell $108 million worth of shares enlisting investment bank Jarden to sell 15 million shares at $7.44 per share.

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Caroline Egan

15 May 2025

Opinion

No, Prime Minister: aged care isn’t ‘fixed’

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese unveiled his new Cabinet this week – and aged care has been relegated to the outer Ministry. Is this a signal that the Labor Government believes aged care is no longer a problem?

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Lauren Broomham

15 May 2025

Government Policy

80 SA aged care patients moved to luxury hotel yet 263 clog hospital beds

The SA Health program placing hospital patients awaiting aged care beds into the inner-city Pullman Adelaide hotel has provided care for 80 older people since the Transition Care Service launched just over two months ago, with clinical services delivered by Medibank-owned Amplar Health Home Hospital.

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Caroline Egan

15 May 2025

Technology

Exclusive: The Pure Food Co launch new texture modified breakfast products for aged care

NZ-based texture-modified food provider The Pure Food Co has developed a range of breakfast foods especially for people with swallowing difficulties ahead of the implementation of the strengthened Aged Care Quality Standards on 1 July 2025.

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Caroline Egan

15 May 2025