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Phoebe van Bentum takes the reins from retiring Maroba CEO Viv Allanson OAM

After more than three decades of leadership by Viv Allanson OAM, Phoebe van Bentum says she is “honoured” to be appointed CEO of Newcastle-based Not For Profit aged care provider Maroba.

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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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WA’s Health and Aged Care team calls on Canberra to deliver more Home Care Packages

Western Australia’s premier Roger Cook has met with the Federal Minister for Health Mark Butler and the Federal Minister for Aged Care Sam Rae, seeking their “fair share” of Home Care Packages as the state grapples with record levels of ambulance ramping.

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BlueCare cuts unfunded ENs in residential aged care

Not For Profit BlueCare, which is owned by UnitingCare Queensland, has announced it is reducing the number of ENs it employs to better align the organisation with the Government’s mandatory care minute targets.

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VIC Govt opens $1.1M per bed aged care home at hospital

The State Government has opened a 36-bed, $39.6 million aged care home at Camperdown Hospital, 190km west of the state capital, as part of its ongoing investment in public aged care facilities.

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Regis Aged Care’s full-year EBITDA soars 17% and the share market likes it

The ASX-listed aged care provider’s shares jumped close to a record high on Monday (25 August) after the company reported FY25 earnings of $125.8 million on revenue of $1.2 billion, a 14.5% increase.

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25 Aug 2025

Senate Inquiry presses for urgent passage of Aged Care Act changes

Less than a month after being introduced to Parliament, two Bills amending the new Aged Care Act have been backed by a Senate inquiry report that calls for them to be passed “without delay.”

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22 Aug 2025

Aged Care and Seniors Minister Sam Rae launches $21.5M nursing scholarship program

Aged Care and Seniors Minister Sam Rae announced the Australian College of Nurse Practitioners will deliver the Aged Care Nursing Scholarships Program, which has 1,050 scholarships available of up to a value of $30,000.

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21 Aug 2025

Home Care

Care management costs expose why home care fees must rise under Support at Home

The Department of Health, Disability and Ageing’s March 2024-25 Quarterly Financial Snapshot (QFS) shows that between 2020-21 and 2023-24, care management charges made up 16.5%-18% of home care providers’ total revenue, while the cost of delivering these services accounted for just 10.5%-11%.

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21 Aug 2025

People dying waiting for home care, Inspector-General of Aged Care told

The Inspector-General of Aged Care Natalie Siegel-Brown has called on the Federal Government to release additional Home Care Packages before 1 November, stating her office has received “tragic instances of loved ones dying while waiting”” for a package.

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21 Aug 2025

Care minutes risk undermining Bupa’s virtual care success in aged care

Bupa Villages and Aged Care says its virtual care Wellness Hubs are driving better clinical outcomes, quicker response times and new career pathways for staff – but warns the model is unsustainable under current Government policy.

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20 Aug 2025

Amplar Health launches $31M virtual nursing trial in 30 aged care homes

The Medibank-owned virtual care specialists were awarded $31.2 million by the Federal Government in March to test a new framework to deliver virtual nursing in residential aged care.

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