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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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36% of aged care homes increase RADs beyond $550K: Mirus

Aged care providers are taking up the opportunity to increase their Refundable Accommodation Deposit (RAD)s after the maximum amount was increased from $550,000 to $750,000 as of 1 January 2025.

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Housing

Juniper drives 2,500km solution: modular homes for aged care staff in the Kimberley

A convoy of trucks rolled into Fitzroy Crossing on Sunday, 10 August, carrying long-awaited modular homes that will provide accommodation for staff at Juniper’s Guwardi Ngadu Residential Aged Care Home.

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Government Policy

Providers left disappointed as aged care regulator holds firm on new fees

The Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission (ACQSC) has quietly released draft registration and accreditation fees on its website, ahead of the new Aged Care Act coming into effect on 1 November 2025.

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3,800 aged care qualifications cancelled by Federal VET regulator

The Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) has cancelled the registration of 10 “critically non-compliant” providers since November 2024 as part of an ongoing campaign to weed out “non-genuine” or “bad faith” providers.

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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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8 hours ago

Development

Oryx opens $80M Melvista in Perth after decade-long journey, with RADs up to $2.2M

Perth-based aged care and retirement living operator Oryx Communities has officially opened The Melvista in Nedlands, located 7km west of Perth’s city centre, more than a decade after first securing the site.

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9 hours ago

Metro aged care providers race to comply with care minute targets as financial penalties loom

The percentage of aged care homes in metropolitan areas (MM1) achieving both their total and RN care minute targets leapt 14.8% in the third quarter of 2024-25, according to the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing’s latest Sector Performance Report.

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9 hours ago

Development

VIC Govt unveils designs for $2.3M per bed public aged care home in Maffra

The new 30-bed aged care home, which will cost the Victorian Government $69.7 million to build in Maffra, 220km east of Melbourne, replaces a 30-bed home - no new aged care beds will be created with the investment.

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10 hours ago

Awards

Nurse Next Door home care services named Franchisor of the Year with phenomenal five-year growth story

In 2019, Nurse Next Door was a single local operation in Australia, but today the franchisor has a national network of 57 franchise partners, 77 territories, and nearly 3,000 caregivers, and is on track to be in 100 territories by the end of the year.

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14 Aug 2025

Development

George’s Cottage, formerly Feros Care Byron Bay, set for $3.5M upgrade

Ceorge’s Cottages Residential Aged Care Facility, formerly Feros Care Byron Bay, has received a $3.5 million grant from the Federal Government and will undergo a renovation after the home nearly closed two years ago.

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14 Aug 2025

Government Policy

Productivity Commission’s Interim Report on Care recommends merging aged care and NDIS

The Productivity Commission (PC)’s Interim Report on Delivering Care More Efficiently, written at the request of the Federal Government and published ahead of next week’s Economic Reform Roundtable, recommends a single regulator across aged care, the NDIS and veterans’ care in six years.

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