Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC looking at National Lifestyle Villages

Topic - Aged Care

Bolton Clarke brings 98 Fijian aged care workers to QLD, NSW in one of PALM’s largest intakes

Starting this week and over the coming months, 98 aged care workers are set to come from Fiji to work in 17 Bolton Clarke aged care homes in regional Queensland and New South Wales.

Topic - Aged Care

Kantar Public awarded new $440,000 contract to “inform future aged care policy”

The Federal Government has contracted Kantar Public Australia for the political consultant’s second aged care project, this time to conduct “Aged Care Policy Research” at a cost of $440,000 for the Department of Health and Aged Care.

Topic - Aged Care

Opinion: Government’s bid to stagger latest aged care wage rise reflects need for funding reform

The aged care is facing competition from childcare and other sectors in its bid for a Government-funded wages boost. As we reported as soon as the submission was reported last Friday, the Federal Government has committed to fully funding the Fair...

Topic - Aged Care

“Any delay to pay rise will only add to the aged care sector’s workforce crisis”

The Opposition and unions have hit back at the Government’s attempt to phase in aged care worker pay rises of up to 13.5% by almost two years, a position announced late last Friday afternoon.