Technology

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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Caroline Egan

20 Aug 2025

Aged Care

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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Caroline Egan

20 Aug 2025

Government Policy

SA Govt doubles capacity at Adelaide’s Pullman Hotel as aged care residents in hospital hits record high

As of 11 August 2025, there were 287 patients stuck in South Australian hospitals waiting for an aged care bed - the highest number ever recorded. SA Health Minister Chris Picton has announced capacity of the state’s Transition Care Service at the Pullman Hotel will double.

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Caroline Egan

14 Aug 2025

Government Policy

Government spending on aged care external contractors grows by another $68 million

The Weekly SOURCE takes a look at some of the most significant recent Australian Government contracts awarded by the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing, the Independent Hospital and Aged Care Pricing Authority, and the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission, totalling.$68 million.

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Caroline Egan

07 Aug 2025

Government Policy

Please explain? Aged care sector’s digital readiness questioned three months from reform rollout

A slide presentation accompanying the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing’s 7 July 2025 ‘Digital Transformation for the Aged Care Sector’ meeting has detailed questions provided on notice about the sector’s digital maturity, raising serious concerns about readiness ahead of the new Aged Care Act on 1 November.

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Caroline Egan

30 Jul 2025

Technology

AlayaCare launches Layla to unlock AI-powered efficiencies for home care

Cloud-based home and community care solutions provider AlayaCare has launched Layla, an AI-powered conversational assistant designed to transform how home care teams access and use data.

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Lauren Broomham

30 Jul 2025

Technology

Turn the Support at Home delay into a head start: AlayaCare webinar

With just over 3 months until the rollout of Support at Home, home care software platform AlayaCare is encouraging providers to use the time gained with the postponement of the new Aged Care Act to get ahead. To help providers, AlayaCare is hosting a webinar on 31 July..

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Caroline Egan

24 Jul 2025

Government Policy

Accenture awarded extension on $4M contract for My Aged Care training

Accenture Australia has been awarded a $265,000 extension on its Government contract for My Aged Care training, taking the total value of the contract to nearly $4 million.

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Caroline Egan

23 Jul 2025

Sector Moves & People

Daniel Pilbrow resigns as CEO of AI care platform InteliCare for a new job

Daniel Pilbrow, CEO of ASX-listed InteliCare has accepted a senior leadership role with one of Australia’s largest aged care providers, and will step down in October 2025.

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Caroline Egan

23 Jul 2025

Government Policy

Consultant Liquid Interactive earns nearly $30,000 per day to operate and update My Aged Care for reforms

The Department of Health, Disability and Ageing has awarded digital consultants Liquid Interactive a $476,432 extension on its contract to “operate and enhance” My Aged Care making the total contract worth $27 million, or nearly $30,000 per day.

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Caroline Egan

16 Jul 2025

Home Care

Mable denies AFR report the care platform is up for sale

Mable CEO and Co-Founder Tony Charara has denied reports in The Australian Financial Review that US private equity firm General Atlantic is looking to sell its stake in the aged and disability care platform.

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Caroline Egan

17 Jul 2025

Technology

ASX-listed InteliCare begins AI care platform trial at mecwacare home in Melbourne

ASX-listed health tech provider InteliCare has begun a three-month trial of its AI-driven care platform at Not For Profit Over 65s operator mecwacare’s residential aged care home Trescowthick Centre in Prahran, in inner-city Melbourne.

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Caroline Egan

16 Jul 2025

Technology

Govt’s IT systems might not be ready by 1 November: reports

The Saturday Paper reported last week that the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing’s IT overhaul, intended to underpin aged care reforms coming in on 1 November, is behind schedule and may not be completed until April next year. The 2024-25...

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Caroline Egan

09 Jul 2025