Topic - Aged Care

mecwacare acquires stand-alone aged care home in southwest Melbourne

Not For Profit Victorian aged care provider mecwacare has acquired the 51-bed Allanvale Private Nursing Home, in Altona Meadows, southwest Melbourne.

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Caroline Egan

18 Jun 2025

Technology

Health Metrics acquired by US private equity firm Accel-KKR

“We’ve delivered strong growth under Tanarra’s guidance, and I believe Accel-KKR will help take that to the next level,” Paul told The Weekly SOURCE

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Caroline Egan

19 Jun 2025

Opinion

Reaping what we sow: No aged care beds. Now what? Time for Plan T

Australia’s aged care sector is in crisis – and no one should be surprised. After years of underbuilding, we’re now paying the price. Our analysis of GEN Aged Care Data shows that between 2020-21 and 2023-24, South Australia added just 253...

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Lauren Broomham

19 Jun 2025

Home Care

Home care providers fear sector collapse without urgent funding and reform clarity: Enkindle survey

Financial viability has overtaken workforce shortages as the top concern for home care providers in 2025, according to aged care advisory firm Enkindle Consulting’s third Home Care Provider Outlook Survey. The 29-page report, based on feedback...

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Lauren Broomham

19 Jun 2025

Aged Care

Care minutes compliance jumps as funding penalty deadline looms: Mirus

Total care minutes per resident per day (prpd) increased 1.34% to 212.09 between April and May, while Registered Nurse (RN) minutes rose 1.52% to 43.77, according to aged care advisory firm Mirus Australia in its latest June survey. The survey...

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Caroline Egan

19 Jun 2025

Development

500 patients waiting: Gold Coast hospital to open new dementia units

Gold Coast Health is preparing to open a 12-bed Geriatric Evaluation and Management (GEM) Unit and 10-bed Acute Cognitive Unit (ACU) at Gold Coast University Hospital in September.

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Caroline Egan

18 Jun 2025

Mergers & Acquisitions

Southern Cross Care Broken Hill operations formally transferred to Southern Cross Care Queensland

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Caroline Egan

18 Jun 2025

Technology

SilVR Adventures: A phenomenal aged care growth story powered by VR

When Colin Pudsey founded virtual reality (VR) start up SilVR Adventures in 2019, he set out to solve one of the most intractable problems of our time: the growing number of older people who experience social isolation and loneliness. Colin also...

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Caroline Egan

18 Jun 2025

Aged Care

COVID-19 hits one in 10 aged care homes

As winter sets in, 252 aged care homes experienced a COVID-19 outbreak in the week to 12 June 2025, nearly 10% of all homes, as nearly 1,800 aged care staff and residents tested positive to the virus.

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Caroline Egan

18 Jun 2025

Government Policy

Ageing Australia warns SA Government: Public shaming won’t solve bed-block crisis

Ageing Australia CEO Tom Symondson has warned the South Australian Government’s 10-point plan to “unblock” the state’s aged care system is “unworkable” and that the Government should work with providers instead.

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Caroline Egan

18 Jun 2025

Aged Care

Pacific Equity Partners finalises 50% stake in Opal HealthCare

On 30 May 2025, Pacific Equity Partners (PEP), one of Australia’s oldest and most successful private equity firms, finalised its acquisition of a 50% stake in Opal HealthCare – Australia’s largest residential aged care provider – after securing shareholder and regulatory approvals.

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Caroline Egan

18 Jun 2025

Development

Juniper breaks ground on aged care staff housing project in the Kimberley

WA aged care provider Juniper has commenced a new staff housing project in Fitzroy Crossing in remote WA, with a soil-turning event attended by CEO Russell Bricknell as well as local aged care residents.

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Caroline Egan

18 Jun 2025

Development

Regis Aged Care lodges redevelopment plans for Bulimba site in Brisbane

ASX-listed Regis Aged Care has lodged plans with Brisbane City Council to demolish the existing 150-bed aged care home to make way for a purpose-built, four-storey aged care facility with 123 beds.

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Caroline Egan

18 Jun 2025