Topic - aged care
78 bed aged care facility invests $115K in solar to save $40K a year in energy costs
Nov 03 2016
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Chaffey Aged care in Mildura has just installed a 100KW solar system (384 solar panels) for an investment of approximately $115K. They calculate it will reduce their energy bill by $40K a year, paying the investment off in 2.8 years.

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AN-ACC class reweighting leaves AdventCare $192K short of budget

David Reece, CEO of Not For Profit AdventCare, which operates two aged care homes in Victoria, said overall the AN-ACC changes announced last Friday afternoon will leave them $50,000 short of budgeted income this year.

Caroline Egan
13 hours ago
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WA’s Shire of Manjimup seeks sale of aged care assets

The Shire of Manjimup Council has voted unanimously in support of a plan to seek Expressions of Interest for the Council’s aged care services, include home care, Moonya Aged Care Home (run by BaptistCare), and land promised for a future aged care home.

Caroline Egan
13 hours ago
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Sam Rae visits Illawarra as region faces nation’s highest rate of ‘bed block’

Federal Aged Care Minister Sam Rae has visited Wollongong to meet with community and industry leaders in a region estimated to be 1,000 aged care beds short.

Caroline Egan
13 hours ago
Topic - Aged Care

St Bart’s $46M aged care home for homeless partly funded by $30M Federal grant

St Bart’s has secured Federal funding for its long-planned aged care home in East Perth, with the Albanese Government confirming this afternoon it will contribute $30 million towards the $46 million build.

Ian Horswill
14 hours ago