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Only in SATURDAY: Flattening the frailty curve with a wellness business model

At Catholic Healthcare, CEO Josh McFarlane says wellness isn’t a buzzword – it’s a business model. The operator is quietly expanding its network of Wellness Centres and Mind & Move programs, believing that prevention should sit at the centre of aged care thinking.

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2 hours ago

Home Care

Home care: the latest figures at a glance

Unspent Home Care Package funds have climbed another $500 million to $4.1 billion – the equivalent of almost 70,000 unused Packages based on an average value of $60,000 – according to the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing’s Quarter 4 2024–25 Quarterly Financial Snapshot (QFS).

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5 hours ago

NSW puts aged care and VAD back in focus

A Bill before the NSW Parliament seeks to give religious aged care providers the right to prevent residents from accessing Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAC) in their home, however, it does not seek to impede residents from accessing VAD elsewhere.

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5 hours ago

What the aged care watchdog’s latest report quietly revealed

The Office of the Inspector-General of Aged Care (OIGAC) has released its annual report, uncovering an unexpected result in its first full year under the new Inspector-General, Natalie Siegel-Brown.

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15 hours ago

Inside the latest numbers on Australia’s residential aged care sector

The Q4 Quarterly Financial Snapshot from the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing shows EBITDA fell $2.19 per resident per day (prpd) to $42.73 prpd in 2024-25, as 54.2% complied with both care minute targets, up from 40.5% at the same time the previous year.

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16 hours ago

Aged care reform hits home for BaptistCare’s Charles Moore

BaptistCare CEO Charles Moore has cautioned that reforms of this scale carry risks – a view shaped by his experience helping his parents navigate the system as his father, who is living with Parkinson’s disease, anticipates higher care needs.

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16 hours ago

The human face of Australia’s aged care bed shortage

South Australian Severino Priori, a once-successful businessman, has died after 312 days in hospital waiting for a residential aged care placement.

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16 hours ago

“It’s heartbreaking”: pressure builds for regional aged care beds

Taralga Aged Care Facility in Jandowae on Queensland’s Darling Downs is seeking Government support to expand, with all 22 beds full and a waiting list of up to 60.

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18 hours ago

Roshana Care Group expands its Victorian aged care footprint

Western Australian operator Roshana Care Group has added a third Melbourne site, acquiring Graceland Manor, a 45-bed aged care home in Elsternwick, 9km south-east of the CBD.

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19 hours ago

Govt’s EOI campaign for Darwin aged care home puts time limit on construction

The Federal Government has opened an Expression of Interest (EOI) campaign to design, build and operate a 120-bed aged care home in Darwin, adjacent to Palmerston Regional Hospital, about 25km east of the city centre.

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21 hours ago

Minister marks day one of aged care overhaul with a promise

Aged Care Minister Sam Rae ushered in the start of Australia’s new aged care era with a visit to Homestyle Aged Care’s 120-bed Sunset Views Manor in Tarneit, western Melbourne, on Saturday 1 November – the day the new Aged Care Act and Support at Home officially took effect.

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22 hours ago

Home Care

Another home care provider goes to the wall as administrator appointed

Perth-based home care and CHSP provider Therapy Focus has entered voluntary administration after more than 25 years in operation, serving over 4,000 clients – including nearly 1,500 aged care customers.

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