Topic - Editorial

Aveo media release

Jun 27 2017 Updated May 3, 2023

The Weekly Source

1 min read

GEG 2017_0627 - Media Release

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Community Living

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Government Policy

Regulator locks in new liquidity standards for aged care providers

The Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission (ACQSC) has released its consultation report on the draft Financial and Prudential Standards set to come into effect under the new Aged Care Act from 1 November 2025 – and as expected, the core liquidity...

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The DCM Institute has been recognised as one of Australia’s leading learning and development providers by the Institute of Learning Performance Asia Pacific – a leading industry body of Learning and Development professionals with more than 3,000...

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Awards

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The newly unveiled Stage Two O’Connell buildings, which are named in honour of June O’Connell, and have 88 apartments, were opened in October last year. COX Architecture, which designed the retirement village expansion, was awarded one of nine...

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Awards

BASSCare, Ingenia Lifestyle, Keyton and RetireAustralia take two gongs each at National Retirement Living Awards

RetireAustralia, the leading and innovative retirement village operator, and BASSCare (Boroondara Aged Services Society), which operates an integrated program of services including meals-on-wheels, residential care facilities, respite care and...

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Awards

DCM Institute shines at the 2025 National Retirement Living Awards

Two existing members of the nation’s top training programme for Village Managers, and one former participant who asked to come back into the programme after she had won, were awarded top honours at the National Retirement Living Awards last Thursday...

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