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Mergers & Acquisitions

SA Not For Profit Barunga Village Inc. acquires 42-bed aged care home

42-bed The Willochra Home aged care facility in Crystal Brook, 200km north of Adelaide, has been acquired by South Australian Not For Profit aged care provider Barunga Village Inc.

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Development

New BaptistCare aged care facility set to open in southwest Sydney

BaptistCare is preparing to open its newest home, 96-bed Glendale Lodge, in Elderslie, 60km southwest of the centre of Sydney.

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Aged Care

Care minutes are here to stay: Ansell Strategic’s latest board pack

With the re-election of the Labor Government, mandatory staffing targets are likely to remain in place for some time, predicts Cam Ansell, Managing Director of advisory firm Ansell Strategic in its Board Back for the March 2025 quarter.

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Government Policy

“Admission of failure”: Opposition slam Govt’s delay to new Aged Care Act

Shadow Minister for Health, Aged Care and Sport Senator Anne Ruston has criticised the Government’s decision to delay aged care reforms, saying the Opposition proposed changes that would have given the sector more time, which were not backed by the Government.

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Government Policy

Fiji a “growth area” for aged care workers under PALM scheme

Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong said plans are underway to boost the number of aged care workers coming to Australia under the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme, noting aged care is a growing focus of the program.

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Home Care

Hospital in the Home: what will it mean for the future of home care? 2025 LEADERS SUMMIT videos available online

At LEADERS SUMMIT 2025, Emma Cornwell, Executive GM - Health Service with Australian Unity, and Ben Smith, Chief Commercial Officer with Amplar Health, discussed the role of hospital in the home in future home care services.

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Sector Moves & People

Twilight Aged Care names ex-PwC health consultant as new CEO

Twilight Aged Care, which operates five aged care homes and a retirement village in the north and western suburbs of Sydney, has appointed Niamh Mannion CEO, replacing Neil Wendt.

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Aged Care

COVID-19 cases in aged care homes surge 50% in one week

There were 903 COVID-19 cases among aged care residents in the week to 29 May 2025, up from just 600 the previous week, according to the latest data from the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing (DOHDA).

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News & Headlines

NSW to challenge sentence in aged care Taser death case

The NSW Director of Public Prosecutions Sally Dowling SC will personally appear in the NSW Court of Criminal Appeal later this month to argue the sentencing of former NSW police officer Kristian White over the manslaughter of Clare Nowland was “manifestly inadequate”.

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Sector Moves & People

New CEO appointed at aged care provider for the homeless, Wintringham

Residential aged care, home care, and social housing provider for the homeless, or that at risk of homeless, Not For Profit Wintringham, has announced that former Chief of Staff, Jane Barnes, will replace Founder Bryan Lipmann AM as CEO.

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Government Policy

Breaking news: Government delays new Aged Care Act

Minister for Health and Ageing Mark Butler and Minister for Aged Care and Seniors Sam Rae announced this morning that commencement of the new Aged Care Act on 1 July 2025 will be delayed four months until 1 November 2025.

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Development

Northern Melbourne Council approves four-storey aged care development – but do they have an operator?

City of Whittlesea local government area has approved plans to build a medical and aged care complex on a vacant site 40km from the Melbourne CBD, with Mayor Councillor Martin Taylor saying the proposal “meets a community need for medical and aged services”.

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