Whitehorse Council in Victoria has been threatened with recovery action by the Department of Health and Ageing (Department) over a capital works grant of $1,431,600 provided for 1991 for Nunawading aged care facility. The Department is demanding that $715,800 of that grant be refunded because the Council sold the facility in 2008 for $17.65m.
Australia’s largest pure residential care operator Opal HealthCare buys 11th biggest BlueCross
In another sign of consolidation in the sector, Opal this afternoon announced it is buying the operator’s 31 aged care residences in Victoria, supporting more than 2,600 residents. It is a whole of business purchase including over 1,000 care clients...