Who is accountable for older Australians stranded in hospital?
Hayley Campbell, Content Writer
Whiddon CEO Chris Mamarelis warns that older Australians waiting months or years in hospital for aged care are falling between state and federal systems, raising questions about their rights, accountability and the role of aged care boards.
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Closing the gap between aged care technology and workforce capability
Aged care providers have access to growing digital technology, but workforce skills are not keeping pace. Holmesglen’s environmental scan highlights where leaders can focus education investment to help staff interpret information, coordinate responses and use existing technology confidently and effectively.
The continence care costs aged care leaders can’t see
Frontline staff say buying continence products on unit price is driving burnout, waste and avoidable complications. TENA’s latest research report argues the true cost of that choice sits where executives and procurement teams rarely look.
Marion Piper, Contributor
Private health insurance for seniors: Rebate cuts raise aged care funding questions
The government has reintroduced its private health insurance rebate cuts for over-65s after a Senate setback. New modelling and COTA survey findings raise questions about older Australians’ healthcare spending, hospital demand and aged care funding.
Hayley Campbell, Content Writer
Is adaptive reuse a faster route to meeting aged care needs?
As demand for aged care beds grows, could existing buildings help providers respond sooner? Vasey RSL Care’s Frankston hospital acquisition highlights the potential of adaptive reuse, alongside questions about cost, design and creating homes that keep people connected to the community.
Yvette Willison, Content Writer
Aged care royal commission report card: Impact over inputs is success
CEO Russell Bricknell shares the attitude of a sector grappling with lots of reform and limited certainly, have projects post Royal Commission changed the lives of seniors meaningfully for the better? In Juniper’s Royal Commission Report Card, a C- shows there’ still much to be done.
Amy Henderson, Contributor
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More than benchmarking: How to use your ROSA report
Yvette Willison, Content Writer The 2026 ROSA reports reveal significant variation in aged care outcomes, introducing new indicators and benchmarking tools. Professor Maria Inacio explains how independent data can help providers and boards better understand care quality, identify opportunities for improvement and strengthen governance.
Aged care waitlist Australia: An executive calls for clearer reporting
Hayley Campbell, Content Writer After watching a friend navigate aged care for her mother, executive Maria Zappala began questioning how Australia measures unmet care needs. She says waitlist figures, assessment decisions and the support people receive deserve closer scrutiny.
Compliance is the floor. Clinical outcomes lag behind
Marion Piper, Contributor Mirus Australia’s second ACE Index scores aged care 6.3 out of 10 and finds a profitable care business carrying loss-making accommodation. Boards face one question: what happens when care funding stops rising faster than costs?
Who cares for regional Australia when the workers stop coming?
Yvette Willison, Content Writer Australia’s migration debate has focused on housing and population growth, but aged care providers are watching another issue unfold. As regional workforce shortages deepen, the sector is questioning what changing migration settings could mean for recruiting and retaining the people who deliver care.
What Australian Unity learned from its HELF rollout
Marion Piper, Contributor Australian Unity says leaders underestimated the HELF rollout. Its takeaways: evidence the costing, start resident communication early, and give carers tools to know who is entitled to what, so care is not affected.
What it means to leave an aged care organisation well
Yvette Willison, Content Writer Board changes at Southern Cross Care Queensland offer a timely reminder that succession is about more than governance. In a sector built on purpose and stewardship, knowing when to hand leadership to others may be one of a board’s most important responsibilities.
Inputs versus outcomes: RFBI uses parody to take its funding case to the public
Jakob Neeland, Contributor Government is prescribing inputs while capping what it will pay for them. RFBI CEO Frank Price says there is a better way to achieve the outcomes reform was meant to deliver, and he is using an AI-generated Twilight Zone parody to make the case beyond the sector.
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Aged care kitchens are hiring. But the job is bigger than food.
Providers are competing for chefs and cooks as food standards tighten. A recruiter says she can see the difference in homes that value their kitchen teams. A veteran chef says the sector still treats them as support.
Palliative care in residential aged care is core business. Are we measuring it?
A care team may know when a resident’s needs change. For leaders responsible for multiple teams and services, knowing where palliative care gaps are emerging is an entirely different challenge.
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