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GP access in aged care: What the AMA’s position statement means for providers
When GPs can’t get into your facility, residents end up in hospital. The AMA’s new position statement names the structural failures – and the fixes providers should be pushing for.
Turned away before the door opens: how compliance fear is reshaping aged care admissions
Operations manager Mamata Adhikari has watched a quiet pattern form at the admissions desk: complex-needs residents being turned away. Not because facilities can’t care for them, but because staff are afraid of what comes next.
Why communication is the missing ingredient in aged care dining rooms
Lindsey O’Grady’s landmark 2026 Aged Care Kitchen Pulse Survey reveals a stark systemic disconnect: 86% of chefs lack the resources they need, and communication is the missing ingredient in dining rooms across Australia.
Why aged care boards and HR must look outside the sector for top talent
Facing tightening regulations and executive shortages, aged care providers can look to a $2 million West Australian village turnaround for a masterclass in cross-industry asset management, strategic CapEx restructuring, and human-centric leadership.
Your staff are spending half their shift on admin. Here’s what the data says.
IHACPA’s 2024-25 Residential Aged Care Cost Collection is the most comprehensive cost dataset the sector has ever produced. For aged care leaders, it confirms what many already suspected – and gives you the evidence to act on it.
The skills that built Australia’s healthcare system were never counted as skills
SEO excerpt The NSW IRC found in April that nursing’s core skills were never formally evaluated in wage-setting. The decision gives 70,000 nurses a pay rise and may have national implications. New ACN and ANMAC research is asking why internationally qualified nurses remain so absent from leadership.
Sleepover shifts get clarity. The compliance risk doesn’t go away
New SCHADS Award rules will change how sleepover shifts are structured and paid from June 2026, creating both clarity and compliance pressure for care providers.
Australian Vietnamese Women’s Association recognised in AFR Best Places to Work list
The Australian Vietnamese Women’s Association has been named a Silver Finalist in the AFR BOSS Best Places to Work list, highlighting the role of community-based providers in delivering culturally responsive aged care and supporting workforce retention.
Healthcare carried Australia’s jobs boom. Now growth has slowed
New data from Indeed Australia’s Senior Economist Callam Pickering shows healthcare and social assistance drove more than a quarter of Australia’s job growth over five years, but momentum slowed sharply in 2025. What it means for aged care leaders in 2026.
Locked out by the algorithm: Why AI recruitment may be failing aged care
AI is reshaping recruitment across aged care, promising faster hiring and lower costs. But emerging evidence suggests automated hiring systems may be entrenching bias, excluding older workers, people with non-linear careers and diverse backgrounds.
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