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Priority support at home processing announced for seniors with MND – sector reminds that system must work for all
Government announces priority processing for seniors with MND within Support at Home scheme. Advocates and industry leaders remind government that more work remains to be done for the hundreds of thousands that continue to wait a year for care.
Have we lost ‘got-your-back’ leadership? – Part 1: Jennifer Andrewes on championing collegial leaders that ask questions
Far from the sterile books on power plays in leadership, Jennifer Andrewes, a long-time government professional in communications, shares walking a different walk. Vibrantly candid, kind and competent, Andrewes’ story is one of honesty and grit in sticking to your values and having each others’ backs.
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.
Support at Home is a complicated, opaque, inefficient scheme for all – part three: wide impacts, unprofessional systemic blunders
Within an era of major pushes to overhaul the aged care sector, leaders say the government system’s backend was less than lacklustre, impacting families and providers. As the wait-times for Support at Home packages and time to interact with government processes grows, providers wrestle with systems not fit for purpose.
What the Maggie Beer Foundation funding tells aged care leaders about money, governance and timing
The Maggie Beer Foundation’s $14.7M in government funding raises uncomfortable questions. Not just about one organisation, but about how reform dollars flow, and whether your governance is ready for the scrutiny that follows.
BREAKING: 4.75% wage rise from July: what aged care leaders need to know before the government responds
A 4.75% wage rise hits from July. Without confirmed government funding, aged care leaders are left modelling costs in the dark – and the clock is already running.
The global care crisis: What Germany’s new ‘childless tax’ tells us about aged care funding
Traditional funding models are fracturing under global demographic shifts. Germany’s new draft insurance overhaul offers Australian aged care leaders a window into another way to tackle our complex system.
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.
Support at Home is a complicated, opaque, inefficient scheme for all – part two: devoid of financial and logical sense
The numbers are speaking loudly, SaH is proving to be costly and ineffective to run. The IAT algorithm too, in its opaque decision matrix, challenges the transparency and fairness recommended for a healthy and robust sector.
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.
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