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One year of the Aged Care Act: rights granted, care queued
A year into the Aged Care Act, older Australians are still waiting for the care they need. Standard-priority wait times were estimated at seven to eight months. As rights meet reality, here is what boards should watch in year two.
Keyton and Silverchain team up to keep residents at home
Partnerships in aged care can be advantageous for all. In a new team up, Keyton residents now have access to Silverchain’s care navigation, with a full program due in the new year. Residents choose if, when and how they use it, and can pick any provider.
Can Australia afford, and build, the aged care it needs?
A family rings around for a bed and hears: not near you, not yet. Behind that answer sit two questions: one about funding and one about buildings. Can Australia afford the care it expects, and can providers build enough beds?
Aged care beds shelved: What happens to projects already in the pipeline?
More than 3,600 planned aged care beds have been shelved or put at risk. Leaders from Juniper, Abound Communities, Warrina Homes and Ageing Australia explain how funding uncertainty is affecting development plans and investment decisions.
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.
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.
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.
More than benchmarking: How to use your ROSA report
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
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
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?
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