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Uniting achieves specialist aged care accreditation for Forgotten Australians
Uniting NSW.ACT has become the first provider in NSW, and the second nationally, to achieve specialist accreditation in residential aged care for Forgotten Australians, with Nareen Gardens and Uniting Osborne Nowra leading the way.
A $130 million Sydney Harbour trophy home could be in line to provide desperately needed beds in aged care
An unexpected source may yield 40 new RAC beds for a sector with only increasing demand.
Global report calls for rehabilitation to be core to dementia care
The World Alzheimer’s Report 2025 urges governments to make rehabilitation core to dementia care, as Australia prepares reforms embedding reablement across home and residential services.
Regional aged care gets record funding boost
The Federal Government has announced a record $300 million for regional, rural and remote aged care, including $50.6 million for a new facility in Broken Hill.
Stop gaslighting aged care: Patients aren’t the problem, rationing and red tape are.
Australia’s hospitals are bursting at the seams, with more than 2,400 older Australians stuck in beds they don’t need. The sector is calling for data-led reform and urgent collaboration to speed up discharges, expand home care, and tackle the uncertainty stalling new residential builds.
Heritage Care acquitted: Ex-CEO says charges “should never have been brought”
Former Heritage Care CEO Greg Reeve has welcomed a jury’s not guilty verdict in the Epping Gardens trial, labelling the case a “political witch hunt” and defending staff who worked under impossible pandemic conditions.
Government’s aged care funding boost welcomed, but gaps remain
The Albanese Government will lift AN-ACC funding to $295.64 per resident from 1 October and increase the hotelling supplement by 42 per cent from 20 September. Providers welcome the boost, but analysts warn aged care remains underfunded.
Minns warns of ‘rude shock’ over NDIS-hospital funding deal
NSW Premier Chris Minns has warned the Albanese government of a “rude shock” if states are pressured to back NDIS reforms without a national hospital funding deal, as aged care gridlock continues to drive hospital congestion.
The tightrope of compliance and funding models – QLD’s BlueCare predicted to cut 60% of ENs across 21 aged care facilities
Queensland provider BlueCare has announced plans to cut a large portion of its enrolled nurse workforce, citing new care minute regulations and funding models. Unions warn the decision could compromise resident care, while families express concern about continuity and communication. The case highlights the unintended consequences of regulatory change colliding with financial pressures in aged care.
Queensland elder abuse inquiry to look into sexual violence against seniors in all living settings
A recent Queensland parliamentary committee has been created to look into the issue of elder abuse across the state in all living situations. Highlighted is the existence of abuse occurring within personal home settings, with investigation, resources and solves needed to prevent abuse across all communities and living situations in Australia. The parliamentary inquiry is […]
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