Industry News

A coalition of experts, listening closely to the lived experience of those with dementia, has led to a UQ breakthrough in ways to improve dementia care.

“Best” and “Worst” lists from Star Ratings are failing potential residents and their loved ones. Painting 100% of a provider with the results of 20% brush is not mathematically or ethically astute.

Government announces changes to calculation of staff rating in Star Ratings system. Experts assess if the changes are effective for residents and sector.

NZ’s Ryman Healthcare set to list on the ASX next week. This move highlights a growing perception of increased demand and future yields in the Australian aged care sector.

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.

An unexpected source may yield 40 new RAC beds for a sector with only increasing demand.

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.

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.

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.

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.