Industry News

The 2023 Retirement Census dropped today and while the headline shows that retirement villages offer affordable housing for older Australians, it also reveals that home care services are booming, keeping more residents independent for longer.

Dementia’s impact on the older population has once again been laid bare following the release of Australia’s health 2024 with dementia still the leading cause of death of women and for people aged 85 and over.

New analysis has revealed many Australian aged care residents are not receiving the levels of care they need and are entitled to.

After the inaugural conference picked up a well-deserved gong at the 2023 Australian Event Awards, ARIIA’s 2024 conference Facing the future: Living well, ageing well and dying well returns to Adelaide this week.

Two decorated retirement living sector leaders have been inducted as honorary life members of the Retirement Living Council on Thursday as the industry’s premiere event kicked off.

Australia is at a crossroads as the retirement living and aged care sectors converge at an intersection that’s about to be bumper-to-bumper with a record number of older people.

Four Western Australian aged care organisations have come together to sign an industry-first commitment to improving culturally appropriate services for Indigenous customers.

Calvary Health Care has tapped into the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility Scheme for the first time as it looks to strengthen its regional workforces with 26 recruits training to become personal care workers.

The Enrolled Nurse care minute saga is a tale of make-believe and mismanagement worthy of a Netflix series, yet sadly with no dragons.

Residential aged care has seen notable financial improvement in the latest Quarterly Financial Snapshot as providers continue to outperform compared to the 2022-23 financial year.