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Wesley Mission closures give way to new aged care facilities
All three of the Wesley Mission Sydney aged care facilities have been scheduled for closure at the end of May, as impending regulatory changes take effect on July 1.
5 years of financial loss: aged care at a glance
Business advisory firm, StewartBrown, has reaffirmed the grim financial reality for aged care providers in their latest Survey Report of the last financial year.
Regional aged care growth requires one eye on the future
As regional aged care operators find it harder and harder to make ends meet, how has one organisation seemingly bucked the trend by exclusively expanding into regional Australia?
Aveo comes out on top in class action settlement
Australia’s largest retirement living operator, Aveo Group, has survived what could have been an industry-shaking class action lawsuit after the plaintiff conceded it had no case.
Australia establishes global ties in Vietnam, Ghana and India for ‘Decade of Healthy Ageing’
According to NARI Director, Professor Briony Dow, the number of older people worldwide is projected to more than double in the coming decades — exceeding 1.5 billion people in 2050.
Blue Care to Close Aged Care Facility in Bundaberg
Blue Care, a not-for-profit aged care provider owned by the Uniting Church, has decided to close its Millbank facility in Bundaberg. The facility has been providing residential care services to elderly residents for over 65 years and consists of 48 single rooms.
Employees must be asked to work public holidays per Federal Court ruling
Employers must now make a request for their staff to work public holidays following a major Federal Court ruling that could change the way organisations roster their staff.
Providers made to back pay workers who RAT tested off the clock?
Aged care providers could be made to back pay workers who arrived early to work and did a Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) before their shift.
Quality Indicator Program extended: expands into Home Care, 6 new indicators
Six new quality indicators will need to be reported on by residential aged care providers, while Home Care providers will have their own reportable standards implemented soon too.
Healthcare Workers gather to Mourn Job Losses
Over 5000 healthcare workers in the aged care sector have lost their jobs due to the Government’s oversights during the reforms process and the grim numbers have prompted local workers and community advocates to gather in Canberra to mourn the job losses.
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