Newsletter: 21 August 2024

The Government’s food, nutrition and dining hotline has been up and running for over a year, and with a $7.4 million price tag there are lofty expectations surrounding it and other food and nutrition reforms.

The sale of 13 Aveo retirement villages in South Australia will see Resthaven and Eldercare expand their footprints with over 1,000 units changing hands.

July saw a much-needed change in fortune for allied health minutes in residential care as a 20% jump led to a positive period for care minutes overall. 

Retirement village development applications are facing unnecessarily long assessment timeframes with the Retirement Living Council calling for practical planning reforms from state and territory governments.

In 2023 Opal HealthCare set a goal, as part of its Social Impact program, to have productive, sustainable kitchen gardens in every Care Community.