Newsletter: 30 April 2025

Nine years have passed since a hidden camera in an Adelaide aged care home captured chilling footage of a resident allegedly being abused by a care worker. It prompted calls to legalise the installation of cameras in private resident rooms.

Australia heads to the polls in just days, and barring an incredibly close Federal Election, will be confidently forging ahead under a re-elected Anthony Albanese-led Labor Government, or in a new direction with Peter Dutton’s Coalition.

Founded as ‘Rest Haven’ in 1935, South Australian aged care provider Resthaven is reflecting on 90 years of history — a history that often saw it at the forefront of aged care innovation in Australia.

Not-for-profit aged care provider Fitzgerald Memorial Aged Care says its future is under threat after its approved plans for a new 24-room expansion hit a roadblock — it is not eligible for government funding due to its location. 

By all appearances, Australia is reforming aged care and the NDIS to make them more “sustainable”, “efficient”, and “person-centred”.