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With the aged care sector ripe for more change over the coming months, industry leaders have shared their thoughts on where the focus should be for success.
Residential aged care providers face a quick turnaround to prepare for new quality indicator reporting as additional staffing requirements are likely to stretch already strained resources.
An early flu season is on Australia’s doorstep, with more than 75,000 lab-confirmed infections representing a significant 50% increase in flu cases since this time last year.
Southern Cross Care (SA, NT & VIC) has opened an $18 million expansion of its Pearl aged care service in Darwin, adding 26 dementia friendly aged care rooms and a new Health and Fitness Centre designed to slow frailty and support ageing at home. CEO David Moran says the upgrade boosts local care capacity by 30 per cent and brings contemporary dementia design to the Top End.
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