residential aged care
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Jul- 2025 -10 JulyPolicy & Reform
ACQSC cuts minimum liquidity standard
Public consultation has resulted in the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission announcing changes to the proposed minimum liquidity standard…
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10 JulyIndustry News
Anglicare Southern Qld most trusted brand
The provider was named the Most Trusted Brand in Aged Care and Retirement Villages at this year's Readerâs Digest Trusted…
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3 JulyIndustry News
Taser copâs sentence appeal begins
Prosecutors have argued the cop who fatally tasered an elderly woman at a nursing home didnât give her any chance…
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Jun- 2025 -30 JunePolicy & Reform
Still too many young people in residential aged care
More than 1000 young people remain in nursing homes across the country, after the federal government did not meet its…
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May- 2025 -12 MayClinical Practice
Why doesnât Australia make more medicines? Wouldnât that fix drug shortages?
About 400 medicines are in short supply in Australia. Of these, about 30 are categorised as critical. These are ones…
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8 MayClinical Practice
GPs urgently renew push for flu vaccinations
Australian health experts are sounding the alarm over low flu vaccination rates as winter sets in, warning children and older…
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Apr- 2025 -24 AprilIndustry News
Serving those who’ve served: Honouring veterans in aged care this ANZAC Day
This ANZAC Day, while the nation pauses to honour all Australians who have served, it's important to acknowledge the veterans…
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7 AprilSpecialty
Tom Gleisner wrote a comedy musical – and it’s set in an aged care home
As one of the great minds behind The Castle, Frontline and Utopia, Tom Gleisner is someone you'd consider to be…
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7 AprilPolicy & Reform
Fair Work targets aged care providers
The Fair Work Ombudsman has been conducting inspections across 20 businesses in residential aged care and home care, as well…
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7 AprilClinical Practice
Soaring flu cases prompt warning from nation’s peak health bodies
Australians have been urged to get a flu vaccination as cases surge across the country, almost doubling in one state.…
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Mar- 2025 -31 MarchIndustry News
NSW Police officer Kristian White avoids jail after fatal tasering of Clare Nowland
A stunned silence was heard in a Supreme Court room as the family of an elderly woman, who was fatally tasered…
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27 MarchPolicy & Reform
Federal Budget: $2.6bn for wages and $291.6m for aged care not good enough says opposition
On Tuesday night, Treasurer Jim Chalmers delivered his fourth federal budget, which, as expected, focuses heavily on the delivery of…
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17 MarchPolicy & Reform
Communication and HCP top consumer dissatisfaction with aged care sector
The Older People's Advocacy Network (OPAN) has released its mid-year National Aged Care Advocacy Program Presenting Issues Report, detailing the…
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17 MarchSpecialty
Two of the best ways to respond to people with dementia who think they are in a different time or place
Approximately one quarter of hospital beds in acute wards â wards for patients who need close care for a sudden…
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13 MarchPolicy & Reform
BaptistCare now third biggest provider as merger finalised
Three not-for-profit aged care providers have successfully combined forces, leading to a shift of the major players in Australian aged…
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13 MarchPolicy & Reform
Calvary offered affordable rentals for retirees, it was full within 72 hours
As cost of living pressures continue to mount, and data showing that 20 per cent of older Australians are retiring…
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13 MarchCOVID-19
5 years since Covid was declared a pandemic, weâre still poorly prepared for the next one
On March 11 2020, as Covid continued to spread rapidly around the globe, the World Health Organization (WHO) officially declared…
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3 MarchPolicy & Reform
Latest round of ACCAP grant opportunities now open
Applications are now open for the latest round of the federal government's Aged Care Capital Assistance Program (ACCAP). The Department…
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Feb- 2025 -24 FebruaryWorkforce
Aged care nurses set to earn more from March 1
Registered and enrolled nurses working in aged care will soon be paid more under the Fair Work Commission's (FWC) changes…
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24 FebruaryTechnology
Can a purple humanoid with Disney charm help combat the country’s loneliness epidemic?
In an Australian first, aged care provider mecwacare, has teamed up with home-grown robotics companyAndromeda, to bring new age companionship…
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20 FebruaryIndustry News
Western Sydney nurse struck off after vile act involving aged care resident with dementia
A western Sydney nurse masturbated in front of a dementia patient after turning the lights off and closing the curtains…
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17 FebruaryPolicy & Reform
New year, same aged care crisis: Longer wait times, facility closures and hospital strain
Recent government data reveals that wait times for accessing aged care services have continued to grow year-on-year. The Productivity Commission's…
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10 FebruaryIndustry News
Family stare down cop who tasered 95yo Clare Nowland as son declares he will ânever forgiveâ
The son of 95-year-old Clare Nowland, who was fatally tasered by a NSW Police officer has declared he will ânever…
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Dec- 2024 -9 DecemberSpecialty
Undervalued and alone: Report on social isolation
As we celebrate the 'most wonderful time of the year' it is important to remember that many people within the…
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9 DecemberPolicy & Reform
A clearer path to quality care: Understanding Star Ratings
For residential aged care workers, delivering high-quality care is at the heart of their profession. The Star Ratings tool offers…