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09/02/2025

Home care providers in need of extra help to transition to Support at Home and the new Aged Care Act can access a new grant opportunity - and the CarePage team is here to guide you through the application process.

The Department of Health and Aged Care is stepping up to support home care providers as they prepare to implement the new Support at Home Program and the Strengthened Aged Care Quality Standards.

07/02/2025

The first Men's Shed appeared at Whiddon over a decade ago and the initiative is stronger than ever as invested leaders provide invaluable support and opportunities for residents.

The first Men’s Sheds appeared at Whiddon Aged Care over a decade ago. Whiddon CEO Chris Mamarelis told Hello Leaders their Men’s Sheds play a critical role in giving older men purpose.

06/02/2025

Aged care assessment wait times have more than doubled for some older Australians in the last eight years with recently released government data revealing mixed fortunes for people wanting to access home care services compared to entering residential care.

06/02/2025

Sydney aged care provider Ibis Care has taken a significant stride towards a greener and more sustainable future following the completion of a $310,000 solar installation project at its Ferndale Gardens facility.

05/02/2025

The next phase of the quality indicator program is right around the corner with April 1, the key date for the three new staffing quality indicators, looming.

However, a report detailing the findings from last year’s pilot for the staffing indicators reveals that just five of the nine quality indicators trialled will be implemented. What happens with the rest?

The next phase of the quality indicator program is right around the corner with April 1, the key date for the three new staffing quality indicators, looming.

05/02/2025

Are unrealistic expectations about care established when older people and their families consider premium aged care accommodation? Jakob Neeland spoke to Jayne Maini for about managing and meeting expectations.

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04/02/2025

Government-funded providers are not the only ones brimming with curiosity over how the incoming reforms will play out with private providers ready to see what the changes mean for the entire sector.

Value for money is about to become more important than ever in aged care as the sector will need to provide its worth by adopting a user-pays system where residents have more of the power.

03/02/2025

With dementia’s prevalence expected to almost double over the next 30 years, there’s a concerted effort within the aged care sector to increase training and education opportunities for aged care workers.

03/02/2025

Extreme weather events hitting hard across Australia emphasise the red flags - and necessities - of aged care facility insurance coverage. With some providers reluctant to offer coverage, it's important to keep abreast of what you're protected for.

Many Australian summers are filled with the type of confronting weather extremes eloquently captured in Dorothea Mackellar’s famous poem, My Country. In it, she calls this sunburnt country one of ‘drought and flooding rains’.

02/02/2025

A vacant retirement village operated by Calvary Health Care in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs will be hitting the market next week, but not for sale, with the care provider turning the units into a seniors’ rental site.

31/01/2025

Aged care is at the forefront of Australia’s business expansion as new data reveals Aged & Disability Care is the top-growing small-business sector.

Aged care is at the forefront of Australia’s business expansion as new data from BizCover’s Small Business Growth Report reveals Aged & Disability Care is the top-growing small-business sector.

30/01/2025

Thousands of nursing students will have access to aged care placements with the Federal Government investing over $18 million to ensure the sector does not miss out on the next generation of nurses.

30/01/2025

Aged care providers could be staring down the barrel of rising insurance premiums as impending regulatory reforms linked to the new Aged Care Act place additional responsibilities on the shoulders of registered providers

29/01/2025

An inquest into the COVID-19 outbreak that resulted in the death of 19 aged care residents in Western Sydney has reached its official conclusion, with leadership and the organisation's model of care taking much of the blame.

While the findings are confronting in some cases, lessons learnt from the unprecedented crisis have resulted in beneficial long-term growth and improvement.

An inquest into the COVID-19 outbreak that resulted in the death of 19 aged care residents in Western Sydney has reached its official conclusion with the Coroner’s Court of New South Wales finding that at least three deaths were preventable under another model of care.

29/01/2025

While the vast majority of Australians now live in jurisdictions where voluntary assisted dying is permitted, accessing voluntary assisted dying depends on knowing it’s a legal option. But new research suggests many Australians don’t know this.

While the vast majority of Australians now live in jurisdictions where voluntary assisted dying is permitted, accessing voluntary assisted dying depends on knowing it’s a legal option. New research suggests many Australians don’t know this.

29/01/2025

The Australian Government has launched two significant grant opportunities to enhance the aged care sector's capacity and compliance with new legislative requirements.

The Australian Government has launched two significant grant opportunities to enhance the aged care sector’s capacity and compliance with new legislative requirements.

28/01/2025

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s decision to award $10,000 cash to apprentices working in residential construction has sparked a chorus of calls for similar initiatives to be offered to aged care.

26/01/2025

Whiddon has embraced Men's Sheds across their homes, enabling their male residents to pursue hobbies and make friends all while benefiting their mental wellbeing.

The first Men’s Sheds appeared at Whiddon Aged Care over a decade ago. Whiddon CEO Chris Mamarelis told Hello Leaders their Men’s Sheds play a critical role in giving older men purpose.