Aged Care Industry Updates

Uniting NSW.ACT has become the first provider in NSW, and the second nationally, to achieve specialist accreditation in residential aged care for Forgotten Australians, with Nareen Gardens and Uniting Osborne Nowra leading the way.

An unexpected source may yield 40 new RAC beds for a sector with only increasing demand.

The World Alzheimer’s Report 2025 urges governments to make rehabilitation core to dementia care, as Australia prepares reforms embedding reablement across home and residential services.

The Federal Government has announced a record $300 million for regional, rural and remote aged care, including $50.6 million for a new facility in Broken Hill.

Australia’s hospitals are bursting at the seams, with more than 2,400 older Australians stuck in beds they don’t need. The sector is calling for data-led reform and urgent collaboration to speed up discharges, expand home care, and tackle the uncertainty stalling new residential builds.

Former Heritage Care CEO Greg Reeve has welcomed a jury’s not guilty verdict in the Epping Gardens trial, labelling the case a “political witch hunt” and defending staff who worked under impossible pandemic conditions.

The Albanese Government will lift AN-ACC funding to $295.64 per resident from 1 October and increase the hotelling supplement by 42 per cent from 20 September. Providers welcome the boost, but analysts warn aged care remains underfunded.

NSW Premier Chris Minns has warned the Albanese government of a “rude shock” if states are pressured to back NDIS reforms without a national hospital funding deal, as aged care gridlock continues to drive hospital congestion.

Queensland provider BlueCare has announced plans to cut a large portion of its enrolled nurse workforce, citing new care minute regulations and funding models. Unions warn the decision could compromise resident care, while families express concern about continuity and communication. The case highlights the unintended consequences of regulatory change colliding with financial pressures in aged care.

A recent Queensland parliamentary committee has been created to look into the issue of elder abuse across the state in all living situations. Highlighted is the existence of abuse occurring within personal home settings, with investigation, resources and solves needed to prevent abuse across all communities and living situations in Australia. The parliamentary inquiry is […]