Aged Care Industry Updates

In case you missed it, the new Aged Care Act and Support at Home program will no longer commence next month on 1 July, with the government making the almost last-minute decision to delay both by four months until Saturday, 1 November.

In February, record-breaking monsoonal flooding left much of northern Queensland reeling. Communities were cut off as floodwaters not only isolated towns, they destroyed roads, ruined homes and businesses, and even resulted in at least two fatalities.

Wednesday’s decision to delay the new Aged Care Act and Support at Home program by four months – until 1 November – is going to be a costly one.

Just as the aged care sector seemed to be on the same page, fully resigned to the challenges and opportunities associated with the 1 July implementation of the new Aged Care Act, the government threw a curveball.

The Department of Health, Disability and Ageing is delaying the new Aged Care Act, making the sudden revelation at the Ageing Australia Victoria State Conference on Wednesday morning.

A proposed seven-storey retirement living complex in Gosford, on the New South Wales Central Coast, has officially been canned after the current owners sold the site for roughly $18.5 million.

The Department of Health, Disability and Ageing has released two critical resources for aged care providers that will help organisations and leaders strengthen their readiness before 1 July to implement the new Aged Care Act and Support at Home program.

Sydney’s Twilight Aged Care has announced that Niamh Mannion is its new Chief Executive Officer, with the passionate leader to commence her role on 21 July, 2025.

The Australian Government has unveiled new training modules to assist home care providers in preparing for the upcoming Support at Home program, which comes into effect in just four weeks.

The City of Greater Geelong has voted to continue providing in-home community services, completing a remarkable turnaround after an independent review recommended that it exits from the home care sector earlier in the year.