residential care

Why cultural identity matters in aged care

As aged care homes celebrate Cultural Diversity Week, providers say cultural identity is becoming central to quality care, with familiar…

Tasmania secures aged care boost

Deloraine will receive a new 40‑bed aged‑care wing under an $18 million federal investment, expanding access for older Tasmanians.

Demand outpacing bed supply: analysis

An analysis by not-for-profit aged care provider Bolton Clarke reveals a system struggling to accommodate the nation's growing older population,…

Estia Health grows aged care footprint

Estia Health will take over six of Vacenti's operational homes in Brisbane – Hamilton, Coorparoo, Carindale, Mount Gravatt East, Victoria…

Perth aged care worker charged over alleged attacks on residents

A man has been charged with indecently assaulting three different women in two different Perth aged care homes. WA Police allege the first…

Watchdog reports increased complaints

Staffing levels, medication management and personal hygiene were the most frequently complained about issues in residential care homes towards the…