Promisia Builds Scale with Chatswood Deal
Promisia Healthcare is putting $25 million behind its strategy of building local scale, with a conditional agreement to acquire Chatswood Retirement Village in Opawa,…
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Bupa NZ Introduces Six month Buy-Backs
NEW ZEALAND | Bupa New Zealand has introduced a six-month buy-back provision in all new independent living Occupation Right Agreements (ORAs) from July this…
Nurses’ Strike Tests Contingency Planning
A single day of strike action by Total Care Health nurses next week will test how exposed ACC-funded community providers are to workforce disputes…
Does Dementia Care Depend on Your Postcode?
NEW ZEALAND | New Zealanders have long talked about postcode differences in healthcare, but dementia turns that concern into a series of practical questions….
Hundreds of Nursing Graduates Left High and Dry by Te Whatu Ora
NEW ZEALAND | At a time when health care is falling into a deeper crisis with emergency departments bursting at the seams, wards overflowing…
How Washed Is “Washed”?
USA | Bagged lettuce is washed, but it is not sterilised. That distinction is central to the Cyclospora outbreak exploding across the USA. Fresh-cut…
Support at Home’s Hidden Cost Is Administration
AUSTRALIA | The Support at Home programme In Australia was intended to simplify home care and direct more funding towards services. For providers, however,…
How AI Is Changing the Search for Aged Care
NEW ZEALAND | Families are now using AI tool to find suitable aged care, compare villages and explain audit reports before contacting a provider….
Repayment Policy Needs More Than a Deadline
NEW ZEALAND | Labour’s promise to require retirement village operators to repay departing residents within three months has brought a difficult issue into the…
Fuel Pushes Inflation Back Above 4 Percent
NEW ZEALAND | Annual inflation has returned to 4.1 percent at a time when aged care and retirement village operators already have limited room…
Industry Pushes for Carer’s Superannuation Entitlements
AUSTRALIA | A joint effort by industry bodies has called for carers to be entitled to superannuation, according to a new Super Members Council…
Cardiovascular Research Tools Become More Popular
Tools to elevate cardiovascular research have gained ground as the life science instrumentation market continues to expand broadly. Demand for sophisticated physiological research tools…