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Australia’s aged care workforce has to double over the next 10 years from 300,000 to 600,000 or more people. At the same time the National Disability Insurance Scheme will be implemented, forecast to require a further 300,000 workers. It’s not going to happen.

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Melbourne is set to have Australia’s first Indian aged care facility – located in Noble Park – to be operated by DutchCare who came to the rescue when the first operator withdrew because of unexpected capital costs.

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I'm an unashamed supporter of the concept of an electronic health record that enables both patients and healthcare professionals to access and share relevant information. With the right protections in place of course. So I'm thrilled that the Minister for Health, Susan Ley, has now launched My Health Record, an 'opt-out', rather than the previous 'opt-in' system.

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If you’ve ever wished it was easier to find out, warts and all, what a particular aged care home is ‘really’ like – say, by being a fly on the wall or talking to residents and their families and asking them all the direct questions you have – then you’ll be pleased with this news.

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Private care operator Regis has cherry-picked the purchase of four prime residential care facilities from Masonic Care, delivering 771 high quality beds. They also have purchased 26,000 square meters of land for 244 village units. They paid $163M which equates to $229,000 per bed with the land thrown in for free – a top price.

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