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1 week ago | 
hellocare.com.au | Michael Preston |Alex Jacobs
Sophie, my neighbour in her early seventies, is a widow with no immediate family. I regularly check in on her, offering assistance with errands due to her mobility issues. While community services provide practical support, they often fall short of addressing her emotional and well-being needs. Born the sole child of Wilem and Helga on the shores of Lake Lucerne, Switzerland, she had twelve aunts and uncles, her parents’ siblings.
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Jan 23, 2025 | 
helloleaders.com.au | Alex Jacobs
The Department of Health and Aged Care has shared a summary of amendments to the new Aged Care Act, highlighting the main changes from its progression through parliament in late 2024.
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Jan 22, 2025 | 
helloleaders.com.au | Alex Jacobs
The Australian College of Nursing (ACN) is pushing for strengthened nurse-led models of care and a concerted effort to elevate the image of nursing to improve healthcare access for all Australians. ACN’s Pre-Budget Submission 2025-26 states that a strategic and significant investment in nurses and nursing will deliver much-needed benefits so people receive care when and where they need it.
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Jan 21, 2025 | 
helloleaders.com.au | Alex Jacobs
Queensland residential aged care provider Superior Care Group has made the shock announcement that it will no longer provide dementia care services to residents at its two homes. Chief Executive Officer Russell Egan shared the news via LinkedIn, citing multiple factors that led to the decision to cease dementia care services.
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Jan 21, 2025 | 
helloleaders.com.au | Alex Jacobs
NOTE: This article first appeared in The Conversation. Written by Casey Golomski, Associate Professor of Anthropology, University of New Hampshire God’s Waiting Room: Racial Reckoning at Life’s End is a beautifully written and intimate book about the characters in an old age home in South Africa. To write it, anthropologist Casey Golomski spent seven years travelling between South Africa and the US.
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Jan 21, 2025 | 
hellocare.com.au | Alex Jacobs
As Tour Down Under fever sweeps across South Australia, aged care residents at Clayton Church Homes’ Summerhill home have showcased their artistic flair to create 24 metres of colourful bunting to welcome cyclists through Uraidla on Thursday. The vibrant display is part of a community effort to welcome the world’s best cyclists as they complete the Men’s Stage 3 of the Tour.
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Jan 21, 2025 | 
helloleaders.com.au | Alex Jacobs
Aged care runs the risk of being dictated by regulation yet one Melbourne provider has broken the shackles to create a diversified care model that is both ambitious and a proven success. TLC Healthcare Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director Lou Pascuzzi knows the sector faces plenty of challenges in 2025 and beyond. One that he expects to impact aged care residents directly is the dilution of care, particularly high-quality care.
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Jan 21, 2025 | 
helloleaders.com.au | Alex Jacobs
South Australian aged care provider Resthaven has announced a major redevelopment of its Marion site. All Resthaven services along Township Road and Finniss Street, excluding its retirement village, will be brought onto one campus as part of the change. The 2.33-hectare development designed by Brown Falconer will include a 150-place residential aged care home, Community Services offices, wellness services and Community Respite Services.
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Jan 20, 2025 | 
helloleaders.com.au | Alex Jacobs
We all strive for a sense of purpose throughout our lives, whether through our hobbies, passion projects, family life or career journey. However, ageing can often derail these attempts to maintain purpose as people exit the workforce, social circles shrink or the place called home changes. One of the most innovative yet simple initiatives to combat those obstacles is the Men’s Shed.
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Jan 19, 2025 | 
helloleaders.com.au | Alex Jacobs
A proactive approach to problem-solving underpins the leadership style of one of the industry’s newer Chief Executive Officers, with Plena Healthcare’s Graeme Johnston eyeing more opportunities to support aged care providers with allied health in 2025. Mr Johnston stepped into the role in 2024 after holding several other leadership positions within the organisation during his 16-plus years working in allied health.
