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Community Care Review Australian magazine and news site on the home and community-based aged and disability care and support sector covering policy, research and industry news.

In case you missed it: this week's community care news included LiveBetter Community Services executive Helen Miller tel...
29/11/2025

In case you missed it: this week's community care news included LiveBetter Community Services executive Helen Miller telling CCR about how confusion on co-payments is leading to some older people requesting to return to CHSP, Hazel Home Care CEO Kylie Magrath called for better home care access as a way of reducing bed-shortage pressures, Nexia Aged Care announced its expansion into SaH delivery, Professor Kate Smith encouraged providers to look at the Good Spirit, Good Life framework and resources to support culturally-safe care, HammondCare celebrated carer Jenny Ruming for her dedication to a home care client caught in a 26-hour emergency, La Trobe University published multilingual resources, and Chorus CEO Dan Minchin discussed the need to stop undervaluing community care.

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Lorraine Poulos and Associates Australian Unity



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The government has announced a second round of the Support at Home Thin Markets Grant, allocating $100 million for eligi...
28/11/2025

The government has announced a second round of the Support at Home Thin Markets Grant, allocating $100 million for eligible providers.

To be eligible, the provider must deliver services in a regional, rural or remote area or tailored services to older people with diverse backgrounds – including Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people, the LGBTIQ+ community or those at risk of homelessness.

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Up to $100 million has been set aside for Support at Home providers operating in rural and regional Australia, or who have specialised service delivery eligibility.

Alongside its new name, Nexia Aged Care – formerly known as Warrina Aged Care – has announced it has expanded its servic...
27/11/2025

Alongside its new name, Nexia Aged Care – formerly known as Warrina Aged Care – has announced it has expanded its service delivery to include Support at Home.

Managing director Anthony Palmieri has said the new name symbolises a new chapter for the private Victorian provider and the “next level of care,” as well as growth in how it thinks about delivering care, where it delivers care and how it empowers older Australians to live life on their terms.

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Managing director Anthony Palmieri said the SaH services bring their mission of creating environments where every person feels supported to live with dignity, purpose and fulfilment to life.

Older people are requesting to return to CHSP instead of entering Support at Home, LiveBetter Community Services' Helen ...
26/11/2025

Older people are requesting to return to CHSP instead of entering Support at Home, LiveBetter Community Services' Helen Miller tells CCR on the sidelines of an interactive workshop on clinical and restorative care, hosted by Lorraine Poulos and Associates.

Helen Miller said she believes the rejection of SaH is largely due to a misunderstanding of co-payments, and that as long as CHSP is running separately to SaH and people want to remain in that space, the provider focus will need to be on how many services that individual can safely be provided within a sustainable model.

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Requests to return to CHSP is a trend home care executive Helen Miller tells CCR providers will need to monitor 'very carefully.'

HammondCare Home Care is honouring specialised carer Jenny Ruming for her above and beyond assistance to client Dian Syn...
24/11/2025

HammondCare Home Care is honouring specialised carer Jenny Ruming for her above and beyond assistance to client Dian Synnott and her twin Evelyn after the trio got stuck in a seven hour-traffic jam north of Murrurundi during a police siege.

Despite the freezing and tense conditions, Ms Ruming worked hard to keep Ms Synnott – who lives with and was at times feeling disoriented – comfortable and calm.

By the time Ms Synnott and her twin returned to their home in Aberdeen it had been 26 hours.

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A specialised carer from Scone has been celebrated for her resourcefulness when stuck in a major delay caused by a police siege in Murrurundi with home care client Dian Synnott.

In case you missed it: this week's care news included the Australian Human Rights Commission publishing a report on ...
21/11/2025

In case you missed it: this week's care news included the Australian Human Rights Commission publishing a report on and a Juniper White Paper finding older Western Australians have remained in the face of it, a trial hopes to reimagine remote care, a study by The CareSide found older people are confident in their abilities but are struggling to identify AI-generated content, researchers from Flinders University found regularly eating alone can lead to poor outcomes for community-living seniors, Dementia Australia announced the 10 recipients of the Diversity Small Grant Program, Lamb Island is due to host a community care tech expo and Anita Westera and Renu Borst shared the highlights from the 2025 AAG Conference.

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University of Sydney Curtin University Choice Chemist Winyama Advance Queensland Australian Association of Gerontology (AAG)



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Older people are confident in their digital literacy, but are struggling to identify AI-generated content, a new study b...
21/11/2025

Older people are confident in their digital literacy, but are struggling to identify AI-generated content, a new study by The CareSide shows.

“My biggest concern is that it puts seniors at risk of falling victim to financial scams or unknowingly amplifying false stories on social media. That combination of low accuracy and high confidence is what’s most problematic,” CEO Gareth Mahon told CCR.

The CareSide has said more is needed to protect vulnerable people from scams, misinformation and other AI-related harm. It has also called for the development of more accessible AI models and to address in and the lack of senior representation at AI companies.

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Older people are confident in their digital literacy, but are struggling to identify AI-generated content.

The Australian Human Rights Commission has released a new report linking to serious harms, with Age Discrimination C...
20/11/2025

The Australian Human Rights Commission has released a new report linking to serious harms, with Age Discrimination Commissioner Robert Fitzgerald saying: “Ageism is the enemy of healthy and has serious consequences. It is linked to poorer health outcomes, delayed recovery, reduced quality of life and even earlier death.”

But despite encounters with age-based discrimination, the 2025 Happiness of Older Western Australians Index – a Juniper initiative – found older Western Australians’ happiness had increased, with women reporting the biggest upswing.

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According to Australia’s human rights agency, ageism remains widespread, but Juniper says there has also been an upswing in happiness among older Western Australians.

Regularly eating meals alone is more likely to lead to poorer for older people, new research from Flinders University ...
19/11/2025

Regularly eating meals alone is more likely to lead to poorer for older people, new research from Flinders University shows, with lead author and PhD candidate Caitlin Wyman saying the findings highlight the importance of social connectivity for older people, particularly during mealtimes.

Co-author and Flinders University researcher Dr Alison Yaxley said there is an opportunity for health professionals to make a real difference by connecting older adults with meal programs or social dining opportunities. Community-based initiatives, including neighbourhood meal groups, dining programs, or local café , could also help reduce the prevalence of eating alone among older people, she added.

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Researchers from Flinders University say more community-based initiatives that encourage older people to make mealtime a social activity would be beneficial.

Aged care and retirement living provider BaptistCare has announced the acquisition of Keyton’s West Australian retiremen...
18/11/2025

Aged care and retirement living provider BaptistCare has announced the acquisition of Keyton’s West Australian retirement village , bringing the number of villages run by the not-for-profit to 45. BaptistCare intends to offer employment to more than 50 existing Keyton WA employees as it works toward a smooth transition for the 2,080 residents.

“It’s been our priority for more than 80 years to care for older Australians, and now as a national organisation, we’re excited by the scale, and we can bring to this next chapter,” said BaptistCare CEO Charles Moore.

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The 10 Keyton retirement living villages in WA will soon be under the operations of national provider BaptistCare.

In case you missed it: this week’s community care news included the Minister for Aged Care and Seniors Sam Rae telling C...
15/11/2025

In case you missed it: this week’s community care news included the Minister for Aged Care and Seniors Sam Rae telling CCR the is watching for any impact from co-payments, CST founder Dr Aimee Spector celebrated the program’s growth in Australia in her presentation at the 2025 Australian Association of Gerontology (AAG) Conference and researchers from ACH Group and the Bolton Clarke Research Institute shared their findings on and reduction initiatives, BaptistCare expanded its retirement village portfolio, Adrian Morgan discussed how older people are already pulling away from services, and Vision Australia is hosting two for aged care supporting older people with low vision.

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Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing



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Dr Aimee Spector developed Cognitive Stimulation Therapy in the late 90s when completing her PhD, and while presenting o...
14/11/2025

Dr Aimee Spector developed Cognitive Stimulation Therapy in the late 90s when completing her PhD, and while presenting on the non-pharmacological psycho-social treatment for at the 2025 Australian Association of Gerontology (AAG) Conference she credited Robyn Lewis for the progress in establishing CST Australia and expanding the program down under.

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Dr Aimee Spector developed Cognitive Stimulation Therapy in the late 90s when completing her PhD, now she is crediting Robyn Lewis for the progress in establishing CST Australia.

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