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Uniting NSW.ACT has unveiled its reimagined masterplan for its seniors living community in Gordon on Sydney’s upper North Shore.

Uniting Gordon will feature approximately 235 retirement living apartments, including 23 affordable homes, and 90 residential aged care places.

Ku-ring-gai Council – where Gordon is located – is forecasting a 49 per cent increase...


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Experienced public servant Kate Pope has been appointed as acting Inspector-General of Aged Care.

She brings over 35 years of experience in public administration to the role and most recently served as deputy president of the Department of Veterans’ Affairs Repatriation Commission. In 2012 she was awarded a Public Service Medal as part of the Queen’s Birthday Honour...


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Introducing price caps for Support at Home services is a “potentially noble aim” at face value, says Silverchain executive director of strategic communications Bronwyn Perry. But it is unlikely play out the way it is intended, she adds.

Speaking at Tuesday’s audio-stream only Launceston hearing for the Senate inquiry into Support at Home, Ms Perry said price caps ha...


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Australians are clear about how they want to grow older. Almost nine in 10 people want to remain in their own home for as long as possible. They want to stay connected to their communities, maintain their independence and continue living in familiar surroundings.

The Support at Home program has the potential to transform aged care. Bringing together multiple program...


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Governing with courage does not have to mean a board under huge pressure or an organisation on the point of failure.

It can also be about a long-standing board that has a successful governing formula that plays to its strengths, La Trobe Community Health Service chief executive officer Paul Ostrowski tells Better Boards day one delegates.

This is the conte...


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