Hall & Prior and Sister Kate's are one step closer to open Western Australia's first Aboriginal health and aged care facility after a panel approved the multi-million-dollar proposal.
Amid major national policy changes and a struggling system facing rising pressures, leaders in aged care came together to address the future of the sector.
Perth options trader Adam Tomasso has won a high-stakes court battle with IG Markets, allowing him to recover $5.5 million he earnt in the space of 30 minutes.
WA Labor's third successive election victory has resulted in a significant financial windfall, with almost $800,000 worth of donations, levies and fees flowing into its coffers since March 8.
The Aged Care Bill 2024 has been introduced to federal parliament, proposing a $5.6 billion reform package, improved home care support, new elderly protection laws and increased funding.
A group of WA aged care industry leaders have signed a memorandum of understanding with Yokai to improve culturally appropriate services for Aboriginal elders.
A $35 million sale of the heritage-listed Cottesloe Deaf School has been finalised, with the site on Curtin Avenue earmarked for an aged care facility project.
The Western Australian Planning Commission has approved Hall & Prior's $90 million application to build an aged care facility on the former Woodside Hospital site.
Driving equitable, flexible funding in Western Australia's aged care sector is an emerging focal point for providers, alongside tackling the persistent workforce shortage.
Hall & Prior has relodged its proposal to build a $90 million aged care facility in East Fremantle, months after withdrawing the application from a development assessment panel.
Hall & Prior has received approval to demolish buildings on the corner of Stock Road and Canning Highway to construct a six-storey aged care facility in Palmyra.
An $80 million plan to redevelop the former Woodside hospital in East Fremantle is progressing with applicant Hall & Prior recently submitting an application.
Hall & Prior has given 100 per cent of its residential aged care workforce the first dose of the COVID-19 jab and reported 10 staff have resigned due to the vaccination requirement.
An incentive program to encourage vaccination providers to give aged care workers the jab has been released, while a WA aged care provider has organised its own in-house vaccinations.
Hall & Prior has expanded its services to the South West with the acquisition of a 21-year lease from the Shire of Donnybrook-Balingup to manage aged care home Tuia Lodge.
The aged care workforce will need to grow by 60 per cent in the next decade to meet demand, according to a report launched at a Business News breakfast this morning.
Several Western Australian-based property companies were awarded for their developments over the weekend, as part of the inaugural Apartment Awards for Excellence.
The Amberton Coastal Precinct by Stockland was named overall winner at the latest instalment of the Urban Development Institute of Australia WA Awards for Excellence.
The royal commission and the pandemic have not stemmed the pipeline of aged care developments but they could have a lasting impact on how care is delivered.
As the aged care royal commission has exposed, the sector had problems well before COVID-19 infections spread and hundreds died in facilities nationwide.
Aged care and retirement living service providers are pushing ahead with property developments, but say COVID-19 could have a lasting impact on the sector.
SPECIAL REPORT: WA is continuing to boast a strong aged care development pipeline, and the completion of multiple major developments has meant an increase in bed numbers for some providers.
A wave of investment in the WA aged care sector has continued, with Southern Plus opening a luxury care facility in the same week as Hall & Prior announced it would proceed with a $60 million redevelopment.
Broad Construction has commenced building works at Hall & Prior's $90 million planned community Karingal Green, a new aged care precinct set to provide 160 beds, health and wellness hubs, as well as research and training facilities.
Service providers and developers are pursuing opportunities in WA's growing aged care and retirement sector, with a pipeline of property overhauls and new builds worth more than $500 million.
Hall & Prior Health and Aged Care Group has today announced plans to proceed with a $67 million aged care facility in High Wycombe, due for completion in the second half of 2019.
The successful ASX listing this week of Regis Healthcare has focused attention on the value of other players in the sector, with Western Australia's largest being Aegis Aged Care Group.
WHILE a number of aged care companies in Western Australia profited handsomely on the back of the boom, the sector overall has fallen victim to these economic good times.
