Legal Issues

$20M class action filed against Canadian aged care provider over COVID-19 deaths post image

$20M class action filed against Canadian aged care provider over COVID-19 deaths

Consultation on retirement village law reform in WA enters third phase post image

Consultation on retirement village law reform in WA enters third phase

Former PresCare CEO Greg Skelton sues for $2.4M over dismissal – PresCare likely to sell “non-core operations”, new CEO says post image

Former PresCare CEO Greg Skelton sues for $2.4M over dismissal – PresCare likely to sell “non-core operations”, new CEO says

Warning for home care providers: you could be found non-compliant if you fail to meet 1 July deadline to publish pricing on My Aged Care – clients must agree to price changes post image

Warning for home care providers: you could be found non-compliant if you fail to meet 1 July deadline to publish pricing on My Aged Care – clients must agree to price changes

Man called aged care and retirement village residents across Illawarra for card details to access their accounts post image

Man called aged care and retirement village residents across Illawarra for card details to access their accounts

Metlifecare shareholders support court action against private equity firm EQT, wanting $7.00 per share compared to $4.34 today post image

Metlifecare shareholders support court action against private equity firm EQT, wanting $7.00 per share compared to $4.34 today

MinterEllison warns QLD Govt that retirement villages can’t protect residents unless urgent laws are passed to increase their powers post image

MinterEllison warns QLD Govt that retirement villages can’t protect residents unless urgent laws are passed to increase their powers

Former Sydney aged care worker charged with assaulting eight residents post image

Former Sydney aged care worker charged with assaulting eight residents

Denmark passed a law in 2015 requiring older people to undertake reablement before receiving home care – delivering 60% success rate post image

Denmark passed a law in 2015 requiring older people to undertake reablement before receiving home care – delivering 60% success rate

Study finds significant under-reporting of safety data on US nursing home comparison website – will the Australian Government move away from asking providers to self-report data? post image

Study finds significant under-reporting of safety data on US nursing home comparison website – will the Australian Government move away from asking providers to self-report data?

The Royal Commission is a ‘Game Changer’ for aged care – and retirement living post image

The Royal Commission is a ‘Game Changer’ for aged care – and retirement living

Fed Govt looks to outsource ACAT teams to private operators from April 2021 – just 15 months away post image

Fed Govt looks to outsource ACAT teams to private operators from April 2021 – just 15 months away