News & Events
Evolving leadership style a recipe for success
Audrey, Head Chef at Bathurst Riverview Care Community, loves her job. She always believed the traditional style of leadership she had learned in the kitchen was the only way to ac…
28th April 2023
News & Events
Aged care pay increase pledge
Opal HealthCare is committed to a 15 percent increase to award rates for its aged care team who provide direct care to residents from 1 July 2023 with the support of the federal go…
17th April 2023
News & Events
Designing buildings for residential aged care
How does the way we design our buildings improve the lived experience in residential aged care? This was the subject of an Opal HealthCare Panel Discussion with experts in …
14th April 2023
News & Events
5 Steps to begin your journey into Residential Care
Residential aged care is a life decision that few people anticipate, but which ultimately many older Australians either choose or need. This means that when faced with the prosp…
1st March 2023
News & Events
Moving into residential care
Moving house is known to be one of life’s biggest stressors – no matter what age or stage we’re at. Moving into residential care is no different. Fortunately, there are ways to hel…
12th December 2022
Care Community stories
Glenmore Park welcomes first residents
Glenmore Park Care Community, located in Western Sydney, opened its doors today and welcomed our first six residents. A beautiful Care Community set within parklands overlooking…
20th September 2022
News & Events
Fulltime nursing reform welcome
Opal HealthCare supports proposed reforms to the aged care system that aim to improve sub-acute care for older Australians. The Australian Parliament is currently debating the I…
9th September 2022
News & Events
Wellness Centre Kawana Waters- Iain Powell
When Iain moved into Kawana Waters Care Community two years ago, he was restricted to a wheel chair and was not able to mobilise on his own. Iain decided to join our in-house Welln…
11th August 2022
News & Events
Aged care reform welcome
Opal HealthCare today welcomed the introduction of a suite of aged care reforms into the Federal Parliament, and urged MPs to pass the proposed legislation into law as soon as poss…
27th July 2022