The Shiftie Coven Has Entered the Chat

🕸️ Hey Bold & Brave Community! 🕷️
It’s spooky season 👻 and the NDIS & aged-care world has been serving tricks, treats, and a few jump scares.
Grab your pumpkin-spiced coffee ☕ (or whatever keeps you alive after those shift reports 🧛‍♀️) and let’s creep through this week’s headlines together.
No fluff — just the real stuff. 🪄💀

This week I hit the road — mic in hand 🎙, caffeine in system ☕, and a few spooky stories along the way 👀🕸️

🎧 Wednesday – I rolled into T&K Support Services to record with the legend himself, James Loveday. They’ve got a full recording studio (yes, really 🤩). It felt a little like walking into a haunted creative lab — wires, lights, and pure podcast magic ⚡️🎛️ I learned so much from the master of ceremonies and heard some unreal behind-the-scenes stories.
👉 🎙 Watch or listen to the T&K episode here

⚙️ Thursday – I jumped online with Matt, CEO of ShiftCare, and... WOW. 🤯 My socks were blown clean off (possibly vanished into the night 🦇). The future of CRM tech in care? Straight-up witchcraft 🪄✨

Turns out, there’s a whole cult of Shifties (that’s what the die-hards who use ShiftCare call themselves 🧙‍♀️). They’re out here automating workflows, slaying compliance, and saving hours every week — all while sipping their coffee like, “yeah, my CRM does that.” ☕💅
👉 💻 Catch the ShiftCare chat here

So whether you love a good studio story or want to geek out on tech magic that makes care life easier, these two episodes are your weekend binge-listen. 🔥👻

💖 Stay tuned — both drop soon across Spotify, YouTube, and the Support Worker Store podcast hub.
👉 📲 Follow the show on Spotify
👉 📺 Watch on YouTube
👉 🌐 Visit Support Worker Store

💬 New Aged Care Rules = Big Change!
Starting 1 Nov, the new Aged Care Act and Support at Home program are live! 🚀
✅ Good news: More focus on YOU and your needs.
⚠️ Not-so-good: Some services now cost more 💸 (yep, providers upping fees 30–40% 😬).

🤝 NDIS Drama Alert:
Federal + State Ministers are butting heads 🥊 over the Thriving Kids plan — the one shifting some kids from NDIS to state programs. Big meeting incoming 👀

💰 Pay Rise Time!
Aged-care nurses and carers are seeing extra $$ — about $60/week more for nurses and $40/week for carers! 🥳👏

🏥 Hospital Bed Crisis:
Around 2,500 people are stuck in hospital waiting for care homes or NDIS placements 😩 — costing over $1 billion a year. States are scrambling for more “step-down” and transition beds 💡

🚨 Thousands of older people are still stuck in hospital beds.
🥐 But Carers Week had wins — brekkies, movies, and some well-earned fun for family carers! 💕🎬

💡 Seven landmarks lit up for Carers Week — Shepparton, Bendigo & more shining bright! ✨
🎟 Free train + coach rides for Carer-Card holders — saving those $$ for coffee instead ☕💖

🎉 Pay rise launched in Brissy — go QLD!
💃 Carers Week brought gala dinners, mental-health forums, and big community vibes up north.

🏥 SA added up to 120 “step-down” beds to help people leave hospital faster. Huge news! 🙌
📋 NDIS providers here are prepping hard for the 2026 roll-out changes.

🚀 WA expanded its “Time to Think” program — more short-term beds = less hospital jam.
⚡️ One major provider hit trouble (voluntary admin 😞) — a reminder the system still needs fixing.

🦘 Quiet week, but everyone’s watching the new aged-care fees 👀
🍰 Local carers still got their cake (literally) with morning teas and community love.

🏗 $60 million headed to a brand-new 120-bed aged-care facility near Darwin! 🔥
💬 Finally, relief for seniors stuck in hospital — more culturally safe care too. 🌺

🎯 Carers Week = good vibes! From youth-carer parties 🎳 to community walks 🚶‍♀️ and a smoking ceremony 🔥
🌻 ACT’s also gearing up for the national NDIS & aged-care reforms.

💌 More people will be searching for real-choice support — that’s our jam.
🧠 Confusion = opportunity — help people find the right support, fast.
🌸 Carers are carrying a lot — “We see you” messaging lands.
💰 Cost changes = stress — share explainers + easy guides.
🌄 Rural users need tailored tips — keep it accessible and inclusive.

👉 Want to dine, vibe, and talk NDIS truths over good food? [email protected]

This sector? Still messy. Still loud. Still full of big changes and bigger feelings.
But guess what — we’re not waiting for someone else to fix it. We’re brewing the future of care ourselves — over butter chicken, boss-babe dinners, and a cauldron full of hustle. 🍛🧙‍♀️⚡

We’ll creep back into your inbox soon with more tea, app updates, and the stuff no one else dares to say out loud. ☕🔥💀

Till then:
Keep your boots high, your standards higher 👢✨
Stay bratty, stay bold, and maybe keep some garlic handy — the sector’s full of energy vampires 🧛‍♀️💋
— Team SwiftyMatchy 🕷️

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