FOI 26-3073 MO – communication and documents about showers and other matters

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This FOI release (26-3073) comprises emails, a ministerial Q&A and a media enquiry relating to aged care. Document 1 is an April 2026 approach from Opal HealthCare inviting Minister Butler to official openings of two residential care communities, Croydon Grove in Victoria (128 places) and Epping Grand in NSW (132 places), in August to November. Documents 2 to 5 contain the Pre-Budget Q&A on Support at Home, under which personal care including showering and continence management moves from the independence to the clinical supports category, with around $1 billion invested to make these services free alongside clinical care. Much of the Q&A is withheld. Document 6 is a news.com.au media enquiry of 30 March 2026 about Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network contracts requiring guarantors and property charges, and Document 7 holds the department's response that guarantor clauses are not included in the rules. No clinical, TGA or PBS evaluation data appear in the release.