Opinion
A new aged care home every three days? Canberra’s maths is right – its capital plan isn’t
Federal Health Minister Mark Butler dropped a line last week that should have stopped the sector cold: Australia needs to open a new aged care facility every three days for the next 20 years. Not a wing. Not a refurbishment. A whole facility – every 72 hours – just to keep pace
Why are retirement village operators fishing from the same small pond?
In 2023, research by the DCM Institute found that 58% of village managers did not expect to still be working in the retirement living sector within three years. We are now three years on. What we are seeing across the country is not surprising. Increased movement of frontline leaders. Greater
Capital has made its call on aged care. Now what?
Heading into 2026, capital has made a clear – if uncomfortable – call on Australia’s ageing sector. Retirement living and land lease have the green light. Residential aged care sits on amber – investable, but only in certain situations. Home care is red. In this week’s New Capital edition of SATURDAY,
News & Headlines
ASQA ramps up crackdown on care training providers
ASQA cancelled Kingsway’s registration on 9 July and says the investigation identified “potential safety risks” – including to some of the most vulnerable members of the community – requiring “urgent action”.
Illawarra aged care home evacuated due to fire
“There was a fire in a ceiling that was contained by the sprinkler system.”
From co-contributions to continuum: Tom Symondson on where aged care reform must go next
Aged care’s next test won’t be passing legislation – it will be tracking what actually happens when the new rules collide with real lives. Tom Symondson, CEO of peak body Ageing Australia, says the design intent behind Support at Home is...
AlayaCare acquires Nightingale Software to deepen its aged care footprint in ANZ
Aged, home and community care platform AlayaCare has acquired Nightingale Software, strengthening its position across Australia and New Zealand’s aged care, home care and disability sectors.
