Retirement Living
Ryman Healthcare 3Q FY26: “Expect continued market variability”
Ryman Healthcare CEO Naomi James said the business saw "growing interest for our high quality care offering".
Aged Care
Will 2026 deliver Australia’s first super-sized aged care operator?
To truly break into super-scale territory, operators will have to build – and this is where the maths starts to fall apart.
Government Policy
Care sector could save billions: Productivity Commission
The Productivity Commission warned: "Without decisive action, future generations will face deeper health inequities and a care system increasingly unable to meet their needs."
Opinion
Will 2026 deliver Australia’s first super-sized aged care operator?
To truly break into super-scale territory, operators will have to build – and this is where the maths starts to fall apart.
All retirement village (and assisted living) operators need to teach Jim Chalmers mathematics
Village operators will have no choice but to source private home care, but who will pay for it and who carries all the risks associated with medically ill people on the premises?
Aged care is entering a no-money decade
Reserve Bank Governor Michele Bullock likened the fallout from Trump’s global tariff regime to Brexit’s long shadow over the UK economy.
Are retirement villages ready for the future of health and care? No.
What about the vast network of broadacre villages – hundreds of homes spread over large sites, often staffed by a man and a pony?
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.
