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18,650 social and affordable homes funded as 370 homes set for repurpose

The Australian Government’s flagship Housing Australia Future Fund (HAFF) has agreed to fund 9,284 social and 9,366 affordable homes through 279 successful projects under the first two funding rounds of the HAFF and National Housing Accord Facility...

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Ian Horswill

3 hours ago

Mergers & Acquisitions

Peter Inge and Mark Fay keep buying: Retirement village acquisition spree continues

IPLiving, the retirement village platform backed by investment business Palisade Impact, has added its fourth village with the acquisition of Rosebud Village – a 105-unit community on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula, 61km south of Melbourne’s...

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Ian Horswill

3 hours ago

Government Policy

Aged care regulator doesn’t understand retirement living: Daniel Gannon

Peak body the Retirement Living Council (RLC) welcomed the decision of the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing agency last Thursday to cut the proposed the minimum liquidity requirement for refundable retirement deposits for aged care...

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Opinion: 130,000+ people living in fear – transformation required but from us, not Canberra

Let’s be clear: aged care doesn’t need another policy tweak. It needs a complete transformation. And it won’t come from Government alone. As we report in this issue, wait times for Home Care Packages are estimated to reach 130,000 by November...

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100,000 Australians – and more – just like Laurie

For three-and-a-half-years, Laurie Sucic barely left her apartment. Not because she didn’t want to – but because she couldn’t - until a professional carer arrived. At 91, Laurie was caring full-time for her husband Nandi, 92, who lives with...

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Where growth lies: home care’s next opportunity

In a sector dominated by reform fatigue, mounting compliance pressure and financial strain, it’s easy to miss the bigger picture: home care in Australia is still a growth market. Despite widespread uncertainty around the rollout of the Support at...

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“Back to crisis levels”: home care waitlist tipped to hit 130,000 by November

Australia’s home care waitlist is on track to hit a staggering 130,000 people by 1 November, returning the system to the peak crisis levels seen before the Royal Commission into Aged Care. That’s the stark warning from Ian Yates AM, the former...

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Still waiting: the human cost of delay in aged care assessments

When Meghan Hird submitted a referral to My Aged Care for her father in September last year, she never imagined they would still be waiting 10 months later. In that time, her father’s Alzheimer’s has progressed from early signs to mid-stage...

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Will older Australians pay for home care? The sector isn’t so sure

With just 119 days until the start of the Support at Home reforms, home care providers are quietly bracing for a critical question the Government has yet to truly confront: will older Australians be willing to pay for the services they’re entitled...

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“I hate begging”: at 91, Laurie’s Home Care Package is ‘not urgent’

Laurie Sucic does not mince words. “I hate begging,” she says, sitting in the neat living room of the unit she shares with her husband, Nandi, in a Sydney retirement village. “You work all your life, and then you have to beg.” At age 91, her...

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Is AI the next frontier in home care?

From real-time transcription and intelligent care planning to automated documentation and clinical triage, several forward-looking operators are already investing in AI-driven tools designed to reduce administrative burden and free up frontline...

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Lauren Broomham

8 hours ago

Community Living

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Peter Inge and Mark Fay keep buying: Retirement village acquisition spree continues

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Ian Horswill

Government Policy

Aged care regulator doesn’t understand retirement living: Daniel Gannon

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Ian Horswill

In the Headlines

Land lease operator GemLife launches on the ASX in the year’s biggest IPO

In just nine years, 37-year-old Adrian Puljich marked a huge milestone – celebrating with his family, residents, staff, the new board, legal teams and The Weekly SOURCE as he launched his business on the Australian Stock Exchange. “What...

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Ian Horswill

Mergers & Acquisitions

“Aveo is a fantastic business, run by a fantastic management team”: Scape CEO Stephen Gaitanos backs landmark $3.85B acquisition

Scape Australia CEO Stephen Gaitanos has praised the leadership of retirement living operator Aveo, following its acquisition by The Living Company – Scape’s parent – for $3.85 billion, in what is now the largest direct real estate transaction...

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Ian Horswill

Sector Moves & People

Simon Schrapel AM departs as Uniting Communities’ Chief Executive after 15 years

The South Australian Not For Profit has formally farewelled long-time Chief Executive Simon Schrapel, as a new face steps into the role. Simon, who was in the role for a decade-and-a-half, oversaw the group’s expansion to the situation today where...

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Caroline Egan

Sector Moves & People

Simon Owen appointed Managing Director of Eureka Group Holdings

Simon Owen, currently CEO of ASX-listed Eureka Group Holdings, will take on the additional role of Managing Director from 1 July 2025.

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Ian Horswill

Sector Moves & People

Stephen Muggleton reflects on building Australia’s largest NFP care provider as Bolton Clarke hits $1.98B revenue

Stephen officially stepped down as CEO on 30 June after transforming Bolton Clarke over his 10-plus years in charge of the Brisbane-based operator. Last Friday, Stephen posted on his LinkedIn page: Final sign-off and reflection. “The end of the 2025...

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Ian Horswill

Aged Care

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Aged Care

It’s 1 November or bust: Ageing Australia calls for clear roadmap, rule fixes during Act delay

The sector has four months to get ready for the new Aged Care Act – and Ageing Australia CEO Tom Symondson says providers need clarity now. Speaking at the NSW/ACT State Conference on Thursday (26 June), Tom said the sector is at risk of wasting...

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Lauren Broomham

27 Jun 2025

Opinion

Moving deck chairs on the Titanic: Govt fails to shift the needle on aged care

The Albanese Government promised to fix aged care. But if this is “fixing it,” we’re in trouble. Let’s start with Example 1: Blair Comley’s 2025 Departmental Briefing to Health Minister Mark Butler – obtained via FOI – doesn’t list...

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Lauren Broomham

03 Jul 2025

Government Policy

Regulator locks in new liquidity standards for aged care providers

The Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission (ACQSC) has released its consultation report on the draft Financial and Prudential Standards set to come into effect under the new Aged Care Act from 1 November 2025 – and as expected, the core liquidity...

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Lauren Broomham

03 Jul 2025

Government Policy

Aged care missing from Health Department’s top five reform pillars

Aged care has been left out of the five key areas of reform identified by the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing as priorities for the re-elected Labor Government, according to a 2025 Incoming Government Brief authored by Department...

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Caroline Egan

02 Jul 2025

Aged Care

Six Whiddon-led Collaborative Health Care Initiative pilots go live in regional NSW

Six 12-week pilots under the Collaborative Health Care Initiative have commenced with the aim of improve aged care in regional Australia. Led by Whiddon CEO Chris Mamarelis, the project bridges gaps between the aged care and broader healthcare systems.

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Caroline Egan

02 Jul 2025

Aged Care

“Not investable”: StewartBrown warns on aged care bed shortfall

StewartBrown’s March quarter 2024-25 Aged Care Financial Performance Survey has highlighted the looming shortage of aged care beds over the next 10 to 15 years, reinforcing the urgent need for sustained capital investment to meet growing demand...

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Caroline Egan

02 Jul 2025

Government Policy

New Aged Care Minister admits system is substandard

In his first radio interview since being sworn in seven weeks ago, Minister for Aged Care and Seniors, Sam Rae has admitted the aged care system is failing to meet community expectations. Speaking on ABC Radio as part of the broadcaster’s coverage...

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Caroline Egan

02 Jul 2025

Home Care

SATURDAY exclusive: “Still waiting”: The real toll of aged care delays

When aged care executive Meghan Hird submitted a referral to My Aged Care for her father in September 2024, she expected a system that would show up. 10 months later, with his Alzheimer’s progressing to mid-stage dementia, they are still waiting...

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Lauren Broomham

03 Jul 2025

Sector Moves & People

Stephen Muggleton reflects on building Australia’s largest NFP care provider as Bolton Clarke hits $1.98B revenue

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Ian Horswill

01 Jul 2025

Home Care

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Home Care

Why home care prices must rise under Support at Home: StewartBrown

Home care operator’s operating results have declined nearly 50% in the last four years, from $5.67 per client per day (pcpd) in the March 2021 quarter to $3.13 pcpd in March 2025, according to StewartBrown’s March quarter 2024-25 Aged Care Financial Performance Survey.

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Caroline Egan

03 Jul 2025

Government Policy

Scyne Advisory wins $1.6M Support at Home pricing contract

The Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority (IHACPA) has awarded the $1.6 million contract for the 2025 Support at Home Cost Collection to Scyne Advisory – the consultancy firm spun out of PwC in 2023 and now owned by private equity...

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Caroline Egan

03 Jul 2025

Home Care

SATURDAY exclusive: “Still waiting”: The real toll of aged care delays

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Lauren Broomham

03 Jul 2025

Saturday

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DIGITAL EDITION

Saturday

Issue 102 | Do you care? 130,000 begging for home care and waiting 17-plus months

Issue 101 | Plan T: Transform or collapse

Issue 100 | Plan T: Transforming the ageing journey

Issue 99 | The fight to save regional aged care

Issue 98 | The $150 billion shift: why assisted living is back

Issue 97 | Fixing aged care: providers leading the way

Issue 96 | Is aged care ‘fixed’?

Issue 95 | LEADERS SUMMIT Special: Designing your next decade

Issue 94 - Lou Pascuzzi - Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director, TLC Healthcare

Issue 93 | Man on a mission

Issue 92 | Disrupting the land lease model

Lauren Broomham

14 Feb 2025

Saturday

Part 2 of our Innovators series in first SATURDAY magazine of 2025

In our first edition of SATURDAY for 2025, we profile Group Homes Australia, Silverchain, and Home Instead, and others.

Lauren Broomham

30 Jan 2025

Conversation at the Wharf

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Partnering With Westpac

Westpac Leading Conversations at the Wharf: industry leaders share vision for the future of care in retirement living

Three leading operators in the over 50s retirement living market have spoken about where the sector is heading at the latest Westpac Leading Conversations at the Wharf held in Fortitude Valley, Brisbane. The event featured: Glen Brown, Co-Founder...

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Ian Horswill

Retirement and Community Living

Westpac Leading Conversations: Will Baby Boomers pay for additional village care beyond Home Care Packages?

The third video from the Westpac/DCM Group lunch in Adelaide gives great insight into where retirement living is heading as the need for care services in retirement villages rises. The question: Will Baby Boomers pay for additional village care...

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Ian Horswill

Partnering With Westpac

“Are you going to increase your village staffing, with the emphasis on care?” Westpac Leading Conversations in Adelaide

DCM Group CEO Chris Baynes at the latest Westpac Leading Conversations at the Wharf in Adelaide asked “Are you planning to increase your village staffing?” David Moran, CEO of Southern Cross Care SA, NT & VIC; Jenny Hall, CEO of Uniting S...

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Ian Horswill

Partnering With Westpac

Westpac Leading Conversations in Adelaide: Are retirement villages already low care?

DCM Group CEO Chris Baynes at the latest Westpac Leading Conversations at the Wharf in Adelaide asked “Are retirement villages already ‘low care’?”

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Ian Horswill

Spotlight Sponsored Content

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Spotlight

They say quality is never an accident – it’s a habit.

By Daniel Gannon In Australia’s retirement living sector, we want to see quality all-round, all the time, in all villages, across all jurisdictions, and our goal is very much intentional We know quality equates to happier, healthier communities...

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DIGITAL EDITION

SATURDAY Issue 72

Risky business: the challenge of dementia in the retirement village

With an increasing number of retirement village residents living with some form of cognitive impairment – and few avenues for operators to move them to higher-level care – how can village operators protect themselves and their communities? With...

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Lauren Broomham

DIGITAL EDITION

SATURDAY Issue 71

Does this look like an aged care facility to you? Why this provider wants more people living with dementia to stay at home

With people living with dementia for an average of 10 to 12 years, more Australians than ever are living with dementia at home – is it time for a rethink of the ageing journey? People living with dementia can live well at home, but it requires...

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Lauren Broomham

DIGITAL EDITION

SATURDAY Issue 70

From the top down: why dementia is now core business for village operator Keyton

The math doesn’t lie. Retirement villages are seeing an increase in the number of residents living with dementia – so how can operators get on the front foot? With the average age of retirement village residents now 81, and one in three...

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Lauren Broomham

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Development

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Topic - Developments

Tulich family’s first stand-alone retirement village approved in Oran Park, Sydney’s southwest

Now under the leadership of Managing Director Bianca Tulich, the daughter of founder Maurice Tulich, the group is focused on expanding its presence in the premium retirement living space

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Ian Horswill

Development

Construction starts on $428M GemLife Elimbah - its third land lease community in QLD’s Moreton Bay

Construction has started just two months after the land lease communities developer secured development approval for the 404-home gated estate. GemLife Elimbah has been fast-tracked ahead of its official market launch in the coming weeks, to meet...

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Ian Horswill

Development

Grand opening of Living Choice Flagstaff Hill retirement village set for tomorrow

South Australia’s first integrated golf course and retirement community will officially open tomorrow (Saturday 28 June), with the launch of The Summit and The Fairway apartment buildings, and the unveiling of the newly rebuilt Flagstaff Hill Golf...

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Ian Horswill

Redevelopments

RSL LifeCare reveals reimagined vision for 86-year-old flagship village on Sydney’s Northern Beaches

Since its establishment in 1939, the ANZAC Village in Narrabeen – 23 kilometres northeast of Sydney’s CBD – has evolved through 30 individual developments, growing into a community that offers retirement living, residential aged care, home...

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Ian Horswill

Government

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Government Policy

18,650 social and affordable homes funded as 370 homes set for repurpose

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Ian Horswill

Government Policy

Aged care regulator doesn’t understand retirement living: Daniel Gannon

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Ian Horswill

Government Policy

Scyne Advisory wins $1.6M Support at Home pricing contract

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Caroline Egan

Government Policy

Regulator locks in new liquidity standards for aged care providers

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Lauren Broomham

Aged Care

“Not investable”: StewartBrown warns on aged care bed shortfall

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Caroline Egan

Aged Care

Six Whiddon-led Collaborative Health Care Initiative pilots go live in regional NSW

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Caroline Egan

Government Policy

NSW aged care beds at capacity: older hospital patients up 50% in five months

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Caroline Egan

Aged Care

Lingering burden of COVID-19 hits aged care as winter cases surge

COVID-19 cases in Australia’s aged care homesincreased 20% in the week to 26 June, with 1,752 resident cases recorded, the highest number in 12 months. Staff cases rose 25% to 694. Overall, there were outbreaks across 307 homes, a 15% increase on...

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Caroline Egan

Sector Moves & People

Simon Schrapel AM departs as Uniting Communities’ Chief Executive after 15 years

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Caroline Egan

Housing News

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Government Policy

18,650 social and affordable homes funded as 370 homes set for repurpose

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Ian Horswill

Sector Moves & People

Former NSW Govt Minister Rob Stokes starts role as Anglicare Sydney’s Group Executive - Housing

In the newly-created role, the retired long-serving NSW politician will lead the growth and strategic direction of Anglicare’s Housing business unit, strengthening the organisation’s focus on providing more safe and affordable homes for those...

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Ian Horswill

Funding

Aspen Group aimed to raise $4M – but could have taken $18M

The ASX-listed affordable accommodation provider, which has 10 active projects, announced a Security Purchase Plan (SPP) on Wednesday, 28 May, offering existing investors the opportunity to acquire up to $30,000 in Aspen Group securities without...

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Ian Horswill

Housing News

First modular homes for more than 65,000 on NSW social housing waitlist

The NSW Government, which has a gowing wait list of people needing social housing, 11,161 priority approved and 54,597 general approved. has announced the first factory built modular social homes are nearing completion. Three modular homes are being...

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Ian Horswill

Housing News

Anglican Care’s closed aged care home converted into housing for women over 55

The agency of the Anglican Diocese of Newcastle announced it was shutting an aged care home in Mt Hutton, a suburb of Lake Macquarie, 14km west-southwest of Newcastle, in March 2022. On Saturday, NSW Government announcedit has been converted in 20 units for homeless women..

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Ian Horswill

Out of the Ordinary

Will this catch on? Residential homes only for over-45s

In a first, 24 homes are being built for people aged 45 and over. “It’s a new concept. People haven’t really done a downsizer community development like this before. People put age restrictions on properties, but not for the reasons we have...

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Ian Horswill

Housing News

Over 100 social housing homes for seniors being built in Sydney

The homes are being delivered across inner east and west Sydney through a joint investment by the Albanese and Minns Governments, supported by the $2 billion Social Housing Accelerator Fund (SHAF). So far, 61 homes have been completed across...

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Lauren Broomham

Funding

Aspen touts 20% return on invested capital at property investor event

The ASX-listed affordable housing provider has revealed strong performance metrics, highlighting a 20% return on invested capital across its portfolio of more than 1,500 sites in 10 communities. Speaking at Barrenjoey’s Emerging Property Companies...

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Lauren Broomham

Development

Eureka secures $180M in refinancing deal, acquires new site in QLD

Eureka Group Holdings CEO Simon Owen is delivering on his ambition to make the company Australia’s market leader in both over-50s and all-age rental communities, after successfully refinancing and expanding its debt facilities.

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Lauren Broomham

Housing News

15 new social homes planned for senior co-housing community in WA’s South West

“Whilst the project does not offer assisted living or nursing facilities, and each member is responsible for themselves, it is common in cohousing communities that if someone is sick, neighbours will help with activities like bringing them meals...

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Lauren Broomham

Funding

Mareeba Community Housing Co granted extension to management of Community Housing for Seniors

The community at the base of Cape York Peninsula in Far North Queensland has more than 300 locals, including seniors, currently vulnerable to homelessness. Mareeba Community Housing Company (MCHC), which was given a three-year extension to its...

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Ian Horswill

Housing

Barossa Village revitalises underutilised land for the Buna/Kokoda housing project in Nuriootpa

Each of the five homes, which replaced two houses on the 2,400msq site in the town of Nuriootpa, the commercial centre of South Australia’s Barossa Valley, has been individually designed. “These are not one-size-fits-all units — they are...

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Ian Horswill

Opinion

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Opinion

Moving deck chairs on the Titanic: Govt fails to shift the needle on aged care

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Lauren Broomham

Chris Baynes

Aveo transformation masterclass: turning $1.27B into $3.85B in 55 months

Today’s confirmation of the sale of Aveo is dated 26 June 2025. Brookfield took the keys to Aveo in November 2019, or four years and seven months ago. On first blush they made $2.58 billion profit in those 55 months, or did they make a lot more?...

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Chris Baynes

Opinion

Going nowhere fast: aged care is shrinking yet the sector’s money keeps growing

KPMG’s latest deep dive into the aged care sector is out today – and it confirms what many of us already know. Demand is rising. So is the money. But the sector? It’s still shrinking. Take home care. Government funding soared 29.2% to $8.8...

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Lauren Broomham

Opinion

Two retirement living surveys deliver 3,330 new village homes a year: $2.5B in new sales

Optimism has been the theme of the LEADERS SUMMIT for the past two years and there was clearly positive emotions at the Retirement Living Council national conference in Brisbane last week. And here is why: new retirement village development is back...

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Ian Horswill

Opinion

Reaping what we sow: No aged care beds. Now what? Time for Plan T

Australia’s aged care sector is in crisis – and no one should be surprised. After years of underbuilding, we’re now paying the price. Our analysis of GEN Aged Care Data shows that between 2020-21 and 2023-24, South Australia added just 253...

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Lauren Broomham

Funding

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Government Policy

18,650 social and affordable homes funded as 370 homes set for repurpose

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Ian Horswill

Funding

Aspen Group aimed to raise $4M – but could have taken $18M

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Ian Horswill

Funding

Land lease operator GemLife’s IPO to surpass Virgin Australia, with 3 July listing confirmed

Adrian Puljich, his father Peter and Singapore diversified company Thakral Corporation opened talks on the possibilility of becoming a publicly listed business in April. A prospectus for the float will be lodged with the Australian Securities and...

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Ian Horswill

Aged Care

“Burdensome and underfunded”: aged care sector tells IHACPA what they think of AN-ACC cost collection

The Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority (IHACPA) has released a 46-page report outlining the feedback received from the sector in the latest round of consultations on their pricing methodology. IHACPA received submissions from...

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Caroline Egan

Funding

Aspen Group raises $70M, launches bid for additional $4M in capital raise

The ASX-listed affordable accommodation provider – known for owning all its properties and projects – announced a Security Purchase Plan (SPP) on Wednesday (28 May), offering existing investors the opportunity to acquire up to $30,000 in Aspen securities without incurring broker fees, commissions, or other transaction costs.

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Ian Horswill

Funding

Aspen touts 20% return on invested capital at property investor event

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Lauren Broomham

Funding

Mareeba Community Housing Co granted extension to management of Community Housing for Seniors

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Ian Horswill

Funding

Macquarie Bank reduces its substantial stake in Ingenia Communities

The global financial services group has continued to reduce its stake in the owner/operator of land lease and rental communities and holiday parks. Macquarie Bank had a significant voting power of 10.92% in April last year, but the substantial...

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Ian Horswill

Sector Moves/People

John Innes departs club/retirement living JV group Pariter with Tom Roche assuming CEO position

After five years establishing Pariter and creating a pipeline of joint ventures with community and golf clubs, John Innes has handed the CEO role to Tom Roche. John Innes Tom has led numerous large real estate and infrastructure transactions for...

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Ian Horswill

Funding

GemLife’s owners look at becoming a public company for second time

Adrian Puljich and Singapore’s Thakral Corporation have reached out to JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley to set up introductory meetings with listed equities investors to see if there is sufficient interest in an Initial Public Offering for GemLife...

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Ian Horswill

Funding

David Di Pilla sells substantial part of his 8% stake in Ingenia Communities

The HMC Capital Managing Director has sold down its stake as it raised $150 million to its balance sheet as it prepares to buy Brookfield Asset Management’s Healthscope, the second largest operator of private hospitals in Australia. David Di Pill...

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Ian Horswill

Government Policy

$300M first round of Support at Home Thin Market Grants opens

This week Aged Care Minister Anika Wells announced the Support at Home Thin Markets Grant is open, with Home Care Package and Short-Term Restorative Care providers in outer regional, rural and remote areas or providers delivering care in specialised markets able to apply.

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Caroline Egan

News & Headlines

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In the Headlines

Land lease operator GemLife launches on the ASX in the year’s biggest IPO

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Ian Horswill

Technology

Health Metrics acquired by US private equity firm Accel-KKR

“We’ve delivered strong growth under Tanarra’s guidance, and I believe Accel-KKR will help take that to the next level,” Paul told The Weekly SOURCE

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Caroline Egan

Aged Care

Pacific Equity Partners finalises 50% stake in Opal HealthCare

On 30 May 2025, Pacific Equity Partners (PEP), one of Australia’s oldest and most successful private equity firms, finalised its acquisition of a 50% stake in Opal HealthCare – Australia’s largest residential aged care provider – after securing shareholder and regulatory approvals.

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Caroline Egan

News & Issues

Westpac Leading Conversations at the Wharf: The future of retirement villages

The latest Westpac Leading Conversations at the Wharf was held in Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, featuring Glen Brown, Co-Founder and CEO of Reside Communities; Sean Graham, CEO of Aura Holdings; and Andrew Hudson, Operations Manager of Eureka Group...

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Ian Horswill

Sector Moves & People

Former Estia Health boss appointed CEO of Melbourne aged care operator Mayflower

Not For Profit aged care operator The Mayflower Group, which has three aged care homes and one retirement village in Melbourne, has announced the appointment of global health and aged care leader Paul Gregersen (pictured above) as its new CEO. Paul...

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Caroline Egan

Out of the Ordinary

Council deny this 18ft high tree at Perth retirement village is a danger

Retention of the tuart tree, Eucalyptus gomphocephala, was a condition in the 2016 development approval for the retirement village despite it being known as one of the six forest giants of southwest Australia. Today, the tuart more than 40 years old...

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Ian Horswill

Aged Care

Rethinking healthcare at home: why Amplar Health is building the future for ageing Australians

Australia’s population is ageing, hospitals are under pressure, and traditional care models are falling short. Amplar Health, led by CEO Robert Read (pictured above), is reimagining healthcare with hospital-level services delivered at home...

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Lauren Broomham

Health

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Sector Moves & People

Former Newcastle Lord Mayor and prominent developer Jeff McCloy dies aged 75

The builder behind Newcastle’s John Hunter Hospital and several major retirement village projects has been remembered for his vision and love of the Hunter Region. He passed away, surrounded by family and friends on Queensland’s Gold Coast, at 1pm...

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Ian Horswill

Aged Care

Aged care COVID-19 cases hit 12-month high as 34 die in one week

As winter conditions settle in, the number of aged care staff and residents who contracted COVID-19 in the last week increased 14% to more than 2,000, with outbreaks in 268 homes.

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Caroline Egan

Aged Care

COVID-19 hits one in 10 aged care homes

As winter sets in, 252 aged care homes experienced a COVID-19 outbreak in the week to 12 June 2025, nearly 10% of all homes, as nearly 1,800 aged care staff and residents tested positive to the virus.

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Caroline Egan

Technology

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Technology

The Weekly SOURCE

Finding innovation in unexpected places: rethinking the role of suppliers in Aged Care technology

When people think about innovation in aged care, they tend to picture large-scale tech overhauls - smart sensors, predictive analytics, integrated platforms. But innovation often shows up more quietly, embedded in the everyday tools and services...

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Group Editor

Government Policy

Juniper CEO Russell Bricknell warns WA Budget fails to meet aged care crisis head-on

The head of one of Western Australia’s biggest Not for Profit aged care providers welcomed the WA Budget but in the booming state economy, said the level of investment in aged care feels “incremental, not transformational”. “The reality on the...

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Caroline Egan

Technology

Health Metrics acquired by US private equity firm Accel-KKR

“We’ve delivered strong growth under Tanarra’s guidance, and I believe Accel-KKR will help take that to the next level,” Paul told The Weekly SOURCE

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Caroline Egan

Technology

SilVR Adventures: A phenomenal aged care growth story powered by VR

When Colin Pudsey founded virtual reality (VR) start up SilVR Adventures in 2019, he set out to solve one of the most intractable problems of our time: the growing number of older people who experience social isolation and loneliness. Colin also...

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Caroline Egan

Mergers & Acquisitions

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Peter Inge and Mark Fay keep buying: Retirement village acquisition spree continues

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Ian Horswill

Mergers & Acquisitions

“Aveo is a fantastic business, run by a fantastic management team”: Scape CEO Stephen Gaitanos backs landmark $3.85B acquisition

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Ian Horswill

Mergers & Acquisitions

Brookfield sells retirement village operator Aveo for $3.85B

Brookfield Asset Management, a leading global alternative asset manager headquartered in New York with over US$1 trillion of assets under management, has agreed to sell its retirement living platform, Aveo, to The Living Company for A$3.85 billion...

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Ian Horswill

Chris Baynes

Aveo transformation masterclass: turning $1.27B into $3.85B in 55 months

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Chris Baynes

Aged Care

mecwacare acquires stand-alone aged care home in southwest Melbourne

Not For Profit Victorian aged care provider mecwacare has acquired the 51-bed Allanvale Private Nursing Home, in Altona Meadows, southwest Melbourne.

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Caroline Egan

Technology

Health Metrics acquired by US private equity firm Accel-KKR

“We’ve delivered strong growth under Tanarra’s guidance, and I believe Accel-KKR will help take that to the next level,” Paul told The Weekly SOURCE

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Caroline Egan

Mergers & Acquisitions

Southern Cross Care Broken Hill operations formally transferred to Southern Cross Care Queensland

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Caroline Egan

Aged Care

Pacific Equity Partners finalises 50% stake in Opal HealthCare

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Caroline Egan

The Economy

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Government Policy

“Development pipeline across sector not going to be sufficient for ageing population”

“The development pipeline across the industry is not going to be sufficient for the ageing population,” Tony told the Property Council

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Ian Horswill

Aged Care

Opinion: the next aged care crisis is here

Read more about Australia’s ‘true’ occupancy rate – and the consolidation taking place in the residential care sector in SATURDAY – subscribe here

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Lauren Broomham

Development

Only in SATURDAY – the real reason aged care beds are hard to find

The Department of Health and Aged Care puts occupancy at 86.2%. Our investigations differ To find out why, subscribe to our premium digital magazine SATURDAY HERE

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Caroline Egan

Home Care

Fiji PM hints at reducing PALM worker numbers

The Prime Minister of Fiji, Sitiveni Rabuka, has indicated that the number of unskilled or semi-skilled workers that come to Australia through the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme could be cut, which could limit an important source of...

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Caroline Egan

Community Living

New Zealand needs more retirement villages to meet the demand

A new report by real estate firm JLL on the sector across the Tasman Sea has found demand for places is outstripping supply. A total of 36 new villages were added to the development pipeline last year with 452 villages currently providing homes for...

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Ian Horswill

The Weekly SOURCE

Will retirement living operators heed the call in Western Australia?

The state government has said it seeks to collaborate with the property and construction industry to “increase the supply and diversity of social housing”. The Department of Communities states it is particularly interested in submissions that...

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Ian Horswill

Aged Care

IHACPA releases Consultation Paper for aged care funding in 2024–25

The Independent Hospital and Aged Care Pricing Authority (IHACPA) has released its Consultation Paper on the Pricing Framework for Australian Residential Aged Care Services 2024–25 and asking for submissions from relevant stakeholders. The report...

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Caroline Egan

The Economy

ONLY IN SATURDAY: Aveo Group CEO on making serviced apartments profitable

Serviced apartments, or assisted living options in retirement villages, have been a challenge for the retirement living sector. Ageing village serviced apartments with relatively high weekly fees to cover the mandated meals and other services are...

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Caroline Egan

DCM Research

DCM Institute survey: How long Village Managers think they will stay in the role

The DCM Institute survey of 186 retirement village and community managers across Australia asked how long Village Managers intend to stay in the role and why they intend to leave. The survey found that 78% of Village Managers were generally...

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Section Editor

Topic - Aged Care

Anglicare Sydney pledges to reimburse study debt after one year’s service

Anglicare Sydney has launched a new program to support nurses – it will pay off student debt for employee nurses after one year of study. The new program already has more than 100 interested trainee nurses. Anglicare Sydney’s Chief Executive...

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Section Editor

Topic - Aged Care

Even with 15% pay rise, aged care staff are still earning less than their public hospital colleagues

Even after the 15% pay rise, entry level Registered Nurses working in aged care on the Award will still be earning 17% less than their public hospital counterparts. Data provided by the Australian Nursing & Midwifery Federation (ANMF) shows that...

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Section Editor

Topic - Aged Care

15% wage rise won’t deliver financial sustainability to aged care sector: StewartBrown

The aged care accounting firm has released its analysis of the Government’s funding for a 15% wage increase for aged care workers in the Budget – concluding that the extra funding will fail to deliver the financial sustainability that the sector...

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International

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UK aged care faces crisis as immigration rules tighten

If you thought Australia’s aged care sector was doing it tough, spare a thought for our UK counterparts.

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Lauren Broomham

International

New York State Attorney General sues land lease operator over water so polluted residents have to boil it

New York Attorney General Letitia James last Thursday filed a lawsuit against River Valley Estates, LLC (River Valley), a mobile home park in Sullivan County, and its operators, George Levin and Gayla Sue Levin, for years of failing to maintain...

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Ian Horswill

International

EQT’s Metlifecare increases retirement village portfolio by 50% in 3.5 years

Since leaving the New Zealand stock exchange in 2020 when Swedish private equity firm EQT took over the business, the Auckland-based operator has been transformed by its five-year Full Potential Plan initiated in 2021. “We really have gone through...

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Ian Horswill

International

Promotional video for a senior living resort has 6.4M views – shame it’s not in Australia

Said to be Malaysia’s first purpose-built senior living resort, Millennia Village in Seremban, approximately an hour drive from Kuala Lumpur, is on a13ha site. It is the brainchild of John Chia, Chairman and Managing Director of semiconductor...

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Ian Horswill

Development

Building of retirement villages in New Zealand falls to six-year low as costs hits record high

Only 350 retirement village units were approved across the Tasman Sea in the second quarter of 2024, according to interest. co. nz, which represents a fall of 31% on two years ago. At the same time the average build cost per retirement village unit...

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Ian Horswill

International

Various payment systems at top four UK retirement villages

Research from online care platform Lottie reveals the country’s most popular retirement villages and the difference in how residents Over 55 pay to live in them. Retirement living is not cheap in England with the average price to buy in of nearly...

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Ian Horswill

Not for Profit

Only in SATURDAY: Community Home Australia (CHA) weighs up Bali ‘village’ for Aussie expats

The ink is barely dry on the deposit for its first international resort in Bali, but the innovative dementia care and disability provider already sees further opportunities to expand into accommodation for the growing Australian expat community. As...

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Lauren Broomham

Retirement and Community Living

Time to raise your prices? Look at what is charged for assisted living in the US

A Queensland aged care and retirement living operator told me after a recent tour of the US that his only thought was that his prices were too low. More than 30,600 assisted living facilities are currently active in America, with an average...

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Ian Horswill