Aged Care
2025 Year in Review: Aged Care
Construction of new beds is languishing, consumers are waiting up to a year for home care, and the new Single Assessment system has failed to keep pace with need.
Aged care steps in as WA hospitals struggle to discharge
Tim said around 20% of participants may be able to return home with the right short-term support, while most will transition into residential aged care.
MYEFO 2025-26: Aged care slips down Canberra’s priority list
In short, the sector has moved from growth mode into fiscal restraint – just as providers are absorbing the cost and complexity of the new Aged Care Act.
FTI: what’s really blocking older hospital patients from discharge
The pressure is mounting. Australians aged 65 and over now account for 44% of hospitalisations and 52% of patient days.
Government Policy
MYEFO 2025-26: Aged care slips down Canberra’s priority list
In short, the sector has moved from growth mode into fiscal restraint – just as providers are absorbing the cost and complexity of the new Aged Care Act.
Development
Opal HealthCare pulls out of Living Choice partnership
Opal HealthCare, the nation's leading residential aged care operator, cited "differences in how the development could come to life".
Opinion
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?
Aged care wants to supersize – but who will staff it?
While capital is ready, the workforce isn’t. Providers say applications are high, yet finding quality carers is harder than ever.
Operators are dreaming with retirement village growth strategies
The Ansell Strategic chart above sums up what Ansell’s clients are telling them they intend to build. Assisted living and private aged care homes for an additional 350,000 people over ten years. Tell ‘em they’re dreaming.
