Aged Care

Only in SATURDAY: Does BaptistCare’s merger provide a blueprint for Not For Profit consolidation?

Sep 04 2025 Updated September 4, 2025

Caroline Egan

1 min read

The merger of BaptistCare (NSW, ACT, WA), Baptcare (VIC, SA, TAS), and Baptist Care SA in November 2024 has created a $1.3 billion giant. In the latest edition of SATURDAY, we speak to CEO Charles Moore who believes it could set the template for how Not For Profits survive in today's customer-driven market.

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Is the DMF model dead? Anglicare CEO Simon Miller says yes

After buying 50% of LDK Senior’s Living from Cromwell Property Group in November 2022, Anglicare CEO Simon Miller is going all in on private aged care. Speaking at the DCM Group’s Ask the Visionaries’ Anything breakfast forum at...

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Ian Horswill

16 Sep 2025

Mergers & Acquisitions

Land lease operator Lincoln Place gears up for ASX listing or $1B sale

In just six years, Nick Collishaw and Ben Hindmarsh have built Lincoln Place into one of the fastest-growing land lease operators, with 24 lifestyle communities across NSW, Victoria, Queensland and the ACT, housing 2,000 residents and a pipeline of around 4,500 dwellings.

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Ian Horswill

15 Sep 2025

Community Living

Stockland’s Halcyon brand emerges as runaway land lease leader

When Tarun Gupta took over as Stockland CEO in July 2021, he staked his name on land lease communities with a bold $620 million acquisition of Queensland’s Halcyon Group. The move trumped rival offers from Ingenia Communities and Serenitas – and cemented Stockland’s ambition to dominate “the fastest growing lifestyle segment – the Over 50s market.”

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Ian Horswill

15 Sep 2025

Government Policy

Government confirms AN-ACC price rise and 42% hotelling supplement boost

The Albanese Government has confirmed new funding increases for residential aged care from next month – including a significant 42% jump in the hotelling supplement. From 1 October 2025, the Australian National Aged Care Classification (AN-ACC)...

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Lauren Broomham

12 Sep 2025

SATURDAY means business: “Providers must thrive, not just survive”

Valuations may be peaking – but For Purpose Aged Care CEO Matthew Filocamo (pictured) is doubling down on growth, building four new homes a year while others are shelving projects. From rising construction costs to fragile AN-ACC confidence...

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AN-ACC funding clawback kills investor confidence – and beds

I warned of serious consequences from the Government’s decision to claw back AN-ACC funding. This week, the fallout is plain: investor confidence has been smashed, and the promise of new aged care beds is evaporating before our eyes. Regis’ shock earnings downgrade on Monday tells the story.

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Govt forecasts 4,000 new beds for 2026-27 but will AN-ACC funding drive new builds?

The Federal Government is forecasting 4,000 new residential aged care beds to come online in 2026-27, but questions remain whether the sector can keep pace with demand as Australia’s over-85 population surges. A spokesperson for the Department of...

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Westpac Leading Conversations: is aged care ready for the Baby Boomer surge?

Baby Boomers are expected to drive a 40% surge in demand for aged care services over the next decade – but is the sector ready?

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Caroline Egan

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