Canberra's retirement and aged care operators would be hit with a tax of up to $20,000 a bed by the ACT Government if the recommendations of a Treasury-ordered report are adopted. Recommendations are for a charge of $40,000 to allow each retirement village unit to be built, $20,000 for a new nursing home bed, and $10,000 each for new child-care places.
Opinion
RIP: We are seeing the death of the family-run aged care operator
It feels like I am writing an obituary to family-run aged care facilities. Once the backbone of the sector, multi-generation operators are now selling out at a pace not seen before. The sell-off is accelerating, with three landmark deals in just two...
