ACT Government bows to village industry pressure and resident demands on Village Act overhaul

Jun 07 2012 Updated July 4, 2023

The Weekly Source

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The ACT Government has agreed to adopt NSW laws rather than overhaul the current ACT Act. Operators and residents both claimed it would have added cost and complexity, including operators refusing to enter the ACT market.

These new retirement villages show providing care is here and now

Gone are the days when retirement living was defined by community centres, swimming pools and bowling greens. While these amenities still exist – the provision of care is now a core part of the value proposition. Hyegrove Willoughby on Sydney’s...

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Ian Horswill

07 Oct 2025

Living with Dementia

Hammond Innovations launched to fast-track dementia and palliative care solutions

HammondCare CEO Andrew Thorburn has unveiled Hammond Innovations, a new initiative designed to rapidly turn smart ideas into practical solutions for older Australians living with dementia, palliative and complex care needs, at the Ageing Australia National Conference 2025 on 1 October.

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Lauren Broomham

01 Oct 2025

Home Care

“Not a single additional Home Care Package has entered the system”: Senate Inquiry slams delays

Deep in the Report on the Senate Inquiry into Aged Care Service Delivery, released on Wednesday, is a startling revelation. “It is completely unacceptable that at the time of writing this report, and more than three weeks after the Government...

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Caroline Egan

02 Oct 2025

Mergers & Acquisitions

Bain Capital assesses what’s best for fattened Estia Health 23 months after $838M buy

The US-based private investor is reportedly believed to have contracted investment bank Barrrenjoey to see if its residential aged care business can be sold for a sizeable profit or should be floated on the ASX. The Australian, which reported Bain...

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Ian Horswill

09 Oct 2025

Home care wait list surges past 120,000 ahead of 1 November

The number of Australians waiting for a Home Care Package has jumped to 121,909 – up 26% in just three months – as fresh data reveals the full scale of the home care backlog.

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Lauren Broomham

10 Oct 2025

Topic - Aged Care

Sector Moves & People

Treasure Jennings appointed Aged Care Complaints Commissioner

Treasure Jennings, the current head of Victoria’s Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission, has been appointed Aged Care Complaints Commissioner, effective 1 November 2025, just as the new aged care reforms take effect.

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Aged care assessments like a “lottery” with Department forced to reallocate referrals

The Department of Health, Disability, and Aged Care has intervened in redirecting delayed aged care assessments to organisations that have “greater capacity”, following reports 120,000 older Australians are on the waiting list to be assessed.

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Westpac Leading Conversations: do aged care operators have the ambition to drive change?

Do aged care leaders have the ambition to drive change? Aged care leaders Sandra Hills OAM, Matthew Filocamo, Faye Spiteri OAM, Caroline Lee and Brian Wong considered the question, and others, at a recent Westpac Leading Conversations at the Wharf lunch in Melbourne, hosted by Westpac and DCM Group.

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Caroline Egan

09 Oct 2025