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PLAN T: Why aged care and retirement living needs a full-scale transformation – revealed in SATURDAY’s special 100th edition

Jun 09 2025 Updated 9 hours ago

Ian Horswill

1 min read

In this milestone 100th edition of SATURDAY, we expose the perfect storm brewing in Australia’s aged care and retirement living sectors: 90,000+ waiting for home care, beds at 95% capacity, and Baby Boomers flooding the system from 2027. Traditional fixes won’t cut it – bricks, workforce, and funding alone won’t meet soaring demand.

Industry leaders like ex-IRT CEO Patrick Reid and Ian Yates (ex-COTA Chief Executive and former Acting Inspector-General of Aged Care) agree: the system needs a radical rethink of care models, standards, and strategy – led by the sector, not just Government.

Plan T calls for bold vision, shared standards beyond minimums, and a united push with political savvy to drive genuine transformation. Because just “making the system better” won’t be enough.

Discover how Plan T could reshape aged care – and retirement living – in our special 100th edition of SATURDAY. Subscribe here.

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