Editorial

Why the sector needs Plan B: UTS research on aged care sustainability highlights system at breaking point
If the aged care industry and Government needed any more proof that the current system is on financial shaky ground…

Coalition and Labor pledge no new taxes – will Plan B prove key to funding aged care wage rises?
The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has begun hearing the unions’ case in support of a 25% wage increase for aged…

Michael Slonim’s AVA Communities to start building its first two new land lease developments this year
Builder/developer Michael Slonim will start building the display homes for two approved Over 50s land lease communities, totalling 439 homes,…

Bethanie to share in $39M WA social housing grant
Bethanie Housing will receive $5 million from the WA Government to build Over-55s apartments as part of a $39 million…

Labor promised support for aged care wage rises and 24/7 nurses – but where will they find the cash and nurses to deliver?
With the Federal Election now called in favour of Labor, new Prime Minister Anthony Albanese faces an immediate challenge: fulfilling…

Attention aged care providers: webinar on ‘one voice’ peak body to be held next Monday
The aged care sector is being invited to learn more about the proposed new single peak body next week. As…

UK pioneers new term for housing with care: “integrated retirement communities”
The UK’s retirement sector is looking to cut through the confusion and mixed messaging around retirement living options among Government…

Oatlands Golf Club advised to dial back seniors living units in proposed redevelopment
A controversial redevelopment of Oatlands Golf Club in Sydney’s northwest, including units for seniors, is moving closer despite community opposition…